Ohio Flint Named Official State Gem Stone
Ohio lawmakers endorse Ohio flint as the official state gem by a 113 to 0 House vote and send the bill to the Senate before weekend adjournment. Rep. Chalmers P. Wylie notes its crypto crystalline quartz form, hardness, polish, and deposits at Flint Ridge in Licking County.
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New State GOP Boss To Work With Rhodes
John S. Andrews of Toledo becomes Ohio Republican chair and plans to work closely with Gov. James A. Rhodes. He flies in from Washington where Ray Bliss became national chair after 16 years. Andrews vows district outreach and party strengthening.
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Scout-O-Rama Inside Displays Bet The Big Show
Six area units camp outside the National Guard Armory during Scout-O-Rama April 9 and 10 while 46 indoor displays attract leaders and families. The 62 total displays boost participation 20 percent over last year with booths on Camp Hook Silver Moccasin Trail and Philmont Ranch.
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Collision claims life in Scioto County on U S 52
Vernon Manning 41 of Wheelersburg was killed when two cars collided just east of Portsmouth on U S 52 Thursday night. Passenger Kermit Bates, also of Wheelersburg, was injured along with Myron J. Glenn 19, the driver of the other car, in the crash that injured two others.
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Myron J. Glenn
Tibetan staple flour mix from roasted barley and butter
The staple in Tibet is flour made from roast barley mixed with butter.
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Conant backs consolidation to shrink high schools
Harvard educator James B. Conant urged eliminating thousands of small high schools by consolidating districts into 15 to 20 large units and combining athletics. He warned local pride blocks consolidation and said new oversight would be needed, noting cities like New York, Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia as examples of oversized districts. The National School Boards Association event draws about 6,000 members ahead of its annual meeting.
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City school boards face impossible task of managing large pupil bodies
Conant warned that boards of education in the nation's largest cities struggle to administer schools with hundreds of thousands of pupils. He noted that a dozen or so boards bear responsibility for so many people, creating a difficult challenge for educational administration.
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Fewer People Keep Written Budgets, Surveys Find
Surveys indicate a decline in the practice of maintaining written budgets as more individuals rely on informal tracking. The shift reflects changing financial habits and broader use of digital tools.
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