Leasing Of Ambulances Studied By Portsmouth Officials
The Portsmouth City Council debated leasing ambulances while studying operating costs for a city service. City Manager Barry Feldman was authorized to solicit bids for a three year period to gauge subsidies needed. Dave Miller offered volunteers if leasing proceeds, and council also approved a traffic signal equipment contract with Signal Service Co. for 107565 dollars.
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Paul F. Nelson
Portsmouth
Barry Feldman
Dave Miller
Eastern Ambulance Co
Council
Miller
Signal Service Co
Warrensville Heights
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co
Shaker Heights
Economic Findings To Be Reviewed In Scioto County Meeting
A 7:30 p.m. Tuesday public meeting at Legion Hall kicks off a four part review of the Economic Development Administration study titled An Economic Adjustment Strategy for Scioto County The session targets local officials while the public may attend to discuss unemployment plant closures and economic decline in the Portsmouth area and examine proposed growth plans and job opportunities The program also outlines future meetings with officials and consultants to analyze development potential and mobilize community resources for economic readjustment Additional meetings are planned next week to engage all Scioto County residents in the discussion and action steps for regional economic revitalization The plan calls for a citizen business labor and government partnership to push industrial development and improve welfare while government planning and local leadership are urged to play bigger roles in restructuring employment opportunities The final public forum is scheduled Thursday at Legion Hall and the series aims to broaden civic participation in economic readjustment projects
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Economic Development Administration
Scioto County
Legion Hall
Paul W. Griffith
Portsmouth
Wilbur Rose
Howard Griffin
Scioto Area
Griffin
Citizens Community Forum
Woodland Heights
Sciotoville
Allard Park
U. S. Grant Bridge
David Flannery
Flannery
HUD
Conventional Housing Council
Feldman
10Th St
Chillicothe St
Washington St
Ralph Herms
Washington, D. C
Ohio River
James Burroway
4Th Ward
Burroway
Market St
Carter
Portsmouth Area
Ocal Public Works
Sunrise
Milldale-Dunlop
Vote Registration Bill Before Court
Ohio Supreme Court faces a dispute over instant voter registration as Secretary of State Ted Brown splits the bill into immediate and delayed parts. Democrats Riffe and Ocasek seek immediate effect nationwide, while Brown argues the bill is divisible and that the immediate portion applies now with the rest delayed to August 30.
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Robert E. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
GOP
Ted W Brown
House
Vernal Griffe Jr
New Boston
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Brown
General Assembly
James A. Rhodes
Riffe
Ocasek
Ted
Oil Tax Increase Approved by House Committee
Washington committee backs Carter plan for higher oil taxes to curb consumption and prevent windfall profits. The panel approved rising prices with refunds to consumers and scheduled debate on funding allocations, including a possible $2.5 billion subsidy to producers, which was rejected 21 16.
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Washington
A_ key
House Committee
Carter
Ways and Means
U.S
House
Jody Powell
Ways and Means Committee
Powell
Congress
United States
Joe Waggoner
D-La
Gallia Dramatic Arts stages outdoor Gallia Country show
Fifth annual outdoor production Gallia Country debuts in Rio Grande July weekends at 9 p.m. at Bob Evans Farm Outdoor Theatre. The original musical by Lee Durieux features John Hunt Morgan Daniel Boone George Washington and Welsh settlers. Productions recount 18th and 19th century events in Gallia Meigs Vinton Lawrence and Jackson counties with scenes from Gallipolis city park to Raccoon Creek and Civil War skirmishes.
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Oak Hill
Gwendolyn
Mollie Burger
Jackson
Gallia
Bob Evans Farm
Rio Grande
Ohio
Daniel Boone
Omo
Omio
Gallia Dramatic Arts Society
Gallipolis
Route 35
Lee Durieux
Mt. Vernon
John Hunt
Meigs, Vinton, Lawrence and
Jackson Countes
USPS Is Vital To Area Life
A Portsmouth post office supports local economy with $1.5 million in salaries and benefits and over $92,000 in operating costs. The office employs 90, runs 13 vehicles, maintains two leased facilities, serves 1,419 businesses and 14,224 homes, and moves mail daily while providing money orders and stamps.
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Portsmouth
Postal Service
Post Office
Good Places to Eat Classified Ads Feature
In the Classified Ads section a column titled Good Places to Eat highlights top local eateries. It invites restaurant owners to advertise their establishments so readers can discover the best options in town. Contact number 353-3101 is provided.
Spain's 41 Year Gap Sees Near Tie In Election
Madrid AP reports 80 percent of Spain's 23 million voters expected to cast ballots for a new Cortes. No party likely to gain majority. leftist groups favored to win over a third, with a tight race between Adolfo Suarez's Democratic Center Union and Felipe Gonzalez's Socialist Workers Party.
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Madrid
Spain
Adolfo Suarez
Middle Road
The
Democratic Center Union
Felipe Gonzalez
Socialist Workers Party
Adviser Helps Ohio Consumers Learn About Electricity
Patti Johnson works as consumer adviser to Ohio's investor owned electric utilities. She directs questions to technical sources and aims to help consumers use electricity more efficiently amid rising costs. The program is funded by utilities via OEUI, about two cents per month per customer, to improve communication with the public.
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Mike Denterla
Times
Patti Johnson
Ohio
Johnson
Mike Deaterla
Ohio Electric
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Eighth and Gay Sts
Midtown
Standard Materials Co
10Th
Chillicothe Sts
Alexander House
Drexel Bates
Senior Citizens
Gallia Country
Wildwood Fair
Bareth
Tim McGhee
John
Inside the Times
New Delhi
India
Morarji Desai
Desai
Janata (People's) Party
Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Janata
Bihar
Eastern Airlines
Abby
Eastern
Civil Aeronautics Board
Civil Aeronautics Ward
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Milos Minic
U.N
New York
Tanjug
Laetrile
Buffalo
N.Y
Buffalo Evening News
New York City
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Catholic Medical Center
Brooklyn
Queens
Sloan-Kettering
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