Welcome Sign Sparks Debate Over Highway Spending
Ohio lawmakers clash with the State Highway Department over a 232 foot long welcome sign at the Indiana border on I 70. Democratic Leader John C McDonald questions the 180000 cost while highway officials defend it as part of a broader border signage plan including truck scales. The dispute centers on 60 day removal plans and overall highway budget priorities.
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Ohio House
John C. McDonald
Newark
McDonald
Highway Department
Jack Cowie
Cowies
Statehouse
Cincy Man Goes On Trial In Bomb Death
Jury selection starts in U S District Court for Orville E Stifel II the Cincinnati lab technician accused of mailing the infernal device that killed Lorain teacher Daniel J Ronee in his home on July 8 Investigators say a college romance triangle sparked the act He faces a possible death penalty and would be Cleveland s first such case in over 40 years Cheryl Jones of Youngstown was the planned fiancée and was dating Stifel before he killed Ronee
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cincinnati
Orville E.stifel II
U. S
Stifel
Lorain
Daniel J. Ronee
Girard E. Kalbfleisch
Sifel
Cuyahoga County
Renee
Cheryl Jones
Youngstown
Miss Jones
Ohio University
Tomarry Ronek
City Inspection Division Pays Its Own Way
City Commission notes the Division of Inspection nearly balances its budget each year with fees. Fred Hampton details 1968 fees of 71 000 against an 80 000 budget and says shortfalls or surpluses have been typical. He lists inspectors and duties while stressing need to keep up with codes and practices.
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Fred Hampton
Commission
Joe Lewis
Lewis
Hampton
Division of Inspection
Ion
Athens Flood Control Project Breaks Ground in Ohio
In Athens Ohio a$10 million flood control scheme began with a bulldozer digging the first dirt to reroute 5.5 miles of the Hocking River. The plan aims to end annual floods around Ohio University campus with completion targeted for spring 1970. Ohio U Board of Trustees Chairman Fred H Johnson spoke at the ceremony.
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Athens
Ohio
Hocking River
Ohio University
Ohio U. Board of Trustees
Fred H. Johnson
iColumbus
Judges Tour Ohio Prisons Praises Facilities
Five Franklin County Common Pleas Court judges completed a three day tour of four state penal institutions Lebanon Marion Marysville London and Lima State Hospital praising the facilities operations and one man cells Judge Shoemaker called Lebanon the newest prison and London and Marion facilities excellent He noted inmate preference for single cells and shared satisfaction with the overall tours and conversations with inmates None of the other judges detailed remarks by name remaining on the trip included Leonard Stern Albie Whiteside George Marshall Archer Reilly Myron Gessaman and Clifford Rader
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Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Lebanon
Marion
Marysville
London
Lima State Hospital
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Corrections
Fred Shoemaker
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Scioto County
Pear
Shoemaker
Leonard Stern
Albie Whiteside
George Marshall
Archer Reilly
Myron Gessaman
Local Justice of the Peace Limited Two Days
A justice of the peace serves in local jurisdiction handling minor civil and criminal cases and administers oaths and marriages but only for a two day period as stated.
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Justice of the Peace
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Reilly
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