Jose Feliciano to headline OU J-Prom Concert
Jose Feliciano will headline Ohio University's 1969 J-Prom Concert with Led Zeppelin. The event is set for 8:30 p.m. Saturday May 17 at the Convocation Center and is sponsored by the Baker Center Program Board. Feliciano, blind since birth, began performing at nine and has released multiple albums. Led Zeppelin, a top British rock group, features Jimmy Page John Paul Jones John Bonham and Robert Plant.
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Led Zeppelin
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Baker Center Program Board
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Montoya
Sergovia
Puerto Rico
England
Italy
Scandinavia
Canada
Mexico
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John Paul Jones
John Bonham
Robert Plant
Huntsburg Man Fined for Intoxication and Assault Charges
Huntsburg resident John L. Salyers paid 95 dollars plus court costs after pleading guilty to one intoxication charge and two assault and battery counts. The assaults were filed by Gene Lowry and his wife Janet.
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Huntsburg
John L. Salyers
Salyers
Gene Lowry
Janet
Monster Returns Rumor Surfaces After Beagle Death
Has the Mason County Monster resurfaced after years of sightings in the area. A beagle from a New Haven farm died last night with a clean hole in its side and the heart outside the body. Ernest Adkins of Charleston reported plans to take the carcass to the sheriff and Conservation Department for examination.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
New Haven
Ernest Adkins
Charleston
Adkins
Sheriff’s Department
Conservation Department
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Sheltering Arms reports births for Farley Brunton in Glouster a twin sons John Snyder Athens Route 3 a daughter Dennis Meyer Athens a daughter and William Jeffers Stewart a daughter. Admitted: Ralph Kail Athens Lee Roach Athens Route 4 Mike Marshall Athens Route 5 Dessie Bean Guysville Route 1. Dismissed: Tracy Scott Mrs Glen McDaniel Carol MacFeeters Sarah Holmes.
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Farley Brunton
Glouster
John Snyder
Athens
Dennis Meyer
William Jeffers
Stewart
Ralph Kail
Lee Roach
Mike Marshall
Dessie Bean
Guysville
Tracy Scott
Glen McDaniel
Carol MacFeeters
Sarah Holmes
College study questions marijuana use among Ohio University students
Ohio University professor Dr. Robert N. Bostrom reports a survey of 600 undergraduates showing over 95 percent hold negative attitudes toward marijuana and only one or two show positive attitudes. Freshmen and sophomores are most negative, with men more negative than women. He criticizes sensational polls and says campus marijuana use likely not as widespread as reports imply.
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Ohio University
Robert N. Bostrom
Bostrom
Three Juveniles to Face Hearing on Car Theft
Three youths from Warren Columbus and Galena aged 17 and 16 will appear before Judge Charles Curran in Vinton County Juvenile Court May 12 to 14. They were captured April 19 after fleeing Zaleski Youth Camp, burglarizing a vacant cabin, stealing guns and a bow, and robbing a professor and his family at gunpoint before wrecking the stolen car on Route 682 in The Plains after a high speed chase managed by Athens County sheriff's deputies.
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Zaleski
Charles Curran
Vinton County
Athens County
Plains
Tri-County Technical Institute
Nelsonville
Court Orders Payment Of Two Debts By Yohos
Donald and Carrie Yohos of The Plains face a three day deadline to settle two debts totaling 11 559 97 with interest. A Federal National Mortgage Assn suit for 9 135 97 and a separate claim of 2 424 from Hocking Valley Bank run parallel, plus five smaller debts totaling 1 677 60. Their Dover Township land in Gilbert Hart subdivision could be sold if balances aren’t paid.
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Carrie Yoho
Plains
Gilbert Hartman
Dover Township
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Westlake mother chosen honorary for OU Mothers Weekend
Mrs Edward J. O Rourke of Westlake was named honorary mother for Ohio University Mothers Weekend May 2 3 and 4. Her son Timothy studies at OU and Terri at the College of Education. She leads the Westlake PTA and has a history of community service and Girl and Boy Scout leadership. Proceeds from weekend events fund the March of Dimes.
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Ohio University
University
Edward J. O'Rourke
Terri
College of Education
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
Timothy
College of Business Administration
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
O’rourke
Pon
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Autonomy in Ohio higher education urged by teachers group
A coalition of Ohio college associations urged continued institutional autonomy amid proposed General Assembly laws. The High er Education Conference Committee called for the Board of Regents to act as a planning body, not a regulator, with faculty and student representation. Representatives include Ohio University figures Dr. Robert Boyd and Dr. Edward Mitchell among others.
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General Assembly
Higher Education Conference Committee
Board of Regents
The
Ohio Associ
Ohio University
Robert Boyd
Edward Mitchell
Ohio University Federation of Teachers
Robert Daniel
Ohio University Faculty Senate
Governor orders patrol probe into Licavoli case
Gov. James A. Rhodes ordered an immediate Ohio State Highway Patrol investigation into all aspects of the Licavoli case. The action follows controversy over the 1973 commutation of Thomas Licavoli from murder to second degree and a Life magazine story alleging bribes to officials.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Highway Patrol
Thomas Licavoli
Toledo
Rhodes
Current Life Magazine
Ohio Parole Board
Parole Board
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Life Magazine
Man Jailed After Fight Case in Municipal Court
George Kempton pleaded no contest to one charge and guilty to another, jailed for failing to pay a $35 fine. He admitted striking Gene Lowry at 33 N Court St during a fight on West State Street. Lowry was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by emergency squad. The malicious destruction charge at Jim's 42 Grill from Oct 5 was dismissed.
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George Kempton
Gene Lowry
N. Court St
W. State Street
Lowry
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Kempton
Oil Fire Damages Trailer Home in Salem Road
A fire at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday damaged a trailer home owned by Barney Baker on Salem Road. The Plains volunteer fire department responded to a fuel oil heater leak, with losses pegged at 600 dollars for the trailer and 1,000 dollars for the contents, totaling about 1,600 dollars.
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Salem Road
The
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Peace Bond Issued On Nelsonville Man
A peace bond against Ray mond Conley 26 Nelsonville was filed in Municipal Court Tuesday by Mary Fossett who fears he may harm her. Conley was jailed in lieu of a $100 bond to guarantee his appearance May 6 for the hearing. He pleaded guilty to driving without a license, was fined $75 and costs, and his license had been suspended. Bees eggs in deserted nests of field mice and chipmunks are noted.
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Raymond Conley
Nelsonville
Mary Fossett
Conley
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