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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1977
Page
2
Health officials order a quarantine on pet owners in parts of Franklin County after a fourth rabid raccoon was found in the Columbus area. Officials fear other raccoons may be infected and could spread rabies to pets and wildlife.
County prosecutors cut counts against Raymond Ferritto in exchange for full cooperation on the leadership of the Cosa Nostra in Cleveland and the Oct. 6 bombing death of Danny Greene. The deal requires Ferritto to provide information and testimony about others involved.
A 28 year old Cincinnati man Larry Ralston faced a Clermont County pretrial conference on four counts of aggravated murder and three rape charges in a breakthrough case tied to a two year old string of unsolved killings. He pleaded innocent to the murder charges and is jailed on rape charges with a $43,000 bond while murder bond was not set. The case recalls a string of eleven killings in the Cincinnati area since 1975.
In West Baltimore two bandits enter the English brothers home and cuff Richard, 24, and Leroy, 25. Denise Powell, the brothers' half sister, is taken upstairs during the raid. Denise pushes a robber from a second story as the others escape and police search for the suspects.
Robert H. Brown of Conowingo Md will receive 1978 license plates despite owing 14 dollars to Baltimore for an alleged traffic ticket. A state official said Brown may have been charged due to a misread license number by an officer. Brown says he has not been in the city for nearly 20 years and believes a mixup caused the bill.
A high official says Tongsan Park will return to testify in the United States in exchange for blanket immunity. The U S Justice Department hedged, noting no conclusive agreement. A joint announcement was expected late this week or next.
Declassified CIA documents show agents monitored campus protests and liaised with local authorities to warn recruiters of demonstrations during the Vietnam era. Reports note limited spying on dissident meetings, with field offices developing campus liaison networks while emphasizing nonintrusive warning beyond a recruiter advisory role.
A no pay no work protest ends as Cleveland teachers return to school despite a weather holiday. Officials pursue funds to cover 15.4 million in December loan payments while new state borrowing rules may ease future cash needs.
Historical note reports in 1906 Columbus inaugurates the world’s first combined purification and softening waterworks plant. Fragmentary text includes postal and pricing snippets and a misread line about mail-in rates and route details.
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