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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1974

Page

2

Oil Embargo Looms If Peace Fails In Middle East

U.S. and administration experts warn another oil embargo in 1975 is possible if the Arab–Israeli conflict remains unresolved. Iran may join Arab producers, threatening Europe and Japan. Kissinger pushes quiet diplomacy while progress toward disengagement advances slowly amid Palestinian and PLO dynamics.

Atherton U.S Middle East Henry A. Kissinger Iran Europe Japan Mideast Kissinger Sinai Peninsula Anwar Sadat Egypt Leonid Brezhnev Cairo Palestine Liberation Organization PLO Rabat Eader Yasir Arafat United Nations United States Hussein Jordan Washington Israel Arafat Sadat Yitzhak Rabin Iai Thesraeli

Weather outlook and temperatures for Monday December 30 1974

Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Tuesday cloudy with a chance of afternoon rain and highs in the mid to upper 40s. Extended outlook shows a chance of showers Wednesday, fair Thursday and Friday with highs in the 40s to 30s and lows in the 20s to 30s.

Messenger Publishing Co Postal Rates Notice

Daily and Sunday newspaper rates listed for delivery by carrier and mail. Rates vary for Ohio West Virginia and US addresses with multiple weekly and yearly options. Publication details include ownership by The Messenger Publishing Co Athens Ohio and mailing address Route 33 North and Johnson Road.

Associated Press D&s Ohio West Virginia US. & Possessions Athens The Messenger Publishing Co Johnson Road

New Year's Dance Planned by K. T. Crossen Post 21

K. T. Crossen Post 21 of the American Legion schedules a New Year's dance from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 1 a.m. Wednesday. No charge for members and guests, and members should bring a covered dish.

K. T. Crossen Post 21 The American Legion

REACT Offers Free Coffee Along Route 33 Stop

REACT partners with local group to sponsor a coffee stop for tired motorists at the roadside rest on Route 33 Circle Hill. Free coffee from 10 a.m. to dusk, part of REACT community service efforts in the Athens area.

Athens REACT Circle Hill

Emergency Runs Fire Department Report

Sunday incidents list multiple calls to O Bleness and Athens area. Dispatches note individuals: Donald McInturf 27 ill at Elmwood Drive. Florence Reeter 80 injured in fall. Charles Snow 66 with leg pain. Paul Bartlett 49 ill on Athens Route 4.

Donald MclInturf Elmwood Drive O Bleness Florence Reeter Second St Paul Bartlett Athens O'Bleness

Ohio Tourism Funding Urged Despite No Clear Budget Gains

Ohio travel officials push for higher funding for the Ohio Travel and Tourism Bureau arguing promotion boosts Southeastern Ohio. Rep. Claire Ball Jr. cites testimony backing larger appropriations while noting the commission’s report stops short of predicting outcomes. Ohio's travel budget ranks 48th nationally, with advertising last, though receipts place eighth.

Legislative Service Commission Ohio Travel and Tourism Bureau Claire Ball Jr Athens Ohio Ball 111Th General Assembly Ohio Bureau of Travel and Tourism National Travel Survey Bureau of the Census

Eight OU classified staffers laid off in budget cut

Ohio University terminates eight classified employees in the physical plant division. Ward Wilson says seven full time and one part time worker are affected, most last Friday with some Wednesday. Vacancy rate of 10 positions since July 1. Further attrition data due next month.

Ohio University Ward Wilson Wilson

Mills Admits Alcoholism and Plans to Remain in Congress

Rep. Wilbur Mills, hospitalized in Bethesda after a drinking incident, says he has an acute alcoholism problem but intends to stay in Congress. He describes alcoholism as a physical illness and pledges total abstinence while continuing work on the Ways and Means Committee.

Washington Wilbur Mills Congress Mills House Ways and Means Boston

Two 18 year olds charged with interstate theft

Police report two 18 year old youths apprehended in Athens after an attempted stop on Richland Avenue. The car contained firearms and stereo equipment. one suspect stored three stolen driver licenses and plates. Additional charges expected in West Virginia.

Athens Ptm Ed Stewart Donald R. Crane Logan David Perrine Mill Creek W. Va Richland Avenue Stewart East State Street Lash Street Crane West Virginia

Fire destroys residence on County Road 80 near Lake Snowden

Albany area firefighters battled a late night blaze reported at 11:20 p.m. on County Road 80 in the David Harner home near Lake Snowden. Firemen, aided by Richland volunteers, fought for about an hour, extinguished the flames, and remained until 5 a.m. No cause is yet determined. the two apartments were lost with contents.

Albany Enlow Road Albany Area William Pidcock David Harner Lake Snowden Richland Area Fire Department Pidcock Harner

Glouster Man Hurt After Morgan County Crash

Richard Hook, 19, was treated and released at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after his car flipped onto its top and struck an embankment on Route 78 in Morgan County just east of the Athens County line. State Patrol reported elbow injuries from the Sunday morning wreck.

O'Bleness Memorial Hospital State Highway Patrol Richard Hook Route 78 Morgan County Athens County Hook

Lawyers to Skip Inquest Into Death in Georgia

Douglasville AP Knowles death triggers coroner inquest amid boycott by former defense attorneys Ellis Rubin and Sheldon Yavitz refuse to participate claiming bias after autopsy verdicts and GBI clearance. Knowles faced seven murder charges and boasted of more, with civil rights probe contemplated by Rubin.

Douglasville Paul John Knowles Ellis Rubin Miami Sheldon Yavitz Knowles Georgia Bureau of Investigation Ron Angel Douglas County Earl Lee Lee GBI Paul Cochran Angel Rubin Justice Department Yavitz

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State Department Alfred L. Atherton O’bleness Memorial Hospital Paul Deuster Lula Courtney Charles Snow Lester Borchert Dorothea Boyd Freda Kennedy Kenneth Brenneman Bill Sewell Ted Adams New Marshfield David Brown Murray City Thomas Pritchard Tamara Gwilym Nelsonville Kermit Elkins Victoria Walburn Kip Trace Dora Parker Glouster Helen Sams Portland Frank Saulbeamer New Straitsville Sargent the Plains Laura Jo Palmer Hubert Cooper Barbara Tracy Diane Amon Emily Williams Kathryn Sager Lena Niggemeyer Erma Nisner Richard Daly Denver Gooding Robert Guess Ethel Minerd Hattie Hooper Nicholas Linscott Carrie Pettit Kenneth Sharp Kenneth Jones Helen Kamen Ohio University Geography Department C. L. Colmer Che Emergency Seoems United Auto Workers Local 659 General Motors Flint Mich Congress of the Arkansas Democrat Bethesda Naval Hospital Annabel Battistella Kurt Blank W. Union St Blank Party New York Strip Odessa Cleveland
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