SEORC to honor 12 for regional development efforts
The Southeastern Ohio Regional Council will honor 12 citizens Thursday at The Ohio University Inn for past and present achievements in regional development. Albert Giles will present plaques. honorees include Barton Hall, David Vetter, Edgar Newton, Lindsey Lyons, and others from Logan, Portsmouth, Athens, and Meigs County. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30.
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Ohio University Inn
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SEORC
Ohio
Chambers of Commerce
Albert Giles
Barton A. Hall
Logan
David A. Vetter
Portsmouth
Savings and Loan
Portsmouth Area
Edgar William Newton
New Lexington
Lindsey Lyons
Tuppers Plains
Meigs County
B. Tad Grover Jr
Athens
Gary Short
Gallipolis
Gallia County Improvement Corp
Jim Anastas
Athens National Bank
E. F. Rothel
Columbia Gas of
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Athens County
East State Street
Route 50 Crash Kills Passenger in Athens Area
A passenger, Raymond L. Straight, 41, died after a car crash on Route 50 four miles west of the Washington Athens County line. His son Bobby, 16, suffered serious injuries. The collision occurred at 9:45 a.m. on an icy bridge. The State Highway Patrol continues investigations with no citations issued.
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Athens
Raymond L. Straight
Columbus University Hospital
Washington-Athens County Line
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Bobby
Berm
Ersburg
St. Joseph Hospital
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Athens County
State Patrol
Trimble Township
Athens Corporation Limits
Stewart
West Union Street
Two Aided By Squadmen
Fire department emergency squadmen responded to two calls Sunday. At 3 20 p.m. the squad went to 61 N High St where Mrs Fern Mann 63 was ill. She refused aid. A second call at 9 07 p.m. was for an auto accident in front of the Convocation Center Richland Avenue. Miss Cynthia Coles 20 Pickering Hall had a bump on her forehead and was taken to Hudson Health Center.
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Buchtel School Break-In Reported to Deputies
Sheriff's deputies investigate a reported break in at Buchtel School. The call came into the sheriff's office at 9 15 a m. Details were unavailable at presstime.
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Buchtel School
Three Injured In Route 33 Accident On Icy Bridges
Weekend crash spree along Route 33 and nearby roads leaves multiple injuries. Frank Sonnenburg 58 and Margaret Sonnenburg 55 of Clearwater Florida and Catherine Gazzale 61 of Cincinnati hospitalized after car slides over an icy bridge and hits a guardrail. Floella Ervin 35 of Athens and Brenda Woodruff 18 plus Vicki Pollard 12 of Albany sustain minor injuries in two additional crashes on ice covered surfaces. Police cite speeding and conditional speeding in separate incidents and no injuries in some cases.
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Floella Ervin
Athens
Probe Set Into Fire At House On Luhing Road
An investigation was ordered into a fire that destroyed an unoccupied house off Luhing Road near The Plains. The alarm came in at 2 a.m. from Route 56. Fire Chief Cecil Newsom said flames were out of control upon arrival. Owner Charles Young requested a cause inquiry and the state fire marshal was asked to send an arson investigator.
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University President Condemns Anti Negro Literature on Campus
Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden condemned hate literature distributed at the old campus gateway this morning. He noted three men in their early fifties appeared to be the distributors and suggested they were not students. The flyers, printed in Arlington Virginia, bore the National Socialist White People's Party address. University security police were asked to monitor the campus and city police to arrest the distributors.
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Athens
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American Nazi Party
James Whalen
Whalen
America
National Socialist Liberation Front
Shelter ing Arms Hospital Notes and Local Weather
Sheltering Arms Hospital notes list new births including a daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles Lyons Albany Route 1 and a son to Mr and Mrs Michael Barber Athens plus several births in Athens Route 2 and surrounding areas. DISMISSED patients include many residents and transfers such as Leslie Davis to Columbus University Hospital. Athens experienced 0.33 inches of rain as temperatures rose from 38 to a 49 degree morning and November rainfall totals reached 2.88 inches, below the 1967 figure.
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Charles Lyons
Albany
Michael Barber
Athens
Everett Person
Mike Jarvis
Ruth Peterson
William Perine
James Hinze
Mamie Maxwell
Joe Estep
Sally Hughes
Gladys Brown
Brent Easler
James Wheatley
Edith Fickison
Jane Kelley
Robert Faulkner
William Pratt
Frances Watkins
Joseph Chiki
Kate Brooks
Linda Whited
Terry Green
Leslie Davis
Columbus University Hospital
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Athens Mayor defers pool plan on stadium site
Athens Mayor Raymond Shepard will not push council for action tonight on a new city swimming pool at the old Athens High School Stadium land. He cites checking another privately owned site as a possible alternative while council weighs housing code and parking fines.
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Raymond Shepard
Athens High School
Stadium
Ohio University
E. State St
Nelsonville and Glouster Insurance Agents Named
In Nelsonville Oakley Insurance Agency and The Saltz Insurance Agency are listed alongside Gvinther in Glouster, with Richard Gvinher noted as a contact.
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Oakley Insurance Agency
Saltz Insurance Agency
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