13 May 1975
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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1975
Page
1
The Senate Education Committee endorsed a new state school aid formula aimed at equalizing subsidies by local taxing effort. The 7-2 vote after midnight approved the bill for full Senate action despite opposition from educators and administrators.
Seventeen hundred? Seventy students, employers and guests attended Logan High School Distributive Education Club 15th annual awards at Blosser's Restaurant. Cindy Smith, daughter of Logan residents, was named Distributive Education Student of the Year and honored by Ron Lampman DECA coordinator.
The United States plans to fly about 1,000 Marines from Okinawa to Utapo air base in Thailand to back up warnings of serious consequences if Cambodia does not release the cargo ship Mayaguez and its crew. The Mayaguez was moved to Koh Tang under Cambodian escort, with U.S. warships ordered toward Cambodia.
The Ohio State Board of Education approved a vocational education plan projecting major job growth through 1980 in wholesale trade, health services, finance, insurance and real estate, with declines in agriculture. Courses include avionics, coal mining, international business, marine mechanics and telelectrical communications.
Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj announced Thailand will not allow the United States to use Thai air bases for military action against Cambodia. He cited any armed attempt to secure the return of an American merchant ship seized in the Gulf of Thailand.
Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Henry W. Eckhart testifies before a Senate committee that Ohio utilities overstate rate bases by more than 6.74 billion dollars under the RCN reconstruction cost formula. He urges replacing the method with an original cost approach, noting other states and federal bodies have adopted it.
Heavy rain and large hail struck sections of the Hocking Valley on Monday. Logan saw about a quarter inch of rainfall as the day began with 61 degrees and 11 am. Forecast calls for sunny and warmer weather midweek with highs in the 70s and minimal rain chances.
The United States seeks a diplomatic solution as the Mayaguez crisis unfolds. White House officials say the ship is under observation and no orders have been given to act. If diplomacy fails, Ford could face a hard choice on military rescue and avoiding a display of weakness in Southeast Asia.
The Hocking County Board of Revisions met to hear protests about the new real estate tax evaluation schedule that took effect January 1 1975. The board includes James McLain Leonard Myers and George Claker. 23 protests were filed by February 19 1975.
Hocking County topped all counties with 28 turkeys in 1975, a record 95 total in the season ending Saturday, a 35.2 percent rise from the prior mark. Vinton County was second with 18, Pike third with 11. Adams to Washington counties reported varying counts. No accidents or arrests were recorded. several hunters reported notable turkeys including a Laurel Two 23 pounder and a 20.34 pounder.
The United Mine Workers rested its case in a federal suit without witnesses. UMW attorney J Craig Kuhn argued the court lacks jurisdiction as four coal firms seek to hold the union financially responsible for wildcat strikes at 30 mines in Ohio and West Virginia lasting up to 44 days. The companies called 34 witnesses to prove the union bypassed grievance procedures.
General Telephone Co of Ohio says Citizens Bank of Logan at 188 W Main St is now a collection agency for telephone bill payments effective immediately. This follows the Logan office closure set for May 30. Customers may also mail payments in prepaid envelopes. Bremen collection is First Bremen Bank.
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