Federal Hocking Board OKs Teacher Contracts and EMRC Return
The Federal Hocking School Board renewed contracts for 20 teachers after a five hour session. It approved the 1971-72 calendar, EMRC participation with 40 percent locally funded, and several administrative contracts. Several faculty faced nonrenewal due to program cuts and certification rules.
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Stewart
Hocking
Educational Media Resource Center
EMRC
ADC
Federal-Hocking
Athens- Hocking
Perry County
C. W. Montgomery HS
Robert L. Weinfurther
Montgomery
Weinfurther
Mary Abel
Larry Simmon
Elizabeth Elmore
Firemen End Six Calls After $200000 Sportsman Blaze
A Sunday fire at the Sportsman din ing and drinking spot at 510 W Union St Athens caused an estimated 200000 damage with the roof collapsing and interiors burned. Fire Chief Charles W Dalton suspected an electrical origin with two transformers blamed for explosions. No injuries among firefighters.
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Sportsman
W. Union St
Union St
Athens
Charles W. Dalton
Dalton
Plains
Earth Week highlight lecture at Ohio University by Wayne Davis
Dr Wayne H Davis a zoology professor from Kentucky known as the Paul Ehrlich of the East will open Earth Week at Ohio University with a Ken nedy Lecture at Memorial Auditorium. He argues the United States is overpopulated and that world population will crash by 2000. He cites his bats ecology work and his recent human population studies while noting media coverage and public discussions.
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Wayne Davis
Ohio U
Wayne H. Davis
Paul Ehrlich
East
Ohio University
Kennedy
Memorial Auditorium
University of Kentucky
Ehrlich
Davis
West Virginia University
University of Illinois
Chicago
United States
Wall Street Journal
The
San Francisco Chronicle
America
Athens Ecology Club
Weather forecast with sunny mild today through Tuesday
Local forecast calls for sunny and mild conditions with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and clear nights with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. National outlook predicts showers in the northwest and midwest and cooler, variable regional temperatures.
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Northwest
West
Midwest
Births and admissions at O Bleness Memorial Hospital Athens
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Shen Kin Mark of Athens Route 1 a daughter and Mr and Mrs Robert Strausbaugh of Nelsonville a son. A long roster of admitted patients includes Pearl Coppers Ernest Breitenberger Ronald Bailey Orville Stover Florette Hess Danny Sickels Richard Nisley Floyd Linscott The Plains Thomas Buckley Stewart Route 1 Charles Deen Murray City Roger Smith Lancaster Otis Hicks Baltimore Md and many others in the Athens area.
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Shen-Kin Mark
Athens
Robert Strausbaugh
Nelsonville
Pearl Coppers
Ernest Breitenberger
Ronald Bailey
Orville Stover
Florette Hess
Danny Sickels
Richard Nisley
Floyd Linscott
the Plains
Thomas Buckely
Stewart
Charles Deen
Murray City
Roger Smith
Lancaster
Otis Hicks
Baltimore
OU Student Faces Two Court Counts
John E. Behrnes, 317 Ga mertsfelder Hall, pleaded guilty Monday morning in Athens Municipal Court to Sherman County sheriff charges of possession of marijuana and having an open container. Judge Franklin Sheeter set an April 27 preliminary hearing on the charges and set bond at 333 dollars.
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John E. Behrnes
Gamertsfelder Hall
Athens
Franklin Sheeter
Land transfers in Salem and Sutton Two involve multiple parties
Robert Hersman and Ruth Hersman transfer acreage in Salem Two to Franklin Real Estate Co. Robert Hartenbach the sheriff Harold Rose and Christina Rose transfer acreage in Sutton Two to Bernard Diddle and Opal Diddle.
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Robert Hersman
Ruth Hersman
Salem
Franklin Real Estate Co
Robert Hartenbach
Harold Rose
Christina Rose
Sutton Two
Bernard Diddle
Opal Diddle
Meigs panel weighs Welker strip bill criticism
At a strip mine symposium in Meigs, State Rep. Ralph Welker faced strong critique of his Bill 561. Dr. Claude Colvin accused the measure of weaker bonding and land description rules and questioned erosion and reclamation controls, while Hanna Coal's Ralph Hatch called the show biased.
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Gail S. Schnitzer
Messenger
Rock Springs
Southeastern
Ohio
Ralph Welker
Meigs Highchool
Welker
Sunday Messenger
Claude Colvin
St. Clairsville
Colvin
Poston PTO Meeting Set for Monday at Poston School
Nelsonville Poston Elementary PTO schedules a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m at Poston School. Pupils in grades three to six will present vocal music. Students arrive by 7 p m and refreshments follow, served by mothers of third grade Kathy Kowallis and fourth grade Martha Crewson.
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Nelsonville — Poston
PTO
Poston School
Kathy Kowallis
Martha Crewson
Albany Faces Severe Water Shortage Amid Drought
Albany mayor Donald Pratt warns of a serious water crisis as the reservoir runs low and wells underperform. A new well will take days to come online, prompting residents to conserve water and avoid nonessential use while awaiting the Leax System project and Lake Snowden as future sources.
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Albany
Donald Pratt
Pratt
Leax
Lake Snowden
Margaret Creek Conservancy District
Area Residents Named To Miami Dean's List
Ten area residents are named to Miami University Oxford campus dean's list for the winter quarter. Honors range from high honor to honor, reflecting grades from 3.0 to 3.9. Recipients include Ronald Lane and Douglas Picard of Athens Mike? list. Mark Edward Young high honor. Linda Grubbs Glouster. Katherine Oberlin Logan. John Christie Curtis Bonanzoii Margaret Searle McConnelsville. James McCarty and Laurence Nace New Lexington.
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Oxford
Miami University
Ronald Alan Lane
Douglas M. Picard
Mark Edward Young
Athens
Linda Lucile Grubbs
Glouster
Katherine M. Oberlin
Logan
John Steven Christie
Curtis C. Bonanzoii
Margaret J. Searle
McConnelsville
James E. McCarty
Laurence Howard Nace
New Lexington
Police Cite Two Drivers In Accidents
Athens police cited two men after weekend auto accidents. Larry C. Pierce age 29 of Athens Route 2 was cited for failing to stop for a red light after his car hit Lloyd J. Hudwell of Athens Route 5 on W. Union Street. Saturday Thomas A. Miklovitch age 23 of Maple Heights was cited for improper starting after his car struck Rex A. Ballinger age 20 of 10 Palmer Street on W. Union Street.
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Larry C. Pierce
Athens
Pierce
Lloyd J. Hudwell
W. Union Street
Thomas A. Miklovitch
Maple Heights
Rex A. Ballinger
Palmer St
W. Union
Thieves Take Cash From Gibson's Motor City While Manager Slept
Thieves entered through a side door at Gibson's Motor City and stole an undetermined amount of cash while the service manager John Scragg slept in a camper on site. Sheriff Lt. Bob Allen described the break in and the sleep context. Next item notes that comprehensive community mental health centers must provide at least five basic services including outpatient and inpatient care partial hospitalization and emergency services.
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Gibson
Motor City
Bob Allen
John Scragg
Ohio University holds informal career conference
The Ohio University College of Business Administration will host an informal career conference from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Athens County Fairgrounds. The event aims to inform business students about career opportunities in their majors and will feature a picnic and athletic contests with students, faculty and invited industrial representatives attendance. Dr. Dwight Pugh serves as faculty sponsor.
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Ohio University College of Business Administration
Athens County Fairgrounds
Dwight Pugh
Man Injured, Horse Killed In Route 50A Crash Near Athens
An Amesville man, Joseph L. Williams, 26, sustained minor facial and hand abrasions when his car struck a horse on U.S. Route 50A about five miles north of Athens. The horse, owned by Warren L. Brooks, Sugar Creek Route 1, valued at $100, was killed. Williams was not cited.
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Amesville
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Joseph L. Williams
Warren L. Brooks
Sugar Creek
Williams
Fires Ignite Across Washington County Logging Area
The Ohio Division of Forestry logged three fires in Washington County over the weekend. Two blazes burned a total of about 0.6 acres while a third consumed five acres. Causes remain undetermined. The U S Forest Service reported a small but hard to control fire on Sunday Creek land near Wayne National Forest, two miles south of New Straitsville, held to one acre and fed by logging slash. Firefighters used logging equipment to contain it.
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Ohio Division of Forestry
Washington County
U.S. Forest Service
Wayne National Forest
New Straitsville
OU Quartet To Perform In Columbus For Arts Impact
The Ohio University jazz quartet The Profs will give two concerts in Columbus public schools Eastgate and Cranbrook Elementary on April 26. The program blends jazz with sculpture and photography, featuring Hostetler’s sculptures. Fellow musicians Lewis Syracuse and Guilford join as faculty and instructor. The group has performed at OU branches and will play Baker Center May 1 on campus. Veterans of WWI and the ladies auxiliary meet at Athens American Legion Home Thursday at 6 p.m. for a pot luck dinner with meat and beverage provided.
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Arts Impact Program
Columbus
Ohio University
Profs
Eastgate
Cranbrook
David Hostetler
David Lewis
Richard Syracuse
School of Music
Mike Guilford
Lancaster
Zanesville
Belmont County
Baker Center
Ladies Auxiliary
Athens American Legion
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