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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1974
Page
5
A man sprayed red letters across Picasso's Guernica at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Conservators saved the 25 by 11 foot painting with a coat of varnish and solvent. the suspect Tony Shafrazi, 30, was arrested and arraigned for criminal mischief.
Troy banker John E. Kirkland, 36, will become Ohio Lottery Commission executive director on April 1. He plans to move quickly to implement programs, confer with commissioners, and push toward a high performing operation. Kirkland, a Democrat, resigns as vice president of Troy’s First National Bank and Trust Co. and will be paid $27,622 annually. He has strong civic ties including Troy school board leadership and Troy City Council member at large. Coveted Cleveland as the permanent lottery HQ. He has not yet met with commission members to discuss plans. He will study guidelines already being developed and consider them fully.
Incoming members of Ohio county boards of election miss a four year term pay raise as the legislature, blocked by constitution rules, fails to approve raises after six years. The House also passes a beer and liquor distributor contract bill and a veteran tuition bonus measure.
The board of SORTA approved a five year improvement plan for Cincinnati area transit. The plan includes new buses and a purchase of the Cincinnati Union Terminal. SORTA seeks a 15 million dollar federal grant to fund the terminal purchase.
Former Governor James A. Rhodes says it is only right he testify before a federal grand jury probing the 1970 Kent State shootings. He notes he has not been called yet but expects to appear voluntarily or by subpoena. Robert Murphy of DOJ declined to confirm if Rhodes will testify when the investigation resumes.
Sohio denounces Senator Metzenbaum as reckless and erroneous in claims of hidden profits and shifted costs from Alaska pipeline. Metzenbaum cites alleged profits over 200 million versus reported net income 89.4 million and says the Federal Energy Office is auditing Sohio. The Kent State shootings case and possible subpoena of a former governor are noted with expected mid March testimony.
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