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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1975

Page

9

Eastern Cagers to Lack Experience and Height

Eastern High School's 1975-76 basketball campaign features coach Duane Wolfe guiding a young squad with only three seniors two of whom are injured lettermen Steve Nelson and Don Eichinger. Nelson may miss six to seven weeks after knee surgery while Eichinger recovers from football injuries. The team leans on hustle and reserves as Nelson is the tallest at six feet one, with a schedule list including games at Hannan Trace Waterford Vinton County and more as they rebuild.

EAGLE Eastern High Brian Conde Tuppers Plains Duane Wolfe Eagles Steve Nelson Don Eichinger Nelson Eichinger Wolfe

Nellie Fox Dies at 47 After Skin Cancer Battle

Nellie Fox, longtime White Sox second baseman and 1959 AL MVP, died at 47 in Baltimore after a fall illness from widespread skin cancer. Friends recall his grit and influence, noting his coaching years with the Senators and Houston, and that he later ran Nellie Fox Bowl in Chambersburg with his wife Joanne and daughters Tracy and Bonnie. Funeral plans were incomplete.

Baltimore Nellie Fox Nellie Jim Lemon Washington Senators Lemon Fox Senators St. Thomas University Hospital Chicago White Sox White Sox Billy Pierce Pierce Jacob Nelson Fox al Lopez Nellie Foxes Philadelphia A Houston Jim Golden Danny Murphy Cash Washington Paul Richards Chambersburg Joanne Tracy Bonnie

Reaction Favorable to Ford's Court Nominee

Washington AP reports the Stevens Supreme Court nomination faces mainly timing questions. Ford’s pick draws broad approval from legal circles and lawmakers with hearings set for December 8 before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Ford Washington John Paul Stevens Supreme Court Senate Congress Senate Judiciary Committee Stevens James 0. Eastland D-Miss 7Th Circuit Court of Appeals Chicago Eastland Minority Committee Roman L. Hruska Neb White House Philip Buden John O. Marsh Jr Robert C. Byrd Dw.va Judiciary Committee

Schools May Form New Cage Conference

Cincinnati Xavier Athletic Director Jim McCafferty says Xavier and several Midwestern schools are close to creating a new college basketball conference. Detroit Loyola Chicago Valparaiso Butler Evansville Dayton are named as participants. DePaul sent a rep but isn’t expected to join. The plan awaits presidents’ approval after directors agreed to form the conference.

Cincinnati Xavier Jim McCafferty McCafferty Detroit Loyola of Chicago Valparaiso Butler Evansville Dayton Depaul Indianapolis Ind

Athens to Hold Exhibition Wrestling Meet

The Athens High School wrestling team will hold wrestle-offs Wednesday at 3 30 p m at the high school cafeteria. Bulldog Coach John Dena said the event will be open to the public.

Athens Bulldog John Dena

Massillon Blaze Probe Deepens as Investigators Probe Explosions

Massillon firefighters continue probing the La Cuisina Restaurant blast that killed three, with a heavy crane brought in and arson teams from the U S Treasury bomb squads, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and state fire marshal aiding the inquiry. Two others were injured.

Massillon, Ohio Massillon Mike Bednar la Cuisina Bednar U.S. Treasury Department Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation State Joseph Glossen Massillon City Hospital Norman Reeder

Shipwreck blame denied in Edmund Fitzgerald case

Oglebay Norton and Northwest Mutual Life Insurance seek court relief from liability or limit to 817,920 for the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking. They claim seaworthiness and storm cause. Coast Guard findings pending. June 1 deadline set for filing claims. wives seek 2 million each. John J. Dwyer says company aiding affected families.

Cleveland (Ap Oglebay Norton Co Edmund Fitzgerald U.S. District Court Thomas Murphy Oglebay and Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Co Fitzgerald Lake Superior Coast Guard Murphy's William Thomas John J. Dwyer Oglebay Norton

Queen City Gets 1st Woman Mayor

Cincinnati swore in its first regularly elected woman mayor, succeeding the city's first black mayor Theodore Berry. Mrs. Bobbie Sterne, sworn in Monday, voiced that women have made progress but remain underrepresented in higher offices.

Cincinnati Bobbie Sterne Theodore M. Berry

Ehrlichman Reveals Tapes Fear and White House Security

The article details Ehrlichman recounting that tapes remained in Mardian’s office for weeks and a later meeting at Mardian’s home where fear of surveillance and potential FBI actions were discussed. It notes Nixon ordering file possession, the Secret Service installing a safe and alarm sensors, and mentions Cincinnati’s city leadership changes and the Equal Rights Amendment advocacy by Mayor Sterne.

FBI Ehrlichman Mardian Hoover Nixon Secret Service White House

Christmas Party Plans At VFW Auxiliary Meeting

The Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 in Nelsonville will decide plans for a Christmas party at its Wednesday 8 p.m. meeting at the post home.

Nelsonville Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467

Public Probate and Land Sale Notices Highlight Ohio Cases

Multiple probate actions list executrices and administrators for Kennard, Cunningham, Lewis, Lyons, Trout estates with filing deadlines. A sale of Bessie Stephenson’s Nelsonville property at 1 00 PM Dec 18 1975 includes Lot 599 and Lot 598 adjustments with 10 percent deposit and bid rejection rights. Albany Agricultural Society director election set for Dec 6 1975 with voting 3 00 to 7 00 PM and petitions due seven days prior. Ohio EPA public notice invites adjudication hearings and public comments on permit and variance actions with contact details and deadlines.

Bessie Stephenson Poplar Street Nelsonville Watkins Ohio Athens County Albany Independent Agricultural Society Albany Grange Hall Albany Doris H. Mace Alexander Ohio Environmental Protection Agency OEPA Environmental Board of Review E. Broad Street Columbus EPA P.O. Box NPDES Ohio Epa P.O Higgins Athens Kittle Farm Supply Main Street Glouster Zimmerman Feed Service Washington St. Albany York Construction Co Chauncey Seneca Towers E. Broad St

Bidders Purchase of School Bus for Southern Local School District

The Southern Local School District in Racine Ohio invites sealed bids for one 66 passenger school bus with separate chassis and body bids. Bids due December 19 1975 at 12 00 noon, opened by the clerk Treasurers office. Specifications require compliance with district standards safety rules and Ohio laws. The district may reject any or all bids. CARE LINE crisis helpline and Kerr-Hunter Hardware ad follow.

Board of Education Southern Racine Ohio Department of Education Director of Highway Safety Jane Wagner

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