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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1969

Page

2

Tooth Decay May Be Almost Preventable Soon

Washington researchers report that dental decay could be virtually eliminated within a decade. The Public Health Service and Navy back vaccine and enzyme approaches. for isolated Navy duty and future space missions, prevention is urgent. Estimates show 800 million decayed teeth in the U.S. and major savings if caries is controlled.

Washington U.S. Public Health Service U.S. Navy United States Navy Antarctic U.S Seymour J. Kreshover Public Health Service National Institute of Dental Research Kreshover Gordon H. Rovelstad Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Bob Hope Ends Vietnam Tour With High Morale Praise

Bob Hope closed his Christmas tour in Vietnam with a show for about 25,000 troops. The broadcast reached an estimated 300,000 viewers. He praised troop morale, noting after six visits they would like to go home but feel they have a job to do.

Bob Hope Long Binh Vietnam U. S

Catholics Urged To Help Slum Dwellers In Rome Vatican

Pope Paul VI urged Roman Catholics to aid those living in slums after a Christmas visit to a Rome shantytown parish. He addressed thousands in St. Peter's Square at the Sunday blessing urging reflection on the plight of the poor as brothers in Christ.

Vatican City Rome St. Peter's Square

Casals Plans Birthday Concert in Puerto Rico

Pablo Casals, 93, will attend a concert and reception Monday at Gov. Luis A. Ferre’s mansion in San Juan. The famed cellist, exiled from Spain, is married to Puerto Rican cellist Marta Montanez.

San Juan Puerto Rico Pablo Casals Luis A. Ferre Casals Spain Marta Montanez

Senator Young Weds Secretary Patricia Byrne in Arlington

North Dakota Senator Milton R. Young 72 maries Patricia Byrne his secretary since 1945. First wife died last June 3. Ceremony at Our Lady Queen of Peace church conducted by Msgr. John Sullivan Army chaplain Ft. Monroe Va. Kansas City report notes Truman visits relatives from New York.

Arlington Milton R. Young R-N. D Patricia Byrne Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church Msgr John Sullivan Ft. Monroe

Weather forecast for the East South Midwest region

The national forecast calls for snow in parts of the East South and Midwest with flurries in the Midwest and Southwest. Rain in the East and Northwest, showers in the South. Cold in the Midwest and East with highs in the 30s and lows in the teens to 20s.

Midwest

Hunger in infancy dulls mental growth among black children

Boston AP reports Dr. H. Jack Geiger of Tufts warns early hunger stunts cognitive development. A study of 344 black infants shows a drop from 117 at 3 months to 86 at age 3, vs 100 for white children, highlighting hunger and poverty as root causes.

Boston H. Jack Geiger Tufts University School of Medicine Geiger American Association For the Advancement of Science Commu Nity Health and Social Medicine Tufts Tufts Delta Health Center Mound Bayou Miss Bolivar County Florence Halpern Roy E. Brown

Front Porch Fire Started By Ashes

Hot ashes started a fire on the front porch of the Walter Tevis residence at 12 Maplewood Dr Sunday evening. City firemen reported the ashes ignited papers but there was no damage.

Walter Tevis Maplewood Dr

Young Students in Legal Notice From At 4

Two 19 and 20 year old students named Debo r nn Hann and Mathew James are listed in a local notice from At 4 with details obscured by the OCR. The fragment provides only ages and identifiers.

Mathew James Debor Nn Hann

Athens Tax Forms Due In January

City Income Tax Director Harold Ross announced the final 1969 city income tax payment is due by December 31. About 3,000 final statements will be mailed in mid January with 1970 tax forms. April 30, 1970 is the settlement deadline. 1968 collections were about $540,000 and 1969 taxes to date about $596,000, aided by more withholding from local businesses.

Harold Ross Ross

Webb Wins Photo Prizes in University Contest

Jon Webb, former Messenger photographer now with the Louisville Courier Journal, captured a $50 third place prize for a photo layout and earned an honorable mention for a storytelling image in a University of Missouri journalism women’s page contest.

Jon Webb the Messenger University of Missouri School of Journalism Webb Louisville Courier-Journal

1960 Ford pickup stolen from Sportsman Bar lot

Law enforcement seeks a dark green 1960 Ford pickup with Ohio plates 66632. The vehicle loaded with coal was taken from the Sportsman Bar parking lot after 10:45 p.m. Friday. owner is James Tyree of Syracuse.

Pomeroy Sportsman Bar James Tyree Syracuse

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