Residents urged state hearing on Laurelville charter revocation
About 85 Laurelville district residents urged the county school board to request a state hearing on revoking Laurelville and Starr-Washington charters. Officials noted state standards gaps, bus impacts, and no local power to force action, while petitions circulated with 386 signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurelville
Hocking County
Starr - Washington
Union Furnace
James Frey
George Carter
State Board of Education
Gettysburg
Liberty
Darke County
Bruce Ebert
Logan Elm High School
Supt. Frey
Laurelville Board Schedules Special Meeting on Charter
Laurelville school board plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday at the school to review a State Board of Education communique about possible charter revocation. Supt. Glen A. Christy said the date was moved from Thursday, and a hearing may be requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurelville
State Board of Education
Glen A. Christy
Christy
Logan Daily News
Coun
Greg Smith Receives Coast Guard Academy Appointment
Greg D. Smith, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Smith of 876 James Rd, has been named a cadet in the Class of 1976 at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy in New London Connecticut. He was selected from about 8 000 applicants after written tests physicals and interviews. He will report June 26 at the academy with a five year service obligation. He is Logan High School senior and a standout athlete earning All Southeastern Ohio League football honors and AP All- Ohio third team in 1971. He also plays basketball and is expected to be the top pitcher for the Chief tain mound this spring. He ranks ninth in a class of 250 and is active in National Honor Society Key Club and ecology club. He attends First Baptist Church. His older brother Tim is a U S Air Force officer attending missile school at Vandenberg AFB California. Tim is married to Pam Shuttleworth of Enterprise California.
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Greg D. Smith
Terry Smith
James Rd
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
J. F. Thompson
Coast Guard Academy
Greg
America
Logan High School
U.S. Coast Guard
LHS
Logan
Ber
Green Panthers
First Baptist Church
Tim
U.S. Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ohio State University
Pam Shuttleworth
Pam Shuttleworth, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Tweet) Shuttleworth
Enterprise
W. North St. Lompoe, Calif
Red Rockets devastate Phnom Penh city center
In Phnom Penh two hundred rockets and artillery shells struck the city, killing at least 51 and wounding 120. Refugee shanties were wiped out and more than 100 huts burned as Cambodian forces and U S patrols targeted rocket sites within an eight mile radius.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Neuh Leong
Saigon
Tuck Lank
South Vietnam
Supreme Court strikes down Tennessee voting residence rule
The Supreme Court by a 6 to 1 vote invalidated Tennessee's one-year residency requirement for voting in state and congressional elections. Justice Marshall wrote the opinion, ruling the barrier infringed travel and residence rights. Chief Justice Burger dissented. Marshall suggested a 30 day period might be acceptable.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
Marshall
Ticket Day Set for Hocking Valley Variety Show
Mayor Merril Haney proclaims Saturday as Ticket Day in Logan for the Hocking Valley Variety Show. Cast members of Sunshine and Lollipops will sell tickets downtown from 9 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. for the April 14 16 show at Logan High School auditorium. Proceeds aid the Hocking County Cancer Crusade.
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Merril Haney
Logan
Hocking Valley
Logan High School
Hocking County Cancer Crusade
Cleveland Park Proposal Studied
A 20 mile park proposal in the Cuyahoga Valley is under Interior Department review. A federal team began surveys and observations to assess the plan and recommend to the National Park Service and advisory committees.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Greater
Cleveland
Akron
U.S. Department of Interior
Cuyahoga Valley Park
National Park Service
Big Haul Of Pot Grabbed At Chillicothe
Federal, state and local agents seized about 1 400 pounds of marijuana near Ross County Airport in Chillicothe. Two Ft. Lauderdale men, Dennis Ray Stanley and Joseph Henry Casanelli, were arrested for marijuana for sale and faced arraignment in Chillicothe. authorities indicated more charges and arrests may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ohio
Florida
Dennis Ray Stanley
Joseph Henry Casanelli
Ft. Lauderdale
U.S
Ross County
Greek Regent Fired By Junta Shifts Power To Papadopoulos
The Greek junta dismissed crown regent and elevated Premier George Papadopoulos to rule both royal powers and the premiership. Papadopoulos now heads the government and holds the royal authority after Crown Regent and Gen George Zoitakis were sidelined. Zoitakis was ousted for blocking a cabinet draft to expand security forces and the fire department. This marks the first major split among the military leaders since the 1967 coup.
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Athens
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
Greece
Constantine
George Zoitakis
Papadopoulous
Zoitakis
Four of 25 Escapees Back In Custody In Cincinnati
Four of the 25 Hamilton County jail escapees are recaptured, including one woman who surrendered. The FBI was asked to aid the search as officers detained two more inside the jail. the break involved a trusty with a .32 caliber pistol and led to hostage briefings and multiple robberies nearby.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
U.S
Norbert Nadel
Nadel
FBI
H. D. Culler
Culler
Dayton
Ohio
Joseph Luebbers
Hamilton County Municipal Court
William Bradford
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Harry Cooper
Cincinnati General Hospital
Harry Culler
William Butts
Butts
75-Year-Old Woman Slain In Fairfield County Home
Fairfield County sheriff investigates the killing of 75 year old Mary Ethel Turner at her home three miles southeast of Lancaster. She was found bound and murdered with a large butcher knife after a suspected sexual assault. A suspect was held for questioning and later released as investigators seek further clues. Local relatives include Miss Diana Starcher and Mrs. Fred Starcher. Time of assault estimated about 10 30 p m Sunday based on clock stopped at scene.
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Fairfield County Sheriff's Department
Lancaster
Fairfield County
Dan Berry
Mary Ethel Turner
Kettle Hill Rd
Anchor Hocking Corp
Miss Turner
Millersport
Fred Starcher
Diana
Berry
Scattered bad weather report across the nation
Pleasant spring conditions prevailed in much of the country but Houston faced 7 inches of rain through Monday night. The Hocking Valley saw 70 degrees at 11 am and a Monday high of 69 with a 35 degree overnight low. Wednesday warnings predict mostly cloudy cooler weather and possible showers.
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Associated Press
Houston
Hocking Valley
City Residents Return Home by Motorboat Amid Storm Affects
Oklahoma City recovered after quarter inch hail and 60 mph gusts. Tornado watch issued for parts of Texas and Louisiana. Gulf Coast battered by heavy rains. North Pacific Coast and Great Lakes saw showers and storms. Southeast Florida experienced rain.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Louisianna
Gulf Coast
North Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Florida
May Opening Sought for Old Man's Cave Lodge Lease
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources invites bids to lease food service and gift shop operations at the new Hocking Hills Lodge at Old Man's Cave. The contract runs May 1 to December 31, 1974 with bids due April 17 at 2 p.m. The lodge opens in May after completion delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Parks and Recreation
Hocking Hills
Old Man's Cave
Inmates Strike Continues At Ohio And Indiana Prisons
Prisoners at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus and the Terre Haute Federal Prison remain in their cells as walkouts persist. Warden Harold Cardwell cites the stoppage as ongoing, while Indiana officials refuse to negotiate without a designated spokesman. Demands include higher pay, visitation rights, parole reform, and more inmate control. Ohio seeks a $1.25 wage floor, an elected inmate council, hair style rights, and end to discrimination.
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Associated Press
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Federal Penitentiary
Terre Haute
Ind
Harold Cardwell
Federal Prison
Cardwell
Indiana
Ohio
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Vinton County
Ebert
Vernie Stahr
Laurelville Board
Logan Federal
Greg Smith
High Court
Cleveland Park
Vik
Logan High School Distributive
DECA
Logan Trade Club
Logan Jaycees
Ron Lampman
Lampman
Sam Lee
Cindy Carpenter
Lee Howdyshell
Bill Cox
Linda Canan
Terry Fout
Larry Huffines
Debbie Griffin
Stu Weller
Ming Pool
Everett Rheinscheid
Rock House
Conkle’s Hollow
Cedar Falls
Cantwell Cliffs
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