Hocking County Jobless Rate Ranks High in Ohio January
Hocking County posted 18.3 percent unemployment in January, second only to Adams County at 24.2 percent. Williams 14.8, Van Wert 14.4, Pike 14, Union 13.9, and other counties also shown. Weekly jobless claims rose to 2,373 with Brooks Shoe Co. Nelsonville plant cited as a factor.
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Senaca
Athens County
Brooks Shoe Co
Nelsonville
Celeste May Block Plans For 4 Ballot Measures
Lt. Gov. Richard Celeste may refuse to sign Gov. Rhodes four proposed constitutional amendments, risking delays for the June 3 primary ballot. He asked the attorney general for an informal opinion on the impact of not signing and warned about ensuring procedural requirements are met.
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West Berlin relaxes kidnapped leader freed in night rescue
West Berlin politician Peter Lorenz was freed unharmed after a nighttime kidnapping. Police launched a large manhunt for eight suspects linked to the abduction. A former mayor broadcast a message from Aden noting South Yemen asylum for five West German anarchist convicts. Anne Randolph Hearst pleads innocent to a misdemeanor drug charge after arrest at Niagara Falls. In London, a subway disaster death toll reached 41 as recovery crews retrieved a mutilated engineer from the crushed cab. In Ohio, three constitutional amendments backed by Gov Rhodes looked favorable for the June primary, while a $2.5 billion capital-improvements bond faced uncertain support.
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United States
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London
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Congress Pushing Action On Tax and Energy Proposals
Congress committees push ahead with energy and tax plans as President Ford pauses parts of his energy program. Senate hearings on a $21.3 billion tax cut awaited, while Ways and Means pressed energy proposals including oil import quotas and a 40 cent gas tax. Ford delayed tariff steps and decontrol timelines, signaling tight fiscal weather.
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Taxes Double for Middle Income Americans
A government report shows middle income families face a doubled tax burden over two decades while wealthier households see a rise as well. The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations notes continued growth in public versus private spending since 1954 and a steady shift away from national defense.
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Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
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OU May Get Osteopathic College in Athens or Branches
A bill approved 14 to 2 by the House Finance Appropriations Committee would create a state college of osteopathic medicine at Ohio University in Athens or its branch campuses with site selection by the university board. The measure includes about 670000 dollars to plan development and allows OU to host the college where most suitable.
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Ohio Board of Regents
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Appropriations
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Dla
Foreign Affairs Committee
House Rules Committee
Passman
Indochina
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
McCloskey
Malone First To File Nominating Petitions For City Council
Fred G. Malone of 170 S. Spring St. filed petitions with the Hocking County Election Board for the June primary seeking the Democrats' councilman-at-large seat. A 1968 Logan High graduate, Malone worked as a loan officer at Citizens Bank of Logan, attends OU Lancaster classes, and holds roles in the Logan Lions Club Elks Lodge Hocking County Democratic Party and Historical Society. He is married to Brenda Goss. He aims to unify the community and address present problems. March 20 is the filing deadline.
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Athens
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Weather Turns Chill Then Warms Across Hocking Valley
Overnight the mercury fell to 12 degrees in the Hocking Valley while by 11 a.m. today it rose to 35 under sunny skies. Tuesday's high reached 32 with forecasts calling for cloudy skies and a chance of rain, highs near 50 and lows in the 30s on Thursday.
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Kissinger Opens Middle East Negotiating Mission
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger starts an open ended trip to the Middle East to seek terms for a broad Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai. He also aims to gauge support for a second stage pullback on the Golan Heights.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Sinai
Golan Heights
Iran signs $15 billion pact for eight nuclear plants
Washington reports Iran will buy eight nuclear power plants from the United States over five years in a $15 billion trade deal described as the largest of its kind between nations. Kissinger said safeguards under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty apply. Iran plans further purchases from France and West Germany and aims to use petrodollars to boost development and become a regional financial center.
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Iran
United States
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Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Hushang Ansary
France
West Germany
Marines Ready for Cambodian Evacuation as Phnom Penh Siege Looms
Pentagon contingency plans call for a small Marine force of under a battalion and helicopter support near the Gulf of Thailand, plus hundreds more in Okinawa, should evacuation of Americans from Phnom Penh become necessary. No order has been given.
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Phnom Penh
Gulf of Thailand
Okinawa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Cambodia
House Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
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