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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1969

Page

2

Shirley Temple Black urges aid bill restoration to senators

Shirley Temple Black urged voters to ask their senators to restore cuts in President Nixon's foreign aid appropriation bill. The House cut the request to 1.6 billion dollars. the Senate has not acted. The former child star, now a U. N. envoy, spoke on NBC Met the Press.

New York Shirley Temple Black Nixon House Senate U. S U. N. General Assembly NBC

Gleason Ex-Girl Friend to Wed at Harolds Club

Honey Merrill and comedian Dick Roman announce plans to marry next Sunday at the Harolds Club casino where he performs. Merrill, once a Gleason showgirl, later became his executive secretary and companion. the pair split last summer.

Gleason Reno Nev Honey Merrill Jackie Gleason Dick Roman Harolds Club Miss Merrill

Sanford to lead Duke University and shun 1972 race

Ter ry Sanford, former North Carolina governor famed for education advocacy, accepted the Duke University presidency over a return to politics in 1972. He had been discussed as a potential challenger to Senator B Everett Jordan in the Democratic primary.

Durham N. C Terry Sanford North Carolina Duke University Politi Cal Arena Sanford Duke B. Everett Jordan

Weather Outlook for Monday December 15 1969

Variable clouds and cold with ending snow flurries by evening. Lows in 20s. Tuesday partly cloudy and cold with highs in mid to upper 20s. Yesterday high 42 low 31. Five day forecast: near normal temps with highs around mid 20s to 30s, light snow flurries possible northeast Tuesday and later in the week with total under .28 inch. Local normals and stations listed from A P data.

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Three Cited After City Jail Brawl Injures Five

A jail brawl involving eight prisoners led to 16 charges against three defendants Gerald Berger Warren Estille Gray and Albert Johnpier who faced four counts of assault and battery plus a robbery charge for Johnpier. The five other fighters were injured five treated at hospitals.

Eagles Club Gerald F. Berger Warren Estille Gray Albert C. Johnpier Valley Johnpier

Lincoln bishop appoints agricultural chaplain for farmers

In Lincoln England Bishop Kenneth Riches names Rev Alain Taylor 36 vicar of Morton to serve as agricultural chaplain. He will build links with farmers organizations and young farmers clubs and keep clergy and laity informed of farm problems in the largely agricultural Diocese of Lincoln.

Lincoln England Church of

Auto Buick Sales Rise in Cleveland Zone in November

Buick retail sales in the Cleveland zone reached 2,430 in November, up 2.6 percent from 2,369 a year earlier. Zone manager Ben Zavala announced the national Buick total of 59,218 retail deliveries for November, boosting year-to-date sales to 625,585 units, up 6.4 percent from last year’s 987,752.

Cleveland Buick Ben Zavala

Local Social Notes From Haydenville and Surrounding Towns

Recent guests and visitants fill homes across Haydenville Point Pleasant Columbus Gore and Logan as families host relatives and friends including Pollock Patter son Crothers Hooper Keplar Lehman Martin Sparks and Ginther with multiple children named and listed for each household.

John Keplar Robert Lehman Sone Randy Micky Carbon Hill William Lehman Coy Dale Margaret Ann Mardell Jean Gore Route 1 Paige Martin Eldon Brown Sherry Ricky Logan Route 4 Gertrude Weede Charles Miller Logan Genevieve Martin

Key tapes introduced by woman in data firm

New York reports Jacqueline Sher, 25, president of Madjac Data Co. Inc., unveils magnetic key tapes that replace punch cards and shrink file space. The public company employs over 40 operators and nearly 100 workers overall, highlighting rapid ascent from key punch operator in 1962 to company president.

New York Jacqueline Sher Madjac Data Co. Inc Miss Sher

Buildings Sought For Refugees

The Arch bishop of Jerusalem and the Bishop in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria urge Anglican churches to replace tents with prefab buildings for 10,000 refugees before winter. They expect about 2,000 Anglicans to give 200 dollars each this Christmas via Christian Aid or the National Council of Churches in each country.

London Jerusalem Jordan Lebanon Syria Anglican Communion Bethlehem Christian Aid National Council of Churches

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Admits Area Residents

A list shows admissions to Sheltering Arms Hospital including Lula Mills of Jacksonville Homer Sinclair and Lois Stage Athens, Erma Gabriel New Marshfield Route 1, Don Newsome The Plains, and families from Athens Route 2 Millfield Route 1 Sharon Ely and others. The note records multiple patients with full names and hometowns without additional context.

Delbert Karns Athens Hiram Kincade John Warmer Parma Heights Homer Rinehart Foster Sayer Sheltering Arms Hospital Rinehart Lula Mills Jacksonville Homer Sinclair Albany Lois Stage Charles Shields Jr John Hensler Erma Gabriel New Marshfield Russell Males Millfield Don Newsome the Plains

Alexander District Receives Surprise $2203 State Check

Alexander Local School District Superintendent Marcus Lohr welcomed a $2203 state check that will help with bills but not reopen schools. Districts statewide received part of a $4.25 million distribution from early state trust funds dating to 1803. Davidson earns PhD in civil engineering at Penn State commencement.

Alexander Marcus Lohr Lohr Ohio Department of Education University Park William W. Davidson Athens Pennsylvania State University

Illness Sets School Board Meet Tonight in Athens County

Athens County board of education forgave a regular meeting Saturday due to illness of three members. A special session is set for Monday night in the board room. Three members will attend and the regular agenda will be followed plus a transfer of funds to keep the year in the black.

Athens County Board of Education Robert Weinfurther

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