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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1976
Page
3
The Ohio House narrowly backed a one year paid sabbatical for state university instructors with seven years service 52 to 33. The bill requires Senate approval and allows top administration to grant sabbaticals only with a concrete professional plan and no full time replacement. Opponents argued the plan would drain staff resources.
The Ohio House unanimously votes to resubmit a rewritten rail amendment to voters on June 8. Sponsor Rep. Arthur Wilkowski says passage would allow state funds to support government created railroads and preserve about 9 million dollars in federal subsidies for abandoned tracks.
Survivors praise President Ford for rescinding the WWII era order that sent 112000 Japanese Americans to relocation camps. They stress memories remain painful, noting losses of money, privacy, and freedom, and recount enduring trauma and calls for safeguards against future mass roundup.
The Senate approved a lead paint bill 84 to 5 to extend the poison-prevention program through September 30 1978 at 91.8 million dollars. It limits interior paint lead to 0.06 percent unless the CPSC allows up to 0.5 percent within six months. Five Republicans opposed: Fannin Bartlett Curtis Garn and Hansen.
Penelope Orr a 22 year old pre law student from Zanesville Ohio and a Miami University student has become the first woman to serve as a door keeper in the U S Senate she is currently on leave from her college duties and studies.
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge William T. Gillie issued a temporary restraining order halting Columbia Gas of Ohio from charging residential customers for unregulated gas used by industry and business. A hearing on a permanent injunction is set for March 2, affecting Columbus and Toledo areas until resolved. The AG warned Columbia may seek proper authorization from PACO, while estimating residential bills could rise 75 cents to $1 monthly.
The Justice Department will not prosecute former CIA director Richard M. Helms for his role in a break-in. Helms remains under investigation for possible perjury while other ex intelligence officials face scrutiny over mail opening and electronic surveillance. The House voted to have its Ethics Committee probe the leak of the secret final report and decide action against CBS newsman Daniel Schorr who helped publish a secret document.
In Washington, Democrats failed to override President Ford's veto of a 6.1 billion public works jobs bill. Talks turn to substitute measures, with Republican proposals tying aid to counties above 7 and 8 percent unemployment. Officials lament the loss as a major setback for job creation hopes.
Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman criticizes a 4 to 3 House Judiciary subcommittee vote that rejects an inquiry into President Ford's 1974 Nixon pardon. Holtzman urged staff evidence to test Ford's testimony, saying candor before Congress is not trivial and accusing the panel of hiding from the truth.
Saratoga Springs AP reports Frank Sullivan, famed American humorist and longtime New Yorker contributor, died at 83. Best known for his annual Christmas Carol poems mixing celebrity names, he wrote more than a dozen books and remained a fixture in literary humor through 1974.
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