Athens City Largely Unaffected by Pension Law Change
Athens appears to be one of the few Ohio cities whose police and fire pension funds remain solvent as state control nears. A state takeover on Jan 1 affects 444 municipalities with a total $420 million liability, but Athens reports reserves in both funds and small local contributions.
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Athens
Ohio
Police Pension Fund
Fire
Ralph D. Woods
Fire Pension Board
Michael Molchan
Floyd Wolfe
Royce Cooley
Earl Goodin
David Hughes
E. L. Nye
Charles Dalton
South Athens Dry Precincts Permit Status Studied
Allen Martin, state permit chief, says South Athens liquor permits tied to the Nov 8 local option vote cannot be lifted before Jan 19. Ward 2 early vote defeated the six part local option. area remains wet for 3.2 beer. paper work looms for canceling permits. Jet Store lease suit dropped. Gateway Lounge transfer pending. Pizza Hut sells only low powered beer.
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Lisuor
Athens
Allen Martin
Martin
Wade Tom
Pic-N-Pac
Richland Ave
State Liquor Commission
Pizza Hut
Troy General Tire
Ohio University Wins $50 000 Grant for Summer Institute
Ohio University receives a $50 000 U.S. Office of Education grant for a six week summer institute in economics on campus from June 19 to July 28. Dr Harry Crewson will direct the institute assisted by Ohio faculty including Dr David Levinson and Dr Richard Vedder. Thirty six teachers and guidance counselors from Appalachia area states will participate with stipends of 75 dollars weekly plus 15 dollars per dependent.
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Ohio University
U. S. Office of Education
Harry B. Crewson
Appalachia
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ed. Crewson
Crewson
David Levinson
Richard K. Vedder
Meno Lowenstein
Robert L. Darcy
George Hill
Dean L. Hummel
Ohio Institute In Economics
U. S
Volkswagen shines in snow and ice driving
A Volkswagen is praised for its ability to move through snow and icy hills while others struggle. Its rear engine provides strong traction, air cooling eliminates antifreeze needs, and it resists rust. Outdoor storage in subzero weather is no obstacle, inviting a test drive through sand or mud.
OU Students Begin Christmas Holidays
Nearly 15 000 Ohio University students started the Christmas exodus from Athens as classes end at noon Friday and resume January 4. Foreign students stay in barracks apartments on East State Street or travel to Huntington West Virginia for an international living experience with other campus peers.
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Ohio University
Athens
East State St
Huntington
W. Va
U. S
Gerald Work
Athens Firms Granted Hospital Fund Charters
Twenty three Athens area firms and agencies received chapter charters from the Sheltering Arms Hospital funds employe department co chairs Ernest F. Rothel and Joseph C. Stehlin Jr. The three year charters authorize payroll deductions and chapter chairmen to coordinate solicitations to support the hospital development program.
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Athens Area
Ernest F. Rothel
Joseph C. Stehlin Jr
Sheltering Arms Hospital Building Fund
Cochairmen
Building Fund
Stehlin and Rothel
Athens County
Sheltering Arms
Patrol Cites Two Drivers After Route 13 Incidents
Two motorists were cited by the State Highway Patrol after separate Thursday afternoon crashes on Route 13 north of Chauncey. Kenneth Edward Cone, 39, Albany Route 4, was charged for failing to signal before turning into a private drive after his car crossed the path of another auto. Daniel Miller Tolson, 36, Millfield, was cited for failure to stop with assured clear distance ahead when his vehicle struck a car stopped to turn left.
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Chauncey
State Highway Patrol
Kenneth Edward Cone
Albany
Kasler joins ABA Board in Athens
Arthur Kasler owner Kasler Dairy Products Co. named to the Athens Business Association board replacing James Kimball. Kasler serves until May 1, 1968. Kimball moves to Marion to join General Telephone Co. Board members include John Jones as president James Anastas as vice president and Wayne White as treasurer.
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Arthur Kasler
Kasler Dairy Products Co
The
Athens Business Association
James Kimball
Kasler
Kimball
Marion
General Telephone Co
John Jones
James Anastas
Earl Mathews
William Biggs
Kenneth Kerr
Fritz Wheaton
L. F. Lausche
Hil Musser
Brandon T. Grover Jr
Ernest Rothel
Frank Shay
Wayne White
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Families and individuals listed in Sheltering Arms Hospital notes include Mr and Mrs Robert Collins with a newborn son in The Plains along with names such as Stephen McClain Athens Route 3 Mrs Paul Powell Amesville Mrs Gordon Liggett Athens George T Smith Athens Samuel Riggle Athens Route 1 Mrs Frances Coon Chauncey Scott Damman Athens Route 3 James Tedrow Athens Route 5 Lauren Flanders Guysville Route 1 Floyd Bowers Stewart Triva Hammond Chauncey.
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Stephen McClain
Athens
Paul Powell
Amesville
Gordon Liggett
George T. Smith
Samuel Riggle
Frances Coon
Chauncey
Scott Damman
James Tedrow
Lauren Flanders
Guysville
Floyd Bowers
Stewart
Triva Hammond
City Hall hallway paint job finishes this week
City employees are to complete painting of the first floor hallway at the city building by Friday afternoon. Service Director Dwight Robinson notes the colors used are antique white and pearl.
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City
City Building
Dwight Robinson
United Appeal Nears Goal in Athens Drive
Athens United Appeal reports $43,329 raised toward a $46,600 1967 goal though active solicitation ended. Drive Chairman J David Lundberg notes gifts still arrive and pickups are offered via telephone. Pledged funds will cover 93 percent of nine participating agencies including Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Mental Health and Travelers Aid.
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Athens United Appeal Board
J. David Lundberg
Lundberg
Congress St
United Appeal
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Mental Health
Council For Retarded Children
USC
Ohio Citizens Council
Travelers Aid
Bromley Hall Window Damage Reported Near City Hall
Police investigated damage to three seventh floor Bromley Hall windows by a suspected BB gun user during a city hall Christmas party. A fifth floor window was also reported hit. Temperatures in Athens rose to 42 degrees at 10:30 a.m. after an overnight low of 24 with a partly cloudy, warmer day.
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Bromley Hall
City Hall
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Coolville Fire Chief Named Deputy Sheriff
John W. Coen, a State Highway Patrol dispatcher, was named deputy sheriff by Sheriff Harold Shields. He begins Dec 31, replacing Samuel Buffington, who resigned to become Juvenile Court probation officer. Coen, a former Coolville Troy fire chief, lives on State Route 144.
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Coolville
John W. Coen
Harold Shields
Coen
Samuel Buffington
Coolville-Troy
Hockingport
Dewitt Walker
Boyd Williams
Shields
Ohio University
Fire crews respond to heat pump odor at Voigt Hall
City firemen were called to Voigt Hall on S College Street at 6 22 p m Thursday after an overheated bearing in a heat pump caused an odor. There was no fire and no damage, according to Chief Charles Dalton.
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Voigt Hall
S. College Street
Charles Dalton
Jaycees Organize Children Gift Tour and Christmas Drive
Athens Jaycees announce a Children Home Shopping Tour Friday 6 to 9 pm and tomorrow 9 am to noon. Forty nine orphans aged 6 to 16 will receive three dollars each to buy gifts for others. A Christmas basket program starts Sunday afternoon with fifteen food baskets for needy Athens County families. The Christmas Tree Sale at East State Street funds both projects.
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Athens
Jaycees
Childrens Home
Jaycee
Jim Guseman
Athens County
Guseman
Jaynes Furniture Store
East State Street
Burmese Professor Stresses Discipline in Karate Philosophy
Maung Gyi, sixth degree black belt and Burmese PhD candidate at Ohio University, argues karate is a defensive system stressing character and self discipline. He traces the martial arts from Burma to the United States and frames discipline as conquering inner fear.
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Maung Gyi
Ohio University
Baker Center
United States
India
China
Japan
Washington D.C
Sen. Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
American University
Gyi
Gui
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By Roger Bennett
Tion
Joseph B. Grogan
Columbus
Police Pension Board
Rosser Bateman
Charles Cochran
Erle Bridgewater
P. J. Woodworth
Thelma Risley
Bank
Athens National Bank
Gateway
Route 50W
E. Washington St
Charles Silvermen
Richland
Mulligan Rd
Hooper St
OU Institute
Svolkswager OF America, Inc
Volkswagen
Stimson
Palmer ST
Patrol
ABA
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Robert Collins
the Plains
Athens State Hospital
National Institute of Mental Health
Center For Management Development
Ohio University Inn
Mary Sue Weiland
Richard J. Stillman
Charles Willard
Reva Phillips
Roger Bennett
United
Bromley
Jeff Cannon
National Bando Association of Burma
Burma
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