Meigs County Faces Slow But Steady 1969 Progress
The 1969 Meigs County development push shows gradual gains in education, transportation, water, housing and more. Major projects include the $3.0 million Meigs Comprehensive High School, new reading programs, Meigs Bookmobile, and the large Tuppers Plains Chester Water District serving Meigs and Athens counties. The county also advances in public housing efforts, highway widening, a new hospital wing, and planned water power projects while continuing rural improvements and community consolidations.
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Meigs Mureau
Meigs County
Uvs
Lie
Changs
Robert Morris
Principa
Pomeroy
Middleport
Males County
MVAL
Ohio Varey Area Library
Ciemation
Meigs- Vinton-Jackson
Tuppers Plains- Chester
Meigs
Athens
Eastern High School
Federal Hocking School
Athens County
Creed’ Congecvancy
Ainsteeam
Long Bottom
CAP
Stanley Plattenburg
Grace Episcopal
Arthur Loyad
St. Paul's Lutheran
Bernard Kroscovic
Sacred Heart Church
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Syracuse
Meigs Housing Authority
Mid @leport
Martin Essexs
Sale Superinsociation
Ohio Peter Co
Jacks Springs
Racine
Ohio Power Co
Veterans Memorial Hospital
State Highway Department
Oo Valley
Ohio
Where Waters Mingle Road Workers Deserve Praise
A local State Road Commission team, including Walton Beattie, kept 700 miles of highways ice free during Christmas Eve and day. Employees worked overnight to maintain major roads, while also cleaning sidewalks at the courthouse. Beattie noted over 100 tons of materials were used and reported replenishment Friday.
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Road Commission of
Mason
Walton Beattie
State Road Commission
Beattie
Record Price Paid For Bull At Auction
In Brisbane Rockhampton witnessed a world record price for a Brahman bull at auction. The bull named Waverly Noel D. Manso sold for 62720 pounds, the highest ever paid for Brahman cattle and twice the previous Australian record. It was bought jointly by Dr. F. W. Stone of Stanley Park Wandoan Queensland and the Innes Pastoral Co Gin Gin Queensland, from the Strawbroke Pastoral Company Waverley Queensland.
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Brisbane
Rockhampton
Australia
Waverly
Noel D. Manso
F. W. Stone
Stanley Park
Wandoan
Queensland
Innes Pastoral “Co
Strawbroke
Pastoral Company
Waverley
Litter Index Shows Drop for First Time
New York reports a drop in the litter index for the first time since its establishment, signaling improved cleanliness in urban areas. Officials note ongoing efforts and urge continued community participation to sustain progress.
Prize Awarded To 22 Year Old Rude Conductor
Christopher Keene, 22, wins the Julius Ride Award set by Laurence J. Deutch and Lloyd Rigler of Los Angeles. The winner joins the New York City Opera for a 16 performance season in Los Angeles in November and then returns to New York to begin apprenticeship with the company. Keene, from Palo Alto, Calif, is a conductor learning craft and administrative skills in opera.
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New. York
Christopher Keene
Julius
Laurence J . Deutch
Lloyd Rigler
Los Angeles
New York City
New York
Keene
Palo Alto
Calif
Budel “‘Aristic
Lan Opera Company
Bridge Repairs Slated for Pomeroy-Mason Span
POMEROY Ohio The Ohio Department of Highways announced spring repairs to the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge. Dowler of Division 10 in Marietta said one-way traffic will be maintained during smoothing of the roadway. The work, delayed by the nearby Silver Memorial Bridge opening, is not due to structural defects.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Ohio
Lenway
Jack Dowler
Division 10
Marietta
Dowler
Silver Memorial
Ripening Arab alliance eyed by Egypt Libya and Sudan
In Tripoli talks Egypt Libyan and Sudanese leaders hint at closer military economic and political cooperation but stop short of a formal alliance. The Sudanese Revolutionary Council chief Maj Gen Jaafar El Numairi signs broad unity rhetoric while distances from concrete pact amid Rabat Arab League setback. The three governments pursue closer ties without binding paper commitments.
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Beigat
Lebanon
Egypt
Libya
Sudan
Tripoli
Israel
Snd
Jaafar El-Numairi
Sudanese Revolutionary Council
A To
Nasser
Muammar Kadali
Numairi
Chauncey Dovel Showalter family holiday guests noted
Chauncey Dover assistant principal and athletic director at New Richmond High School is mentioned among numerous holiday visits. The item lists Chauncey Showalter and family hosting and visiting relatives across Chauncey Little Christmas scenes, with many Columbus and Reynoldsburg guests and a Vietnam deployment note for Ronald Lauderback.
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Chauncey
Melvin Showalter
Debbie
Diane
Cathy
New Richmond
Lucille Showalter
Shelby Miller
Caldwell
John Huffman
Athens
Showalter
Chauncey-Dover
New Richmond High School
Otis White
Jerry
Susan
Converse St
Dean Earich
Dan
Dave
Jill
Columbus
Edward
Bone
Soo
Nathan
Juanita | Ward
Cherri
Wayne
Bob Mc
Hob Finnearty
Ellis Avé
Frank Truszka
Millfield
Mary Truszka
Tom Truszka
Greens Run
James
Bonnie ‘McKibben
the Plaine
Fred, Staley
Gary
Connie “Lauderback
Larry
Natati S
Lori
Lauderback
Ronald
Vietnam
Rick" Preidher
Linda Takacs
Upper
Ar Hagton
Aca Ae
Two Toes Agostrich Falls Short in Footnotes Case
A peculiar article reports on a creature named Two Toes Agostrich with two legs per foot facing a dispute over measurements. Local observers catalog the odd anatomy and note the implications for classification and study.
Democrats Admit Gains By Nixon
Democratic analysis acknowledged Nixon has improved his position with voters during his first year in the White House But they warned support remains unsteady and could crumble under criticism of taxes inflation and crime Sen Fred R Harris Oklahoma chair of the Democratic National Committee projected the party will likely retain control of both houses and may win governors while campaign leaders say Nixon has shifted public sentiment on Vietnam though domestic issues press them to counter attacks and hold Republicans responsible for policy failures
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Walter Wt. Mears
Washington (Ap
Nixon
White House
Repubican
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Tee
House
Senate
Harris
Vietnam
Mark Shields
Two Area Men Assigned To Vietnam
Nelsonville area men in the Army await Vietnam duty. Delbert Snee, son of Mrs. Wanda Dodds, Nelsonville Route 1, reports to Ft. Lewis, Washington, after 18 months in Germany. Sgt. Terry Simms, son of Mrs. Alice Simms of Madison Street, heads to Ft. Lewis in January for Vietnam service after 13 months in South Korea.
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Nelsonville
Vietnam
Snee
Delbert Dodds
Wanda Dodds
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Germany
Terry Simms
Alice Simms
Madison Street
FL. Lewis
Simms
United States
South Korea
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Ivate Capital
Middleport Village Hall
Water and Sewage Department
4-H Clubs
Gallia
Mes
Apilip Ball
Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Presidential Camp David
Arab Alliance
Pomeroy Personals
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Brady Hill
Harold McKenna
Toronto
Agostrich
Peter D. Hart
Louis Farris
Shields and Hatt
Gail Watkins Equipment CO
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