Logan Campout At Hocking Fairgrounds Draws Campers
Campers and hikers begin arriving for the Ohio State Association Spring Campout at the Hocking County Fairgrounds in Logan. About 1000 camping units expected with a Bicentennial 200 Years of Freedom theme.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio State Association
National Campers and Hikers Association
Hocking County Fairgrounds
Logan
Evans S
Fairgrounds
Logan Area
Logan Daily News
Hocking County Tourist Guide
Ohio
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
Hocking
Logan High School
Wanda Austin
Ellie Crow
Shake Shoppe
Tim Doering
Don Schultz
Ruth Hawk
Marge Davis
Bobbi Fasig
Verl
Carolyn Miller
Dave
Bonnie Brown
Tony Campbell
Don Robers
Hearings Continue On Medicaid Issue In Ohio
A state legislative committee in Columbus weighs options to avert a Medicaid payment cut off as a $40 million deficit looms. Officials say funds are depleted and expansion or extra appropriations face limits while hospitals and providers await reimbursements for welfare patients.
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Columbus
Ohio
Public Welfare Department
Volunteer Work Day Set At Chapel Ridge Cemetery
A 10 a.m. Saturday volunteer work day at Chapel Ridge Community Cemetery near South Bloomingville aims to beautify grounds for Memorial Day weekend. The event is led by the Chapel Ridge Community Cemetery Association with Bruce Johnson as chairman and Doris Stalnaker as treasurer.
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Chapel Ridge Cemetery
Chapel Ridge Community Cemetery
South Bloomingville
Don L. Davis
Benton Twp
Davis
Budget ceiling set at 413.3 billion amid Ford Congress clash
Congress backs a 413.3 billion federal budget ceiling for the new fiscal year, assuming continued temporary tax cuts through 1977. The plan, 17 spending ceilings deep, boosts education and energy outlays and widens deficits versus Ford's proposal, risking a White House confrontation.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Democratic Congress
White House
Senate
House
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Moss
New Home Prices Jump 22 Percent Amid Market Pressure
Washington AP The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reports February new home prices at a $43,000 median, up from $38,000 a year earlier. Prices rose 22 percent annualized in six months, threatening mass first time buyers while affording wealthier sellers.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan Associations
Wealthy Face Hike in Income Taxes
Washington AP reports the House and Senate Finance Committees move to close loopholes and raise taxes on wealthy investors by about 1 billion dollars yearly. A 270 million tax break for large payers is approved, while minimum tax changes would boost those subject to it from 30 000 40 000 to around 540 000, with rate rising to 15 percent and exclusions tightened.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Congressional
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Internal Revenue Service
Market dips as rates persist pressure investors
Markets in New York opened with declines as rising interest rates weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average edged lower by about two points while losers led gainers among New York Stock Exchange listings.
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New York
Warmer Weather Forecast With Showers in Hocking Valley
Tonight and Friday in the Hocking Valley are expected to bring highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. A 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight rising to 70 percent Friday. At 11 a.m. today it was 68 under sunny skies, after Wednesday's 65 high. Overnight low of 33 with patches of dense fog.
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Hocking Valley
House Ethics Panel Moves To Formal Probe Of Rep Sikes
The House Ethics Committee voted 9 to 0 to open a formal investigation into Rep Robert L F Sikes charging conflict of interest. Common Cause filed a sworn complaint alleging Sikes used his position to aid personal Florida investments. In Ohio the Lucasville penitentiary Supt Arnold Jago faced blame for inmate idleness at the maximum security prison.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
Robert L.F. Sikes
D-Fla
Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby
Sikes
Florida
Lucasville, Ohio
Lucasville
Arnold Jago
Five Ironworkers Indicted in Will County Shakedown
Five members of the Ironworkers union in Will County were indicted in a $200,000 shakedown of contractors across four states. U S Attorney Samuel K Skinner said the scheme spanned five years and involved extortion payments from 29 contractors. Edward Arambasich, 53, of Wilmington, allegedly pocketed about $90,000 and faces 45 counts of extortion plus conspiracy charges.
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Chicago
Ironworkers Union
Will County
U.S. Atty
Samuel K. Skinner
Edward Arambasich
Wilmington
Ironworkers Local 444
Draft Environmental Impact Statement On Hocking River Projects
The EIS for water resources work in Logan and Nelsonville has been filed with the CEQ in Washington. Public meetings are set for May 19 at 1 p.m. in Logan and 7:30 p.m. in Nelsonville, led by Col. Scott B. Smith to hear community views on flood reduction and related recreation. The Logan plan includes 2.7 miles of channel widening and 3,500 feet of earthen levee. Nelsonville focuses on 2.7 miles of channel widening. Copies of the draft are available from the Huntington District Engineer.
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Logan
Nelsonville
Council On Environmental Quality
Washington, D.C
Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington
Scott B. Smith
Logan National Guard Armory
Hocking Valley
Army Engineers
Hocking River
Oldtown Creek
Hocking
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box
W. Va
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State Controlling Board
Harry Meshel
D-33
Youngstown
Stone
Kwegyir Aggrey
Meshel
Asst
Raymond McKenna
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McKenna
Welfare Department
Rebecca Hutton
Trustees
Hulda West
Ford Congress
Norman Greggs
Theodore Torres
Fresno
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