Police Press Hunt For Suspect In Bizarre Murders
Police pursued William Garretson as a suspect in the murder of actress Sharon Tate and four others at her Bel Air estate. The case featured bloody messages and multiple stab and gunshot deaths, with investigators citing a red Ferrari linked to the killings and ongoing questioning of Garretson after a lie detector test.
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LaBianca
Bel Air
Miss Tate
Slim
Toasie
William Garretson
Robert Helder
Garretson
Jesse Buckles
Roman Polanski
Helder
Storm knocks out power across Athens area reports
Storm Saturday night caused widespread outages affecting about 1400 people. Major outages hit Peach Ridge with a fallen limb. over 1000 were dark from 7:30 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. Lights at the Athens County fairgrounds failed from 7:30 to 10:15 p.m. Coolville lost power briefly. Torch area had 125 customers affected. a dark stretch near Albany Minerva lasted hours. A tree struck on Brawley Run Road blocked Amesville and Strathmore Boulevard transformer failed at 7:15 p.m. Power fully restored by Sunday morning. Weather observer reports 2.8 inches rain, river level 9 feet 11 inches.
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Athens
Peach Ridge
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens County Fairgrounds
Coolville
Torch
Townhouse Road
Albany
Minera
Tomers
Brawley Run Road
Amesville
Strathmore Boulevard
Athens County Sheriff's Department
Hocking River
Myers Construction Co
C. L. Colmer
Four Day Athens County Fair Ends Amid Wet Note
About 12 000 people attended the 118th Athens County Fair over four days. Rain and a tornado watch hit the final night, causing a power outage and venue confusion while Kenneth Ackerman called the fair best in recent memory.
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Allen
Agricultural Society
Charles Sharp
Athens
Sharp
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Larry Hines
Penny Bailey
Cited after Sunday accidents near bridge site
Two motorists received citations after separate Sunday accidents. Andrew Nisley 1% Warren Road was cited for unsafe operation and driving under the influence when his car struck Eagle Construction Co warning lights at the Richland Avenue bridge site. Terry Lee Foughty 16 The Plains was cited for driving left of center after a collision with a van camper on Columbus Road near Terrace Road.
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Andrew Nisley
Warren Road
Eagle Construction Co
Richland Avenue Bridge
Convocation Center
Nisley
Terry Lee Foughty
the Plains
William Leslie Mitchell
Columbus
Columbus Road
Terrace Road
Foughty
Donald D. Christian
The
Plains
Weekend fires keep Athens firefighters busy with multiple calls
Two alarms Sunday and three squad responses over the weekend. A squad treated Mrs Bonnie Mosier after an overdose at 110 Columbus Rd. and took her to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Saturday’s first aid calls at the Athens County fairgrounds sent Mrs Billy Joe McDaniel and Charles Sharp to Sheltering Arms. A downed electric line on Peach Ridge Rd prompted a standby by a utility crew. A blaze at Mill and College Streets involved smoke from steam caused by rain on hot brick walls.
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Columbus Rd
Bonnie Mosier
Red Cross
Athens County Fairgrounds
Billy Joe McDaniel
Athens
Charles Sharp
Peach Ridge Road
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Mill
College Streets
Youth Third In U S Chess Tournament
A 16 year old Athens youth, Mark Nostrant, finished third in the high school class at the 1969 U S Junior Open Chess Championship in Boston. He is the son of Richard and (name not given) Nostrant of 44 Avon Place in Athens and will be a junior at Athens High School. Nostrant earned his entry fees and expenses by delivering The Athens Messenger in the East end of Athens. He is a chess enthusiast who has organized several tournaments in Athens.
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Athens
Boston
Mark Nostrant
Richard Nostrant
Avon Pl
Northeastern University
Nostrant
Athens High School
Athens Messenger
Federal-Hocking loses superintendent amid resignations
Alex Cilo resigns as Federal-Hocking School District superintendent citing personal reasons after one year in the post. Robert Weinfurther works with the board to secure a replacement before school opens. The board hires several teachers and plans a sixth to eighth grade middle school in the current high school building.
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Cilo
Alex Cilo
Federal-Hocking
Board of Education
E. L. Koehler
Robert Weinfurther
Federal Hocking High School
Petitions Validated For Waterloo Two Local Option Vote
Athens County board validates petitions to place a local option issue on the November ballot in Waterloo Two. 205 signatures valid after review. nine signatures were invalid. 143 valid signatures, 35 percent of 1968 voters, needed. Willard R Barnes of Columbus seeks vote to permit selling 3.2 beer by the drink at a Waterloo Two dance barn as part of a recreation complex. Board to meet Wednesday to place candidates and the local option issue on the ballot.
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Waterloo
Athens County Board of Elect
William Howe
Howe
Willard R .Barnes
Columbus
Barnes
Elections Board
Five Accidents Probe by State Patrol in Three Counties
State Highway Patrol investigated five weekend accidents across Athens Hocking and Vinton counties. Four people were hospitalized from injuries among six injured. The worst crash occurred on Route 78 near Glouster when two cars collided during a left turn, injuring four including three Dixon siblings.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
Hocking
Vinton
Glouster
Ralph Gardner
Shirley Marie Dixon
Gardner
Dixon
Carolyn Kiser
Mary Dixon
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Woyzech Frykowski
Polanski
Steven Parent
el Monte
Fashionable
Benedict
Los Angeles
London
Miney
Ken Steinhoff
Vore Ridge
County Highway Department
Morristown
State Highway Department
General Telephone Co
Cansolves Tuite
Hardwarpf
Pee Wee King
Tennessee Waltz
King
Nior
Vicky Cole
Grant Newlan
Saddle Slickers 4H Club
Page Chevrolet
A.m
Putnam Howe Drive
Belpre, Ohio
DIAL
U.S
Joseph Merkle
Judith Ann McClemanns
Julia Starlen
Linda Wyles
Stewart
Lottridge
Richard Koker
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Hocking County
Wilbur D. Barlow
New Plymouth
Chester R. Culbertson
Zanesville
Logan
Barlow
Culbertson
Mary E. Jenkins
Potter Road
Jenkins
Vinton County
James A. Barnett
McArthur
Darewood G. Jewell
Robert E. Rutter
Rutter
WaTc Bands
Wilson Baker
WN. Court
Complete Insurance
Baur Inc
Ebelk
First National Bank
Nelsonville
Bankamericard
Techbcon Then
Galey & Lord
Fortress&lyester
Andover
North Court Street
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