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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1972
Page
3
Robert A. Smitley 55 of Pomeroy Route 4 was found guilty in Athens County Municipal Court on a charge of failing to maintain an assured clear distance ahead.
A court of honor held by Boy Scout Troop 77 at Bethel United Methodist Church Athens honored scouts for summer merit badges and First Class awards with John Engleman Chris Graham and James Halterman receiving First Class. The event followed by multiple court reports of traffic and misdemeanor charges including fines for individuals on Route 682 and surrounding areas.
Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden planned weekend appearances at the Ohio State Fair to promote the Indochina Peace Campaign. The pair, linked to SDS, join a seven state tour organized by the national office in Washington and set up a peace booth at the fair.
Prague AP reports Brno Consumer Fair notes Czechoslovakia will export sausage worth 18 million Czechoslovak crowns to Italy West Germany and Austria. Also listed are name pairs in a local notices section: Shirley Sherman versus Charles Sherman and Carolyn White versus Brady White. Geraldine Burt versus Glen Burt.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources plans to relocate the Division of Wildlife from its longtime north downtown Columbus building into new offices. Sportmen and division constituents urge keeping the unit in its current downtown area where it has resided since the 1940s. The department occupies a floor of the state office building downtown and seeks to move.
Retired Air Force General Olbert F Lassiter will have a hearing on November 13 after surrendering to police in Philadelphia. He faces charges of diverting millions from Penn Central with others to invest through Executive Jet. Also noted are cited reorganizational plans and unrelated state conservation concerns.
U S Transportation Secretary John A Volpe told a University of Akron traffic seminar that eliminating acute congestion justifies diverting federal highway funds to mass transit by bus and rail. He argued six lane highways south to Boston could be replaced by rail and bus capacity, noting trucks favor the idea but oppose related legislation.
Neil Withem of The Plains sues Johnson Oil Co in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking an injunction to stop the oil storage depot from disturbing his peace. He alleges constant truck deliveries with engines running and diesel fumes harming health near his home.
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