City Council Approves South Green Urban Renewal Land Sale
City council passed two ordinances under suspension to allow a loan and grant contract with the federal government and the sale of South Green UR land to Ohio University. Officials warned of potential evictions without replacement housing, while critics noted timing and appraisal details.
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Paul Efaw
South Green
Ohio University
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
University
Raymond Shepard
City UK
Richard Beagle
Beagle
Hillel
Service Safety
Ohio U
South Green Project
Engineering Associates
Wooster and
Athens
Stimson Ave
East Athens Annexation Plan Favored by Most Owners
A public meeting on Route 50 east of Athens showed near unanimity for annexation. Of 25 attendees, one opposed, two undecided, and the rest favored joining Athens. water costs for a local plant were discussed and police and fire services cited as benefits.
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East Athens
Athens
Columbia Gas Co
Kiwanis speaker cites Soviet menace in America
Gerald Franks Ohio University Russian instructor and former Canadian Army officer spoke at the Athens Kiwanis Club on Canadian American Goodwill Week. He warned the KGB drives Soviet power and monitors citizens, arguing no thaw exists in party policy and that bad thoughts are a deadly crime. Joseph Eckels praised support for county students touring a vocational school, backing a tri county tech high school plan.
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Gerald Franks
Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Franks
Buckeye
North America
KGB
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Sussex
England
Son
Ottawa
Ontario
Joseph Eckels
York High School
Penta County
Perrsburg
Tri - County
Athens
Hocking
Perry
More Jury Names Drawn For Grand Jury Duty
Ten additional names were drawn Monday to fill the grand jury as 14 of the original 25 were excused. The 15 member panel is to meet at 9 am Monday. Names include Chester Porter Athens Route 2 Raymond Huffman William Norris Athens Julia Devore James Patton Dorothy Ruscoe Nelsonville Franklin Washburn Coolville Route 3 Raymond Smith Chauncey Harley Brandeberry Coolville Delmar Sams The Plains. Juvenile Court cases list several youths with speeding improper backing and license violations with fines, costs, and suspended driving rights.
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Grand Jury
Chester Porter
Athens
Raymond Huffman
William Norris
Julia Devore
James Patton
Dorothy Ruscoe
Nelsonville
Franklin Washburn
Coolville
Raymond Smith
Chauncey
Harley Brandeberry
Delmar Sams
the Plains
Commission Probes Court Fund Shortfalls and Repairs
County commissioners examined tight funds for County and Municipal Courts noting $21.92 in the court supply fund and overdrawn jury and witness fees by $200 against a $300 appropriation. They questioned future payments while scheduling inspection of a welfare building foundation and approving a road project on County Rd 34 in Canaan Two with no public attendance at the hearing.
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County Welfare
N. Lancaster St
County Rd. 34
Canaan
Coed Fined After Dorm Disturbance
Ohio University campus incident leads to police action at Bromley Hall where Colleen V. McMillan 19 Lindley Hall faced charges for resisting arrest and disturbing the peace after a dorm fight with racial tensions following a prior campus confrontation. She pleaded guilty and paid 75 dollars plus costs.
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Ohio University
Bromley Hall
Colleen V. McMillan
Lindley Hall
J. B. Grogan
Memorial Auditorium
Miss McMillan
World cruise college described by Athens Rotarian
Nancy Aronson, an Ohio University junior from Pittsburgh, described a world cruise college on the S S Seven Seas to Rotarians in Athens. The program began in New York, toured Europe and Asia, and is now affiliated with Chapman College in California, a concept originated by California Rotarians.
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Nancy Aronson
Ohio University
Pittsburgh
Athens Rotary
S. S. Seven Seas
Combinaton World Cruise College
New York
Europe
Asia
Aronson
World Traveling College
Chapman College
California
Municipal Court Fines Report Across Athens Area
Bond forfeitures listed for Joyce Martin Arthur Artle Douglas Bond and others. Municipal Court fines include speeding disobeying stop signs failure to yield and other violations with amounts from 12 to 39 dollars. Common Pleas Court allows Athens National Bank to recover 2045 dollars from Esta L. Haskins on promissory note.
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Joyce Martin
Athens
Arthur Artle
Amesville
Douglas Bond
Ella Whaley
Shade
David Hudnall
Linton Sickles
Rea Carpenter
Samuel Riggle
Leroy Ford
Stockport
Lois M. Niles
John Aaron Larcher
Grosvenor St
James Elliott Sims
Hebron
Robert Lee Lowery
Columbus
Floyd Eugene Shafer
the Plains
Common Pleas Court
Athens National Bank
Esta L. Haskins
River recedes as Athens records mild Tuesday
Fair weather prevailed in Athens as U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer reported a 10 a.m. temperature of 70 after an early low of 43. The Hocking River fell to 7.73 ft at 7 a.m. after cresting at 9.1 ft yesterday evening, with Monday’s high at 75.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hocking
OU Press Conference Probes Dormitory Pay and Campus Plans
About 150 students and leaders questioned OU officials at Dialogue 66 about dormitory workers pay tied to civil service status. Laverne Lausche said wages follow state scales, noting six vacancies vs many elsewhere, while Alden discussed a future land map and the Beasley Convocation Center.
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Dennis P. Beck
Ohio University
Laverne Lausche
Baker Center
Lausche
Ohio
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