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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1969
Page
2
About 250 freshmen heard Athens High School principal Dr. Gerald Killeen call the new school one of the finest. He touted a modular schedule granting varied curriculum access and personal development opportunities with 16 areas available during school hours.
Specialist 4 Samuel A. Eblen Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Sam Eblen of 38 N McKinley Ave returned home for a brief leave from Walter Reed General Hospital Washington D C He was injured in Vietnam June 29 when his jeep overturned during a late night mission to Vietcong Alley He has had surgeries in Japan and at Walter Reed and is to return Sept 4 for eye surgery.
A recreation levy renewal for Nelsonville has been filed with the Athens County board of elections. The proposal seeks five tenths of a mill to appear on the November ballot.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Welling reports a window broken at Andy Kestival's Shell station in The Plains between 9 30 p m Monday and 1 30 a m Tuesday. No thefts were reported and deputies continue the investigation.
A group of 42 Harris Road area residents petitions the Ohio Department of Highways to reroute traffic for the Medical Center onto Harris Street. Highway officials say the Harris route is necessary due to safety and access constraints at the bypass interchange. City leaders consider action based on upcoming Sept. 2 council meeting.
Ohio officials warn stricter nurse patient ratio rules for mental hospital care could cost up to 5 million dollars yearly in Medicare and Medicaid. The shortage affects rural hospitals like Cambridge and Athens, with current ratios of 1 to 46 versus a 1 to 21 target. Ten state mental hospitals now receive about 850 thousand annually from Medicare for geriatric care and 3 to 4 million from Medicaid for the indigent.
Dwight Robinson reports state officials expect bids by November for a Stimson Avenue extension to reconnect the city with areas east of the Hocking River. The project would replace the Mill Street bridge, with funding split among the city county and Hocking Conservancy District.
Three Ohio University faculty members visit the National University of Honduras at its invitation to explore a cooperative Latin America studies program. Dr. Edward Penson, Dr. James Cunningham, and Dr. Eric Wagner travel under a Council for Latin America grant to expand Latin American offerings and possibly form an association with a regional university. Sergio Mondragon will lecture. Mundus Artium will publish a December education section on contemporary Latin American literature.
Mayor Raymond Shepard unveiled a five year plan to improve Athens police facilities. It prioritizes renovating City Hall second floor into a Municipal Court chamber and possible fall readvertisement. The plan seeks federal matching funds for jail rehab detention quarters for women and an area police training school, focusing on equipment and facilities to ease personnel shortages.
A deer killed on Route 667 near Route 50 led to a collision on Monday as Harvey M. Nickels 50 of McArthur could not avoid the animal. On County Road 19 Golf Course Road Athens Route 1 drivers Floyd H Beougher 56 and Michael P Clark 22 were in a separate crash on a narrow bridge. Beougher cited for driving left of center.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lowery of Glouster welcomed a daughter. Admitted: Orville Stover, Leslie LaJohn, Ronald L. Baker of Athens, Kenneth Richards of Lancaster Route 2, Ruthie Joan Peters of Albany Route 2, Bobby J. Martin of New Marshfield Route 1, Mrs. Holly Hudwell of Chauncey. Dismissed: Charles Chalfan, Donald Williamson, Mrs. Eugene Bish and son.
The Athens area endured hazy conditions as Mercury reached 90 with morning low of 60 reported by U S Weather Observer C L Colmer. The warm trend continued from Monday’s high of 90 degrees.
At press time Tuesday three more of seven women and men accused of narcotics possession won freedom on bonds. Peter Lester Friedberg 23 New York City David Bryan Daley 23 Williamsville New York and John Edward Stember 18 Avetsfield New Jersey posted bonds of 5 000 each with Friedberg on 10 000 due to probation status Preliminary hearings set for 10 a m Sept 10 and Sept 8 for the others Police Captain Charles W Cochran announced raids Friday night resulting in 26 arrests and five releases to aid against narcotics offenders.
USDA said June food stamp program boosted buying power for more than 800000 people. A program spokesman urged low income individuals to call 593-5066 for information about the stamps.
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