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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1975
Page
15
Ohio lawmakers passed a bill to make the third Monday in January a state holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Gov. Rhodes plans to sign. The measure expands holidays to ten with several three day weekends. Critics cite costs between 2 and 3 million dollars and oppose the bill.
The Ohio House completed passage on Thursday of a bill designating the third Monday in January as a state holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The final vote was 57 for and 33 against, with 8 absent or not voting and the 70th district vacancy noted.
Brown University in Providence faced ongoing action as black students seized University Hall demanding amnesty for participants, maintained budget-cut protests, and sought restored and expanded financial aid and minority recruitment funds. Negotiations with university officials failed to yield a settlement and resumed after tense standoffs.
The Ohio General Assembly's energy committee examines a bill to curb automatic fuel adjustments by utilities. The measure would empower PUCO to review each passthrough, address rising fuel costs, and may expand staff with a $5 million appropriation.
Homeowners pressed a Senate Judiciary Committee to reform the mechanics lien law alleging it makes homeowners pay twice for building a home. They say the rule leaves unpaid subcontractors able to seize property if a general contractor withholds funds. A Cambridge engineer cited $8,000 in liens after paying $46,000 to his contractor.
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