Summer Fun Begins In Rittman
Rittman kicks off summer with a pool opening this Saturday and a Labor Day closing. Season tickets are affordable. Little League and other baseball practice start next week. Two new tennis courts join two existing ones at Industrial Street Park. The park system offers playgrounds, picnics, and shelters, plus nearby camping and fishing spots. Tax dollars fund these recreation opportunities for residents.
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Rittman Drug Use Discussion prompts corrections
Editor's Letter notes the May 21 piece on Rittman drug use needs comments and edits. Ellen Smucker and Susie Balas discuss statewide marijuana use among youth, local patterns of marijuana and alcohol use, and the Center's self referral, counseling aims, and respect for clients while stressing prevention and education.
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Voters asked to double city income tax in Rittman
A resident urges The Beacon Journal to verify claims of a tax increase in Rittman arguing the move would burden average workers while higher earners dodge payments. The writer warns against alarmist promises of water shortages and says the tax could become permanent after 15 years.
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Nuclear arms growth outpaces treaties and diplomacy
The world powers possess arms large enough to annihilate the population many times over and nonproliferation efforts falter as nations like France and China resist cooperation. India recently tested an atomic device while tensions in the Middle East rise with threats of weapon development. Strong deterrence, not disarmament, is urged to curb Doomsday proliferation.
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Middle East
Need church schools as alternate choice
A column argues the Supreme Court ruling ends public funding for parochial schools and urges private, church affiliated education as a stable alternative. It calls for non-political schooling with strong moral values, citing concerns about public schools and political influence on education.
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Ohio Scientist Wins 1975 ACS Creative Invention Award
Dr. James D. Idol Jr., research manager for Standard Oil of Ohio, wins the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention for a single step process that makes a chemical used worldwide in acrylic fibers, oil resistant rubber, and various plastics.
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American Chemical Society
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Standard Oil of Ohio
Working Mothers Labor Force Gap Notice
A CNS summary notes that over half of mothers with schoolchildren are in the labor force, while fewer than a third of mothers with children under six work outside the home. The piece contrasts overall maternal employment with early-childhood work patterns and implications for families.
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