Mao marked birthday abroad. Kennedy and Humphrey on holidays
Mao Tse tung turned 74 with a greeting from Ho Chi Minh reported by Vietnam News Agency while Peking broadcasts gave no birthday notice. In Idaho Sen. Robert F Kennedy and family celebrated Christmas at Sun Valley with a five foot tree before skiing Mt Baldy. Nearby at Lake Waverly Vice President Hubert Humphrey and family rode snow covered trails sharing gifts and family mementos at Christmas Day.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Ho Chi Minh
Peking
Hanoi
Vietnam
Sun Valley
Idaho
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Mt. Baldy
Yule Weather Delivers Mild Tuesday After Cold Beginnings
A mild Christmas Day followed a cold spell with rain and a low of 21 degrees overnight. Monday’s high reached 46 degrees and by 9 am Tuesday the temperature had risen just one degree, with light rainfall.
Annexation Action Likely By Athens County Commissioners
Athens County commissioners planned to consider an annexation to the city of Athens for the Canaan Two area, including 472 acres east of town along Route 506 and the new McBee plant, with a public hearing held previously and school district implications noted. They also set a three ton load limit on Robbins bridge during repair work and rejected a Waterloo Two Road extension petition, while four resolutions opened bids for limestone slag pipe and bridge flooring.
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Athens County
Athens
Homer Gall
McBee
Athens Business Association
Robbins
Nelsonville
York Two
Harry Dusz
Dusz
Waterloo Two
Carbondale
Waterloo
Coolville Residence Entered Whisky Gone
Sheriff's deputies investigated a Christmas day break in at L. E. Scruggs Coolville Route 1 home with a basement window forced. Three bottles of whiskey taken. police also checked a car theft at Club 33 where a diamond ring pair valued at 218 dollars and a jacket plus liquor were reported missing.
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Coolville
L. E. Scruggs
Herbert Call
Oak St
Nelsonville
Call
Births at Sheltering Arms Hospital Note List
Mr and Mrs Francis Hed quist of Athens welcome a son and Mr and Mrs Lester Smith of Nelsonville have a daughter. Several Athens residents and others including Mrs Elia Thompson Mrs Raymond Brooks Mrs Marie Danko and more are listed with births and family members.
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Francis Hedquist
Athens
Lester Smith
Nelsonville
Elia Thompson
Raymond Brooks
Marie Danko
Lee Elliott
Bovie Morgan
Dottie Smith
Paul Beasley, Jr
Jay Bratton
Louis Poindexter
Ralph Longstreth
Albany
Wet cable leaves Athens phone service cut across sections
About 150 General Telephone customers in northern and eastern Athens lost service when a wet underground cable failed. Robert Keatley, commercial manager, said crews worked along Madison Avenue to restore service the same day. The outage stretched from the Standard Oil station on N Court Street east to Sunnybank Greenhouse, with moisture issues noted since Friday.
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Athens
Robert Keatley
Madison Avenue
Standard Oil
N. Court Street
Sunnybank Greenhouse
Keatley
Two Mishaps Investigated In Athens
City police probed two Christmas Day traffic incidents in Athens. One involved a hit and run where a vehicle lost control on a W Union Street curve, mounted the sidewalk and struck a mailbox a no parking sign and a fire plug. The second occurred at Richland Avenue and Route 682 extension when Carol Cascadden 22 of Cincinnati hit from behind Francis A Lanon 52 of Zanesville who had stopped at a traffic light.
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W. Union Street
Richland Avenue
Carol Cascadden
Cincinnati
Francis A. Lanon
Zanesville
Late Show Too Hot for TV Set
Fire at Wilson Carr home on May Avenue damaged a color television set with an estimate of four hundred dollars. Earlier that night at 12:01 a.m. firemen responded to the 358 May Avenue blaze and off duty later tested a car fire at 82 West Carpenter Street caused by a backfire through the carburetor. Minor damage reported for the vehicle fire and crews logged only one other run on Christmas Day.
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Wilson Carr
May Ave
Charles Dalton
Carpenter St
L. J Steinmetz
Brown Ave
Youth Admits Taking Check From Mail
Deputies cleared the theft of a $10 check from a mailbox in New Ireland near Frost. Julia Murphy said the check was inside a Christmas card and cashed at Little Hocking. An 18 year-old boy admitted taking the check and will be questioned further as postal investigators are contacted.
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New Ireland
Frost
Julia Murphy
Drunk Driver Sent To Jail In Municipal Court
Sherman Pratt, 44, of Athens Route 5, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Tuesday to driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, and a traffic light offense filed by city police. He received a $100 fine and three days in jail for the DWI, $25 fine with costs suspended for resisting arrest, and a $5 fine with costs suspended on the traffic light offense.
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Sherman Pratt
Athens
County court docket listing speeding and license violations
Carl Smith of Columbus faced charges for expired operator license and speeding with fines listed. James Brown of Sargent Moll and Donna Morris, Pomeroy Roote, and Erica M4 MON, McKinley St, forfeited $10 to $25 in related cases. Robert Snider of Lancaster charged for passing on a curve with fines recorded.
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Carl Smith
Columbus
James Brown
Sargent Moll
Donna Morris
Pomeroy Roote
Erica
McKinley St
Robert Snider
Lancaster
Patrol Investigates Four Weekend Mishaps
Four Christmas weekend accidents were reported by the State Highway Patrol with no injuries. Herman D. Gibson driving west on Route 78 near the Athens Morgan county line skidded off the snow covered road and snapped a telephone pole. John A. Phillips driving west on Route 50 east of Route 32 killed a large dog that ran into the path of his car. George E. Hoke driving south on Route 33 near Route 374 in Hocking County had a windshield broken when the hood snapped up while attempting to pass. Shirley Withrow driving west on Route 56 near Route 39 was passed by John Henry Huelsebusch who then fled after swerving and causing a collision. Huelsebusch was later cited.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
Morgan County
Herman D. Gibson
Malta
Roue
John A. Phillips
Nelsonville
Hocking County
George E. Hoke
Logan
Vinton County
Shirley Withrow
Carbondale
John Henry Huelsebusch
Columbus
Huelsebusch
Marriage Licenses Listing for Newell Keaton and Ida Radcliff
Marriage licenses issued for Newell Keaton 24 laborer of Glouster and Ida Radcliff 20 of Amasville at home. Also listed are Stanley D. Willock 22 Athens student and Mertha E. Hutchinson 21 Athens secretary.
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Newell Keaton
Glouster
Ida Radcliff
Amasville
Stanley D. Willock
Athens
Mertha E. Hutchinson
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Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc
W. Stimson Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Thomas Lowery
Joseph Kobas
A. J. Fransen
Ralph Brozak
Robert Woodrum
Jack Beverage
Don Graber
Paul Powell
James Dugar
William Brown
Craig Gould
Kent von Bargen
Betty Burkinshaw
Clyde Edmundson
Rodney Olsen
Raymond Lewis
Walgreen
Tek
South Court ST
Allen
A&p
Athens, Ohio
Playtex
Patrol
Tom Hendershot
Richland Ave
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companif
Bloomington
Illinois
Court
Ices
N. Court St
Earl F. Mathews
Earl A. Hooper
Co. M. Gill
D. M. Goddard
John J. Lavelle
M. L
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