Engineering Firm's Proposal Eyed On Logan Pool Project
City Recreation discussion centered on hiring Adkins and Mercer Engineering of Athens for pool plans with a 13 percent fee on the first 100000 dollars and seven percent thereafter. The vote to proceed with legislation for about 15000 dollars in fees faced objections from Councilwoman Louise Smith who questioned the firm’s pool experience.
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Logan Pool
Roy Loomis
Loomis
Council
Adkins and
Mercer Engineering
Athens
Finance Committee
Louise Smith
Richard Gerken
Gerken
Hocking County Agricultural Society
Logan School Board
Logan Development Co
Hocking
Fair Board
Ed Dalton
City Recreation Commission
Hocking Fair Board
Fairgrounds
House approves amendment limiting farm subsidy to 20000
The House passed Rep Paul Findleys amendment to cap annual subsidy payments at 20000 for wheat cotton and feed grain growers, overturning Bergland plan and tightening limits from 55000 per crop. The vote was 246 to 163. The same session rejected Symms proposal to bar using federal funds for selling wheat or feed grain to the Soviet Union or China by 164 to 139.
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Washington
House
Paul Findley
B-ill
Findley
U.S. Treasury
Bergland
House Agriculture Committee
Steven S. Symms
Idaho
Soviet Union
China
MPP Strike Talks Slated with Local 1251 in July
A meeting between Metal Powder Products Corp representatives and striking Local 1251 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is set for Wednesday July 18 at the Lancaster Holiday Inn with a federal mediator. The 133 day walkout continues. The Ohio Power Co strike has 11 days of action with about nine Logan area employees among the 1,900 affected after contracts expired June 30.
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The
Metal Powder Products
MPP) Corp
Ohio Power Co
Logan Area
Mitchell Defends Watergate Actions
Washington AP reports details of Phase 4 anti inflation plans to be announced soon. A Cabinet discussion and brief hints from the Cost of Living Council outline wage and price control changes, exemptions, and possible continued guidelines.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Nixon
George Meany
Aflcio
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
James M. Roche
General Motors Corp
Walter B. Winston
First National City Bank of New York
Parkersburg Cleanups After Severe Thunderstorm Damage
Residents along the Ohio River mop up muck from basements and streets after a summer thunderstorm dumped nearly three inches of rain, with 92 degrees in the afternoon and flooding up to three feet in spots. Belpre reports wind damage and a shed crash into power lines. utilities restored by nightfall.
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Parkersburg
Belpre
Ohio River
Mitchell says he shielded Nixon from Watergate facts
Former Atty. Gen. Mitchell testified before the Senate Watergate hearings that he kept the full Watergate story from President Nixon to protect the second term. He said Nixon might have fired implicated aides and harmed re election efforts, citing Magruder and Dean as potential casualties. Mitchell contended Nixon did not know of aides’ involvement until this year.
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Washington
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
Senate
White House
Jeb Stuart Magruder
John W. Dean III
Justice Department
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Medicare costs worry officials in Nixon plan talk
Washington AP administration officials warn Medicare patients pay nearly identical costs as before the program. HEW Secretary Casper Weinberger cites rising medical costs and outlines late September proposals for a national health insurance plan built on voluntary coverage and cost controls to deter overuse and inflation. He notes possible changes to hospital visit frequency and reimbursement schedules to limit expenses while ensuring access to basic coverage for all Americans.
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Washington
Medicare
Health, Education and Welfare
Casper W. Weinberger
White House
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Weinberger
HEW
End To State Immunity From Lawsuits Eyed In Ohio
A major bill to end Ohio's immunity from lawsuits advances toward a House floor vote. It would replace the Sundry Claims Board with a Court of Claims to award damages based on evidence, with a single judge and possible three judge panel for large cases.
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Robert E. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Alan E. Norris
Westerville
Robert A. Nader
Warren
Norris
Sundry Claims Board
Court of Claims
House
Senate
Common Pleas
Ohio
Workmen’s
Unem
Ways and Means
General Assembly
Rolland J. Schorr Dies At Age Of 62
Rolland Joseph Schorr 62 former Logan city councilman died Tuesday at his son Richard's Lancaster home. Born Jan 20 1911 in Logan he served eight years as Fourth Ward councilman and was active in local Democrats. He led Schorr Enterprise Vending Co of Lancaster and earlier worked at H C Godman plant and Logan Clay. Funeral Friday 10 a.m. at St John Catholic Logan with burial in Oak Grove. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Roberts Funeral Home after 7 p.m. call.
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Rolland Joseph Schorr
Logan
Richard
Sells Rd
Lancaster
Nicholas
Theresa Cecelia Acker
Fourth
Democrat Party
Schorr Enterprise Vending Co
H. C. Godman
Stocks Rise Third Day on Dollar Strength Hints Phase 4
New York shares advanced for the third straight session as the dollar strengthened and investors anticipated Phase 4 details. At noon the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 898.40, up 10.08 points.
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New York
Dollar Rally Pushes World Markets Higher Amid Intervention Hopes
The U S dollar strengthened across London Zurich and Frankfurt as central banks signaled possible intervention. The Fed and nine major banks agreed to add 6 25 billion to a swap fund aiding dollar support, sending the Dow up 11 06 to 888 32 as traders welcomed the news and a firmer dollar.
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London
Washington
Zurich
Frankfurt
Europe
Tokyo
Bank of Japan
U.S. Federal Reserve Board
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
Ony
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Recreation Commission
Harry Westfall
Westfall
Joe Holdren
Motherwell Ave
Holdren
Safety Committee
Merril Haney
General Telephone Co
Cincinnati
E. Second St
Culver St
Front St
Main St
MPP
Labor Management Advisory Committee
Hocking Valley
Middle
Judiciary Committee
Arthur Wilkowski
Toledo
William H. Massey
Batavia
Massey
Montgomery County
Rolland J. Schorr
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