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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1972
Page
2
Federal Hocking School Superintendent Willard Fitzpatrick is accused of misusing a $90,000 figure to mislead voters about the district’s finances. The Messenger reports the discrepancy was made clear on Thursday after verification.
An overturned tractor-trailer carrying 56 iron pipes blocked westbound Route 50 just east of Coolville after losing control on an ice covered bridge. Driver John Molenda, 53, of McKee's Rocks PA, was not injured or cited. Police noted 10 weather related incidents since midnight Thursday and local crashes in Athens with icy roads closing Richland Avenue briefly.
Voters head to the polls Tuesday after a Thursday meeting at Federal Hocking High School where residents debated a 6 mill operating levy. Stewart notes strong turnout and continued questions about the measure's impact on local funding.
Four deer hunters forfeited bonds after failing to appear in Athens County Municipal Court on various charges. Richard Howard and Anthony Meek faced $25 bonds for permit issues, while Steve Van West and Craig White forfeited $25 for hunting without permission. Other Friday cases included several Guilty pleas and fines for traffic and license offenses as well as a district election discussion.
Brenda Newlun’s birthday party in Nelsonville precedes a school board meeting where transportation supervision, levy levels, and a projected deficit are debated. Figures show state aid for Federal Hocking totals $715,073 this year with a $110,000 1973 deficit predicted, while a 6 mill levy is defended as necessary to fund operations.
The State Department of Education findings dispute Fitzpatrick's $90,000 claim as irrelevant to the district's finances. The figure represents the gap between the old 17.5 mill foundation charge-off and the new 22.5 mill rate.
Weather outlook predicts tonight’s showers or thundershowers with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s and cloudy Saturday with rain turning to snow flurries. National view notes colder trends in the northeast and west, warmer southeast, with snow from the southern Rockies to the central Plains and rain across the Mississippi Valley to the Northeast.
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