Procter & Gamble Signs Pact Ending Sweepstakes
The FTC announces a consent order against Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati for past sweepstakes used to advertise products. Prizes were not awarded unless participants claimed them, and the order requires awarding all prizes and disclosing odds in ads. The company defends its material as clear and says it no longer uses such promotions.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Procter & Gamble Co
Cincinnati
FTC
Procter & Gamble
Heck’s opens new Athens store announces expansion
Vice-Safety Director Dwight Robinson says Heck's has secured an excavation permit to start soon and a building permit will follow after state plans approval. The 274 by 149 foot store with parking for 400 to 500 cars will be built by D and E Corp of Huntington. Construction to be done by William Davis. Heck's began in Charleston in 1959 expanding to three states with a fourth in March in Winchester Virginia and annual sales around 70 million with about 1500 employees. Gallia County Sheriff's Department arrests Billy Sands of Gallipolis on a malicious cutting warrant signed by Charles Masters.
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Dwight Robinson
Heck’s
Robinson
D and E Corp
Huntington
William Davis
Charleston
Winchester
Cook
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Two Athens Drivers Hurt In Separate Accidents
Police report two Athens accidents with injuries. Melvin Withers 51 of Pataskala failed to stop at Pomeroy Road Richland Avenue crashing into Gary Hines 134 N Lancaster Street. Pam Hines 21 suffered head lacerations and was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. SeWell 77 of 21 S May Avenue injured at E State Street and May Avenue and hospitalized.
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Pomeroy Road
Albany Road
Richland Avenue
Athens
E. State Street
S. May Avenue
Melvin B. Withers
Pataskala
Gary W. Hines
N. Lancaster St
Pam Hines
Hines
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Athens Fire Department
Withers
Ing
Fred Sewell
S. May Ave
May Avenue
Athens Resident to Receive SIU Masters Degree
Barbara Lynn von Behren of 21 Utah Place will be among about 2,000 candidates at Southern Illinois University summer commencement in Carbondale Illinois on September 3. She will receive a Master of Arts degree.
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Carbondale, Ill
Athens
Southern Illinois University
Barbara Lynn von Behren
Utah Pl
Weather Roundup For Monday August 30 1971 Forecast
National forecast calls for sunny warm conditions across most of the nation with afternoon and evening thundershowers in the Southwest and Southeast and parts of the northern Plains. Cooler air is expected in the Pacific Northwest northern Plains and New England. High yesterday 81, today 57, precipitation 0 inches yesterday, total this month 4.28 inches, year total 24.64 inches.
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Southwest
Northern Plains
Pacific Northwest
New England
Four Hurt In Sunday Accidents
Four persons suffered minor injuries Sunday in two accidents investigated by the State Highway Patrol. Cecil C. Finley 67 Belpre and his passenger Lucy L Finley were slightly hurt when their westbound car failed to negotiate a right turn on USS Route 50 a mile east of State Route 681 near Albany. Patrolmen said heavy fog obscured Finley s vision as he drove into a construction area and his car skidded into drums on the highway. James W Hoops 20 and his passenger John Hoops 22 both of Shawnee suffered minor cuts when their car left State Route 78 in Murray City after a tire blowout and struck a power pole.
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State Highway Patrol
Cecil C. Finley
Belpre
Lucy L. Finley
Albany
Finley
James W. Hoops
John Hoops
Shawnee
Murray City
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Notes Summaries Births and Dismissals
A list from O'Bleness Memorial Hospital records births for several families in Athens and nearby towns including Ronald and Pamela Linscott and Bernard Eberts Jr. Dismissals include Thomas Harkins and others such as Mickey Rosser and Steve Lightner.
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Inez Kasler
Helen Grueser
Robert Smith
Orville Stover
Mabel Rhollans
Martha McCuulsky
Athens
Richard Simpson
Pamela Linscott
Millfield
Ronald Six
Nellie Pickett
Nelsonville
Denzil Roberts
Glouster
Nedra Riggs
the Plains
Bernard Eberts Jr
Hamden
Mary Tinker
Fairborn
Phil Devol
Logan
Thomas Harkins
Neale Demell
Ronald Miller
Marina Loudermilk
Mickey Rosser
Ernest Duncan
Richard Butrick
Wannette Michael
William McCallister
Pamela Davenport
Joseph Roberts
James Conover
Roy Barnhart
George Cohen
Tony Bradley
William Barnes
David Johnson
Harry Faulkner
Steve Sewell
Steve Lightner
Summer Youth Corps Provides 350 Local NYC Jobs
In Tri County, 350 young people from low income families joined the Neighborhood Youth Corps Program. They worked 26 hours weekly, earning about 75 dollars every two weeks, in roles across Athens Hocking and Perry Counties. The program funds total 147 700 dollars from the federal Department of Labor and aims to spark future career interest through work training and counseling.
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Athens
Hocking
Perry Counties
Tri-County
Neighborhood Youth Corps Program
NYC
Department of Labor
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Roger McCauley
CAP
Jack Osborne
Nelsonville
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Hocking County
Logan Police Department
Murray City
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Perry County
Corning
Crooksville
Junction City
Judy Pickett
Sue Hanning
O’bleness Hospital
Columbus
Science and Industry Museum
Three Accused On Drug Charges In Athens County
Athens officers arrest three men near Canannville on drug charges after a search of their car revealed marijuana and a stolen amplifier from Wesleyan Church found in June. Daniel Lee Johnson Jeanie L Kitchel and Howard J Hopkins are in jail with bonds set at 5000 each and 2500 for the stolen property charge. Davis Cup matches set for Oct 8-10 at Julian J Clark Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina.
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Athens Ptl
Boyd Sinclair
Athens County
Thhree
Canaanville
Wesleyan Church
Daniel Lee Johnson
Berea
Jeanie L. Kitchel
Bay Village
Howard J. Hopkins
Painesville
Franklin Sheeter
Julian J. Clark
Charlotte
N. C
Ohio House to Hear Interim Budget For Early September
Ohio faces no approved tax or budget plan for 1971 73 with a $57.5 million interim budget to cover the first ten days of September to be introduced in an evening House session. Senate panels plan three hearings in 20 hours on two tax bills to fund state operations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio House
Finance Appropriations Committee
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
OEP Offers Taxpayer Help on Wage-Price Freeze
Congressman Clarence Miller announced that the Office of Emergency Preparedness has arranged information services for the current 90 day wage-price freeze. IRS offices in Columbus Cincinnati and Steubenville will assist the public with questions and complaints while the Chicago regional office coordinates the effort. Booklets with FAQs will be published and available through Miller's Washington office.
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Office of Emergency Preparedness
Tenth
Clarence Miller
Miller
OEP
Internal Revenue Service
Southeastern Ohio
IRS
Third St
Columbus
Federal
Main St
Cincinnati
Market St
Steubenville
E. Congress Parkway
Chicago
Cannon Building
Washington, D. C
Parkersburg Driver Fined and Sent To Jail
One man pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined 200 dollars plus costs and sentenced to seven days in jail. A separate case for another DWI was set for September 8 at 9 a.m. Also listed are traffic fines for Mullins, Kelley, Carman, Jacobs, and Skinner for various offenses.
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Lloyd Bennett
Parkersburg
Bernard Noel Friend
Coolville
Silas Jimmy Mullins
Albany
Margaret A. Kelley
Befpre
Dennis R. Carman
Athens
James B. Jacobs
Lancaster St
Nelsonville
Glennan N. Skinner
Glouster
Kent State hosts Ohio home economics training for teachers
An Athens resident among 36 Ohio high school teachers completed the Ohio Vocational Home Economics Job Training Workshop at Kent State University. Carolyn Collins of Baker Road participated in the program sponsored by the State Department of Vocational Education and the Kent State School of Home Economics to certify teachers for job training.
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Kent
Athens
Ohio
Kent State University
Carolyn Collins
Baker Road
State Department of Vocational Education
Kent State School of Home Economics
Jackson's Father Calls Black Panther Tactics at Burial
The father of slain Soledad Brother George Jackson condemns Black Panther intimidation at his burial in Mt. Vernon Illinois. He urges a Kent State style inquiry into Jackson's 1971 death at San Quentin and prison conditions. Black Panthers clashed with reporters, cameras were damaged, and a funeral procession continued with tensions high.
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MT. Vernon
Ill
Soledad
George Jackson
Lester Jackson
Pasadena
Calif
California
San Quentin
San Francisco
St. Louis
Lambert International Airport
Illinois
Nathan Leopold Dies At 66 And 1950s Parole Saga
Nathan Leopold dies at 66 after a life shaped by the Leopold and Loeb case. The text recounts court battles, psychiatrists testifying, life sentences, parole denials, malaria drug tests, and Leopold’s reflections on punishment and lost family. He studied languages and sciences, influencing his post‑trial life including prison reform efforts.
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Gaverly
Leopold
Loeb
Adlai Stevenson
Heritage Camp Brings 116Girls to Camp Sandy Bend
Elizabeth West Virginia. Thirty five volunteers from Four Rivers Girl Scout Council joined 81 non scout campers ages 9 to 13 for a Heritage Camp week at Camp Sandy Bend. Sponsors included Athens County Children's Services Board Gallia Meigs Coronation for Community Action and West Central West Virginia Community Action Association. Activities ranged from swimming crafts boating singing folk dancing camp fires grooming first aid to hiking with events such as a birthday party a swim meet and a show off. The birthday cakes gifts exchanges and unit skits marked the camp’s close finale.
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Elizabeth
W. Va
Four Rivers Girl Scout Council
Sandy Bend
Heritage Camp
Athens County Children’s Services Board
Gallia-Meigs Coronation For Community Action
West Central West Virginia Community Action Association
Two Meetings Set By Athens Masons
Two meetings are scheduled at the Athens Masonic Temple. Athens Chapter 39 RAM will meet at 7 30 p m and Athens Council 15 R&SM at 8 30 p m on Wednesday night.
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Athens Masons
Athens
Shawnee Visit Set By Miller
Tenth District Congressman Clarence Miller wraps up his August recess visits across Southeastern Ohio with a stop in Shawnee for the Shawnee Labor Day Parade at 2 p.m. as part of the Shawnee Mine Festival. He has traveled over 2000 miles across 13 counties this recess while information on the patient at St. Anthony's Hospital is provided.
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Clarence Miller
Ohio
Shawnee
Miller
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