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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1971
Page
3
Youthful volunteers of the American Cancer Society will canvass local neighborhoods this Sunday for eggs as part of Beg an Egg Sunday. Representatives of the Youth Against Cancer organize the drive to raise funds and awareness.
James Cobb a Washington lawyer becomes president of the National Bar Association succeeding Judge Ed Bell as the 5 000 member organization closes its 46th annual convention.
The Athens City Zoning Board of Appeals denied a variance request by J. Michael Downard to retain an efficiency apartment at 224 Madison Ave. The unanimous vote followed testimony that the proposed unit would harm neighbors and with the inspector’s February ruling that the apartment could not be allowed in the single family zone.
Former Ohio governor James A. Rhodes ends a 10.3 million libel suit against Time Inc over a Life Magazine article about his alleged influence in commuting Yonnie Licavoli's murder sentence. Rhodes says the parole board's unanimous recommendation justified his actions and ends litigation without prejudice.
Athens police cited Ruth Elliott 18 for running a red light after a collision at Richland Avenue and Canterbury Drive. Vito Grieco 55 sustained slight damage to his car while Elliott’s vehicle also had minor damage.
The executive director of AFSCME Council 21 Herschel Sigall warns of a statewide work stoppage by Ohio state employees if the General Assembly rejects higher wages and better fringe benefits. He voiced plans for teach-ins and coordinated actions across 42 state locals, with possible pauses affecting Athens Mental Health Center and Ohio University.
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