State Board delays aid hike while approving highway consulting fees
The Ohio State Controlling Board approved about 25 million in highway project consulting fees and delayed action on proposed increases in state aid to the aged and disabled programs. The aid rise decision is set for next week. Board members debated eligibility changes tied to federal Social Security boosts and potential loss of participants from the programs.
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Columbus
Ome
Say
Boar
Thes
Ere
Jon
Turner
Tron
William McKenna
Highway
Attendance Creeps Up At Ohio State Fair
The 1972 Ohio State Fair reached its halfway point with attendance rising. Monday’s turnout was 170,734, besting the 1971 fifth day by about 20,000 but still about 14,000 behind 1971’s total. Mart Heil of Cincinnati was named Ohio 4-H County and Independent Fair Queen from 63 contestants.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mart, Heil
Cincinnati
Barn Destroyed by Fire on Butler County Farm
A barn on Dewey Baker’s farm at 6428 LeSourdeville West Chester Road Butler County burned at about 12:30 am. The fire cause was undetermined and damage was estimated in the thousands. Union Township firefighters battled the blaze.
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Dewey Baker
LeSourdeville
West Chester Road
Butler County
Union Township
Treasurer Donahey Fights Move to New State Office Building
In Columbus Ohio Treasurer Gertrude Donahey vows to resist moving her office from the Capitol to the new State Office Building under construction for 1974 completion. The issue hinges on legislative orders and the fate of 30 000 square feet of treasurer space with vaults, as lawmakers consider shifting other agencies into the space.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Building Authority
Statehouse
Gertrude Donaher
House
Senate Legislative Office Building Committee
OBA
Mey
Donshey
George Busche
Busche
Donahey
Secretary of State
Ted Brown
Joseph Fergnson
Ativ. Gen
William Brown
Ohio Supreme Court
Talks Uncertain At Norwood GM Assembly
Unions at GM Norwood assembly plant face uncertain resumption of talks after no negotiations Monday due to management internal meetings. Local 674 UAW, with about 2900 members, went on strike April 7 over speed and manpower cuts.
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Cincinnati
General Motors Assembly
Norwood
Toda
United Auto Workers
Air Bags Get First Official Road Tests Across Cities
The Air cushion passive restraint system goes to eight months of on road testing in Los Angeles Salt Lake City Miami San Antonio and Buffalo with 125 Mercury sedans delivered to the General Services Administration. Tests aim to prove safety under real driving conditions and could force a post 1975 auto requirement.
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Washington
Secretary of Transportation
John Volpe
General Services Administration
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Miami
Fla
San Antonio
Tex
Buffalo N.Y
National
H ‘Traffic Safety Administration
Volpe
Chicago Area
Ford
Air
Earliest Earth Animals Lacked Bones
Fossil clues indicate the first animals on earth were soft bodied and lacked internal or external skeletons. These primitive creatures thrived before the evolution of mineralized structures, marking a key step in early animal life.
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Robert Bak
Acting
Are
Robert Canary
Republican Board
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M&coy
Leffler Pleneral Home
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Woodlawn
Homer D. Leffler
Barnitz Bank
1St National Bank
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ABC
Vannest
Manchester
McGee's Mkt
Kamous
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