Logan City approves pay raise and reshapes fire staff
Logan City Council approved a 15 cent immediate hourly pay raise for city employees plus a 10 cent increase Jan 1. It also restructured the fire department by abolishing the assistant fire chief position and adding a chief three lieutenants and three regular staff.
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Logan
Fred Malone
Finance Committee
Finance and Safety Committees
Malone
Steve Mowery
Logan Police Department
Mowery
Logan student earns Manasseh Cutler Scholarship
Charles Richard Cummins of Logan receives Ohio University Manasseh Cutler Scholarship for 1977-78. The $450 merit award honors OU founder and supports a freshman history major who excelled in high school. Cummins graduated from Logan High School, active in In-the-Know and Spanish Club, and earned National Merit Commended status.
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Charles Richard Cummins
Jack Cummins
Tannyhill Rd
Logan
Manasseh Cutler
Ohio University
Cummins
Logan High School
Ohio energy bills pass House with private sector limits
In Columbus, energy conservation bills clear the House 59 to 35 despite debate over private sector impact. The measures ban ornate gas lamps in some uses, delay restrictions for pools, and seek tax data limits, with questions about constitutional reach and enforcement costs.
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Ohio
Congress
General Assembly
House
Senate
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Fortune
Thomas J
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Boardman
Paat Energy Conservation
State of
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Ene
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Cincinnati
Eugene Branstool
D-1
Utica
Boea
Chace
EE Kurfess
Perrysburg
Wna
Zoning and recreation push city council through long session
City Council debated zoning changes for a 100 bed nursing facility on Walhending Ave owned by Margaret Oakfield of Columbus. Officials discussed a HUD deadline and a possible zoning variance, while plans for a new fire station seek federal funding after approval in Chicago. Street resurfacing projects were proposed and a Kroger site recreation plan eyed for city use.
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Walhending Ave
Margaret Oakfield
Columbus
Oakfield
Will Kernen
Planning and Zoning Commission
Kernen
Arch Taylor
Fred Durant
Zoning Board of Appeals
Chicago
Mann
Louise Smith
Bob Schultz
Streets Committee
Main St
Warner Ave
Culver St
Church St
Ohio
Carter Plan For Higher Oil Taxes Moves Forward
A key House Ways and Means Committee approved President Carter's plan to raise oil taxes and cut U.S. consumption. The measure would raise gasoline prices and refund revenues to consumers with rebates up to 45 dollars per person. Proceeds may fund consumer relief rather than oil-industry incentives.
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Washington
House
Carter
Ways and Means
U.S
Jody Powell
Ways and Means Committee
Powell
Congress
United States
Renewal of Hocking County Welfare Contract
Hocking County commissioners approve renewal of an agreement with the county welfare department and prosecuting attorney regarding procedures for securing support for minor children. They agree to provide 25 percent funding for the contract, with annual negotiations. The board recessed to schedule a contract with Cody Zeigs Columbus, contractor for the Senior Citizens Center.
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Hocking County Commissa
Cody Zeigs
Columbus
Senior Citizens Center
Ohio Supreme Court hears voter registration fight
The Ohio Supreme Court will review a clash between Secretary of State Ted W. Brown and Democrat leaders over instant on election day voter registration. House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe Jr. and Senate Majority Leader Oliver Ocasek seek immediate effect, while Brown splits the bill into parts delaying key provisions to Aug 30. They ask the court to compel immediate effect across all 88 counties.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
GOP
Ted W. Brown
House
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Brown
General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
Riffe
Ocasek
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