Get back to basics local government in bicentennial year
Editorial urges returning focus to local government as the foundation of democracy. It argues past independence leaders acted locally, warns against unwatchful federal control, and calls for citizen participation to reform at the local level before extending reform upward.
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America
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
People
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Big Brother
Batavia Area News Roundup of Local Events
Citizens report a lightning strike near Batavia while Uncle Tommy Yang from Bethel injured his shoulder in a cherry-picking fall. Franklin Wiseman submits an essay to a Philadelphia Sesquicentennial contest. A Rev W C Lewis funeral is held in Amelia. Barn fire at the old Maham farm. William Snider dies at 63 in Owensville. Parish marks 100 years in New Richmond. Bethel and Amelia remain close in Clermont League standings as neighboring towns vie for third. First Baptist Owensville to host tent meetings with Rans Hill. Wedding notes include Dorothy DeGrasse and Walter McLean. Mary Johnson and Landon Hull among marriages. Local autos and prices noted. Fourth of July sees no crashes in Clermont County.
Washington report on the war against drug abuse
The piece details a long federal effort against narcotics, noting high costs, deaths, and crime linked to drug use. It cites the 1972 Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act and 1975 amendments as federal steps, while acknowledging continued congressional commitment amid rising abuse. It discusses factors contributing to the increase in drug abuse in America.
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Congress
America
Picture of Christ and drug policy push in 1976 discourse
The text contrasts biblical visions of Christ from Isaiah and Revelation with 1970s drug abuse crisis. It notes brown heroin spread, polydrug use, rising heroin-related deaths, unmet treatment demand, and calls for tougher actions including mandatory minimum prison terms for dealers, stricter customs searches, and tax-law crackdowns.
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Mexico
United States
Ford
U.S
Department of the Treasury
Clermont Courier staff and office details listed
The Clermont Courier of Batavia Ohio lists publishers editors and staff roles including Glen A Schoonover Steve Komme Susan Meteger and Sheila Tepe with Kathy Shelton as circulation manager. It notes contact numbers 72-1414 and 722-1415 and mentions advertising request handling.
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Clermont Fomtioning ¢ Co
W. Main
Batavia
Ohio
Glen A. Schoonover
Steve Komme
Susan Meteger
Shelia Tepe
Evans
Kathy Shelton
Bicentennial musings and county notices under July glare
Editor notes the lingering Bicentennial hype into 1976 and jokes about outlawing the term. Clermont County Bicentennial Coordinator Dan Whithour Strong appears, plus a sign language course from Clermont Senior Services and a birth announced at Lady of Mercy Hospital. Photos from the Fourth may appear next week.
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Williamsburg
Dan “Whithough Strong
Clermont Senior Services, Inc
Capp
Robert Marsh
Lady of Mercy Hospital
Community letters praise Dr Katkin amid board dispute
A Milford reader defends psychologist Dr Katkin against the 648 board push for dismissal. She volunteers as a therapist and urges the community to respond calmly to plans affecting his job.
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648 Board
Dr. Katkin
Clermont Mental Health Center
Katkin
Sylvie H. Malloy Milford
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Bob Craig
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