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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1973
Page
3
Former Athens County prosecutor and lawmakers discuss making shield laws part of Ohio’s constitution. Panelists warn judges may strike existing statutes as unconstitutional and urge broader protection for reporters and those who gather, edit, or publish news.
Dr. Jane D. Woody is appointed coordinator of the parent education and counseling project for Hocking, Athens and Perry Counties funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission and Ohio Department of Public Welfare. Woody, ex executive director of a Michigan institute, joins with two staffers to guide parents of preschoolers with problems or handicaps.
Dorothy Vernon, the present Democrat treasurer of Glouster, filed her candidacy Thursday with the County Elections Board. If no other Democrat files by the 4 p.m. Wednesday deadline, she will be nominated for the treasurer’s office.
Katie Sowle wife of Ohio University President Claude R Sowle will address an OU Womens Club of Cleveland luncheon at Higbee Co with OU student Yvette Fagan holder of a Cleveland group scholarship. Sowle will discuss Ohio University The Present and the Future. An advisory board election is set for Kilvert Center at 7 30 p m with details in local notices.
Athens city and county officials adopt a wait and see stance as funding doubts grow for the Emergency Employment Act program. An aide suggested the Ohio Department of Development might assume funding, but Jack Lawry of the Administration of Justice Division calls the idea literally impossible. He notes the annual program cost and reliance on federal revenue sharing funds.
Four senators and eight representatives sponsor a bill to raise pay for Ohio state and county welfare workers by 48 cents an hour, the largest public employee increase proposed. OCSEA endorses the measure while noting private sector gaps. Other officials discuss funding and continuing programs like EEA under fiscal constraints.
The Ohio University chapter of the Sigma Delta Chi society voted to oppose Athens Police Chief Charles Cochran’s news conference policy. It urges repeal and supports reporters access to police records, citing hindrance to public information. An eight member committee was formed to push the resolution. City officials plan to discuss policy at Monday’s council meeting.
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