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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1977

Page

2

Ohio bottle deposit law may wait until 1979 session

Secretary of State Ted W. Brown said petitions for a citizen proposed law on deposits for soft drink and malt beverage containers are due December 23. If a 1975 Supreme Court ruling on legislative sessions applies, the measure would be presented to the General Assembly in January 1979 rather than this January. The proposal comes from the Ohio Alliance for Returnables.

Columbus Ohio General Assembly Ted W. Brown Ohio Supreme Court Brown Ohio Alliance Supreme Court

Icy roads may have limited Ohio weekend traffic toll

Ohio State highway safety Director Robert Chiaramonte said icy roads helped limit weekend traffic deaths to three this year on state roads. The fatalities occurred in Cincinnati on Saturday, Toledo on Saturday, and Washington County on Sunday.

Columbus Ohio Robert Chiaramonte Cincinnati Toledo Washington County

CCC Camps Open In Ohio Forest Areas And Nurseries

Six non residential CCC camps will open in January February and March in Ohio. Four camps are in Shawnee State Forest Scioto County Zaleski State Forest Vinton County Maumee State Forest Fulton County and the city of Cleveland. Two camps will be near Green Springs Tree Nursery Seneca County and Zanesville Tree Nursery Muskingum County. Funding includes 3.5 million federal dollars for the Young Adult Conservation Program.

Columbus. Ohio Civilian Conservation Corps Ohio Shawnee State Forest Scioto County Zaleski David D. Franklyn Office of Civilian Conservation

Network Men Appointed

Allan H. Land and W. Thomas Duke were reappointed to the Ohio Educational Television Network by Gov. James A. Rhodes. Land, who has chaired the commission, serves to advance the statewide educational television network created by the 104th General Assembly.

Columbus, Ohio Allan H. Land W. Thomas Duke Ohio Educational Television Network James A. Rhodes Land 104Th General Assembly

Ohio City-Liberty district extends school closure beyond calamity days

Ohio City Ohio City-Liberty Local schools remain closed after ten days of bad weather, double the five calamity days allowed. The district is among several in Van Wert and surrounding counties at or beyond the limit, with make up days sometimes scheduled on weekends after the semester ends.

Ohio City Ohio Ohio City-Liberty van Wert Mercer Allen Putnam Paulding

Ornaments sent to White House by Ohio group

The Ohio Association for Retarded Citizens Inc. sent Christmas ornaments made by its 400 000 members to Washington for a White House exhibit. Similar ornaments from associations nationwide join NARC's annual art design contest. Each contributor will receive a certificate from the OARC.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Association For Retarded Citizens Inc Washington White House NARC OARC

Carter appoints Donald J. Kindt U S Marshal for Ohio

President Carter named Donald J. Kindt of Bellville Ohio as United States Marshal for the northern district of Ohio. Senators Glenn and Metzenbaum expect early Senate confirmation. Kindt 48 previously led Richland County projects and served as state transportation personnel director before administering Richland Probate Court.

Washington Carter Donald J. Kindt Bellville Ohio United States U.S John Glenn Howard Metzenbaum Senate Kindt Richland County Engineers Office State Department of Transportation Richland County Mansfield Robert G. Wagner Wagner

World junior barrel racer Jackie Jo Perrin returns home to parade

Antlers Oklahoma welcomed 13 year old Jackie Jo Perrin home after she won the National Finals Rodeo barrel racing title. A parade along Main Street featured horseback riders, a Welcome Home banner and gifts including a horse warm up coat and five dollar bills. Chamber of Commerce director Clyde Bell said the town had not seen a celebrity like her before. Perrin weighed 88 pounds and has competed in more than 62 rodeos.

Antlers Okla Jackie Jo Perrin Main Street Jackie Jo Clyde Bell Chamber of Commerce Oklahoma City

Wedding Consent Given For London Man’s U S Marriage

Mark Goodman 21 plans to marry his 77 year old step grandmother with his father in Los Angeles giving consent after Britain blocked the union under the 1949 Marriage Act. They aim to wed soon after his 21st birthday with the ceremony in Los Angeles.

London Mark Goodman Los Angeles United States Mark Ray Goodman Britain

One Man Mine Runs Without Inspection

Ted Spewock operates a single man coal mine in Ligonier Pennsylvania without federal safety oversight for three years. He loads about two tons daily to support his family and fears shutdown if inspectors intervene. The Mine Safety Administration weighs legal options on regulating a one man operation.

Ligonier, Pa Ted Spewock Clark Hollow Spewock Smokey United Mine Workers Southwestern Pennsylvania Mannington W.va Charles Battistoni The Mine Engineering Safety Administration

DES Use Linked to Increased Cancer Risk for Mothers Daughters

AP reports new evidence suggests the drug DES used by about two million pregnant women to prevent miscarriages may raise fatal cancer risks, especially breast cancer. Earlier findings linked daughters’ uterine cancers and sons’ reproductive defects. Dr. Wolfe urges doctors to warn patients.

Washington DES Sydney M. Wolfe Health Research Group Health, Education and Welfare Joseph A. Califano Wolfe University of Chicago

Lady Churchill Dies at 92 in London

Lady Spencer Churchill widow of Sir Winston Churchill died at 92 in London after a heart attack. Her death was announced by her grandson Winston Churchill. She had retreated from public life after her husband’s 1965 death and auctioned family heirlooms this year to meet expenses.

London Spencer Churchill Britain Sir Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Clementine Lady Spencer Churchill Henry Hozier Blanche Hozier Winston Duke of Marlborough Clementine Ogilvy Hozier Dragoon Guards Sir Winston Churchill

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