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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1977

Page

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Water Plant Work Completed Alerts Boil Water Advisory

Department official Joe Kasler and EPA representative Al Coulson discuss completed work on the water plant. Residents must continue boiling water until tests certify the city’s water supply as safe.

Department Joe Kasler EPA al Coulson Pine Grove Adams Street Cross Madison Grover Street Fort Street Wilkinson Environmental Protection Agency Darrel Blanchard Floyd G. Browne and Associates Division of Water Distribution

Georgia Plane Crash Kills 67 on Flight 242

In New Hope Georgia a Southern Airways DC9 bound for Atlanta struck trees cars and a grocery store after a lightning storm killing 67 people on board and on the ground. Authorities confirm 59 dead among passengers 26 survivors and await complete casualty lists.

New Hope Southern Airways Atlanta Huntsville Ala Georgia Southern J Federal William McKenzie la Place

Carpenter Street tests new brick pavement restoration

Athens City Council announced an experimental brick pavement restoration test on Carpenter Street. A legislative tour is also planned in Athens with state lawmakers visiting a coal mine and Ohio University research facilities on today and tomorrow, Page 2.

Carpenter Street Athens Ohio University

Ford Could Be Leader of GOP Says Symbolic Head

Former President Ford could assume symbolic leadership of the Republican Party. Ohio Power Co customers should see electric bills fall by about 9.5 million dollars collectively. Details appear on page 14.

Ford Republican Party Wero Columbus Ohio Power Co

No Dove Study In Ohio Mourning Doves Rise

Columbus and Cleveland briefs report mourning doves increasing in Ohio. The Ohio Lottery Commission urges patience and notes a message to residents about instant money opportunities. Weather outlook remains mostly cloudy with winds and near freezing temperatures tonight and Wednesday.

Cleveland Ohio Lottery Commission

Sadat Pushes Palestinian Inclusion and Arms Aid

President Anwar Sadat arrives in Washington urging U S recognition of Palestinians in Middle East talks and seeks substantial U S military aid. He asks for F 5 fighter planes and TOW missiles as he meets President Carter and top aides to press for Palestinian participation and economic support.

Washington Egypt Anwar Sadat Carter Middle East U.S Sadat Eres W. Michael Grea Ion Heen White House Israel

New Water Filters Installed End Nelsonville Water Crisis

Nelsonville completes installation of a water filter as tests begin. Health officials urge boiling all consumption water for safety while samples are processed, with results due by Wednesday morning. Schools and businesses face reopen decisions based on test outcomes.

Nelsonville Tom Clowes Jerry Patton Tom Wilkinson Athens County Health Service Safety Ohio Department of Health Athens County Health Department County Health Administrative Assis

Ohio college trustees may be exempt from filing ethics statements

Present Ohio higher education trustees would be exempt from personal financial statements under an amendment to Sen. Marigene Valiquette’s ethics bill. The move would grandfather current trustees while future appointees must disclose assets after the bill’s effective date. Five trustees resigned from Toledo and Clark County Technical Institute ahead of an April 1 deadline tied to ethics disclosures.

Columbus Ohio Senate Marigene Valiquette Valiquette Senate Ways and Its Schwarzwalder

Southeast U S hit by spring storms killing dozens

Storms spanning the Mississippi Gulf to the Northeast killed at least 26 and left scores injured or missing. Alabama and Georgia bore the heaviest damage with multiple deaths and hundreds displaced. A DC 9 jet crash near New Hope Georgia added to the disaster, with 66 dead reported along roads and in the air. Rescue and evacuation operations stretched across Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia as flood warnings and outages persisted.

Associated Press Mississippi Gulf Birmingham Ala Smithfield Estates Southern Airways New Hope Atlanta Ohio River Valley Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Alabama Mississippi Georgia Edna Davis Ashville Floyd County Kentucky Julian Carroll Tom Little State Division of Disaster and Emergency Services National Guard Cumberland River Virginia Mills Godwin St. Charles Grundy West Virginia McDowell County

Polio Immunization Gaps Raise Ohio Outbreak Concerns

Ohio health officials warn polio risk persists with an estimated 200000 schoolchildren not fully immunized. statewide immunization around 70 percent, prompting early immunization efforts and CDC campaigns to boost vaccination amid measles outbreaks in multiple counties.

Columbus Ohio State Health Department Thomas Halpin Halpin Center For Disease Control Atlanta CDC Guernsey County Health Department Muskingum Licking Franklin Hamilton Jackson

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