Walker on Stand in Murder Trial in Athens County
Jesse Walker testifies in his own defense denying estranged wife Sandra Walker's testimony that he shot Thomas Lowery on Jan 26. He places alibi between noon and 2:20 p.m. with two friends and at Maplewood Inn, while investigators outline timing disputes and a single fingerprint on the murder weapon.
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Robert Ekey Messenger
Jesse Walker
Walker
Athens County
Athens
Ohio University
Maplewood Inn
Lowery
Donna Malone
Joseph Vanity
Michael Nolan
Vanity
Sheriff's Department
Bill Blake
Blake
Columbus
Robert Butts
Lewis Brown
Hocking Technical College
Brown
Coach Hearing Delayed in Athens Education Dispute
Athens High School coaching controversy delays court hearing on blocking hiring of Bill Whaley as outdoor education teacher and head basketball coach. A temporary restraining order remains in effect while sides seek a preliminary injunction. new hearing set for Sept. 1 at 1 15 pm.
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Athens
City School Board
Athens Education Association
Common Pleas
Bill Whaley
David Frey
Frey
Lowell Howard
Howard
Two Injured In Meigs County Accidents
POMEROY Meigs County Sheriff deputies investigated two wrecks Tuesday. Jeanie Whit tington 36 of Rutland turned on County Road 5 in Salisbury from Route 7 when Stanley Folden 29 of New Marshfield tried to pass and struck Whit tington broadside. Folden cited for passing in a hazardous zone. Grace Gould passenger in Folden vehicle treated for lacerations at Veterans Memorial Hospital. Charles Whittington 13 treated at the scene. A second crash on Route 124 and County Road 5 in Rutland Two at 11:15 p.m. caused no injuries and is under investigation. Robert LeMaster Jr of Circleville ran a stop sign and hit a vehicle driven by Robert Shafer 27 of Pomeroy.
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Charles Whittington
Whittington
Rutland
Robert LeMaster Jr
Circleville
Robert Shafer
Pomeroy
Masons Plan Two Meetings at Coolville Lodge
Coolville Masonic Lodge 337 schedules two meetings this month. Aug 13 offers a 6 p.m. potluck and a 7 p.m. degree work led by past masters. Aug 17 at 7 30 p.m. Eskel Farley leads entered apprentice degree work. Mrs Sadie Parks chairs this year’s Cystic Fibrosis drive, door to floor campaign runs Sept 18 26.
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Coolville
Sadie Parks
Trimble Two
Vaughan Warns City Bus System Faces Decline Without Support
David Vaughan of the Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association warns that without council approval of a UMTA funded bus purchase, the city bus system could drop to a degraded level within a year. City Council rejected a resolution to cooperate on buying up to five buses, threatening service cuts and jeopardizing state funding.
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Steve Robb
David Vaughan
Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Association
The
Urban Mass Transit Administration
AORTA
Greg Hill
Vaughan
Hill
UMTA
OU Professors Awarded $48 000 in Grants
Ohio University faculty Frank E. Bernard Wai K Chen Earl R Hunt and Gerald E Svendson receive grants totaling 48000 The projects span geography Kenya population pressure electrical engineering broadband filters undergraduate physics equipment and zoology woodrat distribution in Ohio The funds come from Rockefeller Foundation National Science Foundation and Ohio Biological Survey to support research and equipment purchases.
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Ohio University
Frank E. Bernard
Wai-Kai Chen
Earl R. Hunt
Gerald E. Svendson
Bernard
Rockefeller Foundation
Kenya
E. Ben Masiolo
Chen
National Science Foundation
Hunt
Svendson
Ohio Biological Survey
Ohio
Culp Named to Physical Plant at Ohio University
W. Charles Culp will remain at Ohio University for several months as acting physical plant director. Former vice president for administrative services, his position was eliminated in a July reorganization. he begins duties August 16 as the search for a permanent director proceeds, with Culp a candidate for the post. Lefler resigned earlier to join the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
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W. Charles Culp
Ohio University
Culp
Charles Ping
Gene Peebles
Peebles
Clarence Lefler
University of Tennessee At Knoxville
Lesler
Thomas Gallagher
Board of Regents
University
Take Swimming Lessons Draw 1780 Participants At Athens Recreation
Three summer sessions at the Athens City Recreation Department attracted 1780 participants including 35 senior life savers 40 basic rescue and water safety students 61 intermediate adults and 49 beginning adults. Officials say 1225 patches were earned and Kiwanis Club has funded patches since 1964 benefiting 12755 learners to date.
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Athens City Recreation Department
Kiwanis Club
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Jerome E. Spires
Nelsonville
Murray City
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Spires
Bob Wilson Jr
Keller and Weltner Co
Lancaster
OU Press
K. Kourounis
Charles Culp
Bowman’s Dept. Store
Chauncey, Ohio
Coca-Cola
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MR. Bee
ETA
Superamerica
Richland Ave
the Security Bank
Otto
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