Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-06-15
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THE 99TH GENERAL

of Governor Frank J. Lausche . next regular session
will start in 1868 but it's almost safe bet that at least
special session will be summoned by the Governor
=. the 98th General Assembly escaped without
special call
CONSIDERABLE
. pressure still on the assembly take up matters
Tuesday and above gubernatorial vetoes the
main problem is the school aid program with slim
poets that agreement formula for distributing
additional millions to schools can be reached -.
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AS A RESULT
the school lobby is proceeding with plans to carry
demand for $40 million annual aid hike to referendum
in November there is possibility that its ranks
may be split by superntendents willing to compromise
with the legislature the House Education Commit
tee had recommended hike Of $195 millions while
the Senate insisted $31 millions two conference
committees failed to get together the issue and
result there was no bill at all -.
EDITORIAL REACTION
to the COP dominated session ranged from ultra
caustic to quietly apoegetic it the severest
spanking for the Republican Party in many years
A STALWART
group of prominent Democrats from throughout the
state one thousand strong attended the Jeffer
sonJackson Day dinner at Columbus 1t. Gov George
ID. Nye noted the sentiment when he pointed out that
we're in wonderful shape for the next campaign"
OTTAWA COUNTIANS
may be interested in learning how bills introduced
by their representative Jared in this session Of the As
sembly in view of the overwhelming Republican
majority Ottawa counys representative considered it
practical to team up with members the other side
OF the aisle result it is pleasure to report
that five measures bearing name co-sponsor
have gone to the Governor for signature :.
co-sponsored along with Rep James Young (Erie),
Roy Longnecker Wood and Charles Wheeler (Wood)
and Charles Wheeler (MorlOw) is the farm machinery
bill 1T was passed early in the session and already
has been signed by Governor Lausche . . as result
farmers no longer required to obtain permit TO
move farm machinery on Oho's highways it cor
rected portions Of law enacted in the last session
. co-sponsored with Tom Richards (CarroD and Dr.
Harold Oyster Washington provides for an additional
assessment of 100000 against utilities this fund
will be used to police the telephone industry to that
service standards are improved
II. b. 4O6
is companion measure that was co-sponsored with
DR.. Oyster it brings all telephone companies in the
state under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Com
mission almost one-fourth of the phone companies
h' peeh exempt uIuer eNStlIg statutes fehdei1ng IL
virtually impossible to obtain uniformity of service
II. B. 655
is the Sandusky Bay bill co-sponsored with Esther
Hardy Sandusky) and Leslie Burge (Lorain) . it
regulates commercial fishing in Sandusky Bay and
tends to carry out recommendations of study com
mission created in the last session =.
H. B. $50
brings salaries of county officials in line with cur
rent cost OF living it co-sponsored along with
Neil Robinson Richland), Kenneth Thornton (Cuya-
hoga), DR.. Oyster (Washngton), Mark Bennett (Han-
eock) and Homer Abee (Vnton) :.
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