Move to place tax amendment on ballot faces slim odds
About 308,000 signatures are needed by Aug 1 to place a constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot establishing a sliding scale for property assessments. With roughly 130,000 collected, organizers hope to finish. if not, the issue could appear on next June’s ballot. The measure would overturn a 1971 ruling and rank properties by type. Preble County Citizens for Fair Taxation supports the drive, arguing the current uniform 35 percent rate boosts taxes on homeowners and farmers.
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Cleveland
Francis Gaul
Cuyahoga County
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Preble County
Citizens For Fair Taxation
Six motorists fined for careless driving by Municipal Court
Municipal Court Judge J T Lamb fined six drivers fifty dollars each for careless driving in a Lafayette Avenue and Yankee Road accident. Nichola Laricuita 21 was also fined ten dollars for a license violation and referred to traffic school. Others listed include Jerry Cook Arthur Bales Arthur Martin Jr Victor Centers and Billy G Baker. Baker also paid ten dollars for no license. Brelsford 22 was fined fifty for following an emergency vehicle and referred to traffic school. Robert Whitman 48 fined fifty for failing to report an accident within 24 hours. Lynn Wall 26 and Arnold Taulbee 22 paid fifty for excessive noise. John Waldona 25 of Dayton fined fifty for excessive speed on road conditions. Johnson Wright Sr and Woodward fined fifty for failure to maintain an assured clear distance. Copenhaver 33 fined fifty for failure to yield on a left turn and referred to traffic school. Judge Lamb suspended 20 days of a 30 day jail sentence for Saundra Kinney after she repaid welfare funds and court costs.
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J.T. Lamb
Lafayette Avenue
Yankee Road
Nichola Lariccuita
Carolina St
Jerry Cook
Charles St
Arthur Bales
Jewell Ave
Arthur Martin Jr
Middletown-Eaton Road
Victor Centers
Radabaugh Road
Billy G. Baker
Locust St
Baker
Thomas Brelsford
Morgan St
Robert Whitman
Pershing Ave
Lynn Wall
Arnold Taulbee
Malvern St. John Waldona
Dayton
Michael Johnson
Lind St
McCoy Wright Sr
17Th Ave
John Woodward
Ora Lane
Allen Copenhaver
Audubon Drive
Lamb
Saundra Kinney
Bridge St
Franklin
Floods and landslides kill 121 in western Nepal
Torrential rains in western Nepal trigger floods and landslides. The Nepalese news agency reports 121 dead, with earlier gashing landslides at Pahiregaon killing 150 last month about 50 miles west of Katmandu.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Pahiregaon
Rhodes weighs fourth term bid amid health and court gambles
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes, 66, remains undecided on a potential unprecedented fourth four year term in 1978. aides say his health is strong and he is active in promoting Ohio industry though he criticizes Democratic majorities and weighs a federal court challenge to reapportionment that could influence his re election fate.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ohio
Senate
Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
Florida
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Thomas Paine
Jack McNeil
Paine
Tivoli
N.Y
Poplin Place
Trenton
Charlie Hurst, Inc. “Realtor
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Aes
Pennzoil
Quaker State
Westley
Prihent
Cedar Point
Breakers Hotel
Quality Farm & Fleet
Monthry
Quality Farm & Fleet, Inc
Amilton-Middletown RD
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Greathouse
Greathouse’s
Middletown Mall
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