Grenade misses Dayan as Gaza tour ends
Two Arab boys were killed and 10 wounded when a hand grenade was thrown at an Israeli military vehicle minutes after Dayan drove by on a Gaza tour. Dayan and top Israeli officials were visiting unannounced when the attack occurred amid ongoing confrontations at the Arab refugee center.
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Associated Press
Moshe Dayan
Gaza
Dayan
Cairo
al Ahram
Yasser Arafat
al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Arafat
Yahia
Vietnamese Guests For Rotary Meet at Ohio University Inn
Honored guests at Monday’s Rotary Club meeting were Sen. Tran Van Lam and Dr. Nguyen Quang Luyen of South Vietnam. Sen Van Lam spoke on Rotary operations in Vietnam and US involvement, as their Athens visit included a public forum at Seigfred Auditorium.
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Ohio University Inn
Tran van Lam
Nguyen Quang Luyen
South Vietnam
Senator van Lam
Vietnam
United States
Charles Ramseth
Athens
Seigfred Auditorium
Donald Barrett
Sheppard Black
Reid Sinclair
Gregory Black
Robert Weinfurther
Black residents push for stronger Athens ordinance changes
After a city meeting, Berry calls the civil rights ordinance a good first step while black Athenians urge timetables for discrimination action and clearer conciliation to court steps. They decry no injunctive relief and unresolved civil rights complaints, while council advances urban renewal, a parking garage purchase, and a fire contract renewal.
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Berry
Human Relations Commission
Athens
Ohio State Civil Rights Commission
E. Mulberry St
Ethel Mingus
Washington Street
Carolyne Covert
Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center
Riverside Drive
Credit Union Assets Grow As Membership Rises
The Ohio University Employees Credit Union reported a $100 000 asset increase for 1968, ending with assets of $259 775.81, up from $159 683.38 in 1967. Members grew from 664 to 772, with directors continuing 5 14 percent savings interest and a 10 percent interest refund on 1968 loans deposited to savings. Officers listed include Bill Roberts president Ed Sudnick vice president Paul O’Brien treasurer Mrs Carol Chandler secretary and Mrs Jean White manager.
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Ohio University Employes Credit Union
Bill Roberts
Ed Sudnick
Paul O’brien
Carol Chandler
Jean White
Charge Dismissed Then Re-filed in Police Officer Abuse Case
A charge of abuse of a police officer against 18 year old John D. Miskell of Talmage was dismissed in Municipal Court because the wrong section of the Ohio code was cited in an affidavit. Police re-filed the charge Tuesday with the correct section cited and a hearing date set.
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John D. Miskell
Talmage
Miskell
Land division sought in court for 107 acres in Athens
John Robinson of Athens Route 5 seeks division of over 107 acres owned by eleven persons. He claims an interest in four tracts and asks the Common Pleas Court to order a fair partition or, if division would injure the land, a sale of the estate.
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John Robinson
Athens
Robinson
Common Pleas Court
Two Grand Jury Bypass Actions Lead to Indictment Skips
Two Glouster men face bypassed grand jury proceedings in Common Pleas Court. Kenneth Fierce, 28, charged with forging a $75 check endorsement, and Elmer Spears, charged with non support for three children since Sept 30, 1967, await further arrangements. Fierce, on $2,000 bond, was arrested January 17 at his father's home and on parole for a 1959 auto larceny conviction. Spears holds $500 bond. Also, Charles Blackford is to stand non jury trial, having pled innocent to a grand jury indictment for non support.
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Glouster
Common Pleas
Grand
Claire Ball
Kenneth Allen Fierce
Elmer Spears
Fierce
Athens
Athens A & P
People’s Bank
Nelsonville
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Spears
Common Pleas Court
Charles Blackford
Cub Scouts Awarded at Monthly Pack Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 71 honors members with awards for athletics craftsman ship and den roles at a monthly gathering. George Kara and Ernest Gevas demonstrated newspaper tying while the group saves newspapers for a fundraising project.
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Cub Scout
Robert Neal
Denner
William Irvin, Jr
Fred White
Kevin Brown
Bobcat Webeles
Scott Lee
Gary Wood
Joseph Essman
John Bailey
John McBride
George Kara
George
Ernest Gevas
Cold Returns as Athens Records 18 Degree Morning
After a high of 36 Monday, Athens saw freezing air at dawn with 18 degrees. By 8:30 a.m. the temperature stood at 20 as snow totaling half an inch fell and the river fell to seven feet, ten feet below flood stage per observer C L Colmer.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
Landlords Seek Renters Increase At Athens Hearing
Two landlords ask the Athens Zoning Board of Appeals for permission to rent to more than three roomers in three or fewer zones at tonight’s 7 30 public hearing. Mrs Bonita Ely 305 E State St and Mrs Earl White 37 Spring St present requests and Roger Gilk ey owner of a Hudson Avenue lot seeks approval to build a four apartment building.
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Athens Zoning Board of Appeals
Bonita Ely
E. State St
Earl White
Spring St
Roger Gilkey
Hudson Avenue
Clean Students Fail To Appear In Court
Two 22 year old Ohio University students forfeit $58 bond in Municipal Court for disorderly conduct after Friday night incident. Police say Bruce G. King and Richard J. Havlicky stripped to their underwear in a Richland Avenue laundromat and washed clothes.
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Ohio University
Bruce G. King
Richard J. Havlicky
Richland Avenue
No Early Peace Is In Sight in Vietnam Talks
Paris AP dispatch reports South Vietnam's Ky warns talks remain tangled with no immediate path to agreement. Each side demands the other concede first as four delegations prepare for another session Thursday. Ky notes concessions but gives few specifics while Hanoi and the NLF push for simultaneous military and political talks and recognition of the NLF as a decisive South Vietnamese political factor.
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Paris
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.S
Hanoi
NLF
South
Two One Car Crashes Reported By Patrol
State Highway Patrol reported two single vehicle crashes. Paul A Simmons Jr., 24, of Pomeroy rolled over on Route 33 north of Nelsonville after his gas pedal stuck on a curve. Betty Hill, 27, of The Plains suffered minor injuries when her car slid across Route 682 and went over an embankment.
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Paul A. Simpson, Jr
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Simpson
Betty Hill
the Plains
Training Session Set For Richland Firemen
Richland area volunteer firemen will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the station for a training session to pre plan handling a simulated fire at the Athens Country Club.
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Richland Area
Athens Country Club
Library Shift Begins Monday At Ohio University
The move to the new library starts at 8 a.m. Monday as 450 000 books and records are transferred from Chubb Library to a seven story building costing 5 3 million with total project cost 8 5 million. The transition will keep both libraries open during overlap. The new facility will vastly expand study space and eventually hold over a million volumes and microfilm sources, seating 4000.
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Ohio University
Thompson M. Little
Chubb
Little
Edwin Watts Chubb
City Reviews Two Planned Developments
Athens City Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat for the Paul Ploutz Farming Oaks subdivision off Route 56 and reviewed a pre-preliminary plat for the Francis Conrath subdivision off Route 50 west. Fire crew responded to 105 N Congress St at 8:33 p.m. Monday when Nancy Howard, 20, became ill and was transported to Hudson Health Center.
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Athens City Planning Commission
Paul Ploutz
Farming Oaks
Commission
Francis Conrath
Health Center
Fire Department
Congress St
Nancy Howard
Hudson Health Center
Air Force Inducts Seven Men From Ohio University Area
Seven men left for Fort Hayes for induction into the Armed Forces. Twenty nine men were sent for pre induction physicals including seven Athens Countians and 22 Ohio University students. Inducted were Jerry D McAllister Dan M Higgins Norman Wires Athens Roger L Bowers Stewart Gary FE Jackson Coolville Ernest M Brown New Marshfield Larry A Schultz Hockingport plus Donald L Scurrock Athens who reported last month. Henry D Kerr Guysville transferred to Hugo Okla Selective Service. Bible and Salvation Army satchels were given to each inductee.
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Athens
Ohio University
Jerry D. McAllister
Dan M. Higgins
Norman
Hugo, Okla
Selective Service Board
Gideon Society
Salvation Army
Births and discharges at Sheltering Arms Hospital
At Sheltering Arms Hospital new births include a son for Mr and Mrs Harold Douglas of Athens Route 5 and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Harold Hawk of Albany with other listed parents. Discharges include Elizabeth O Bleness Burnis Cosby Margaret Coleman Alfaretta Capalinger Mrs Larry Pierce and others.
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Harold Douglas
Athens
Harold Hawk
Albany
Elizabeth O’bleness
Burnis Cosby
Margaret Coleman
Alfaretta Capalinger
Larry Pierce
Leslie Coon
Homer Clark
Gerald deLavelle
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Hammouda
Syria
Assassi
Abdul Karim Mustafah Nasrat
Baghdad
Baath Socialist Party
Baghdad Radio
Khudaiyer Alfahed
Nusrat
Rotary
Ray Mathias
Columbus
Children's Hospital
Fred Mathias
Ray
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
F&am
Ebetk
Basket Bazaar
North Court St
Athens Independent
Ohio Association of Insurance Agents
John Clark
Jessie W. Ley
Dwight H. Rutherford
Earl F. Mathews
Fair Housing
Council
Cub Awards
Mercury
Richland Firemen
Richard A. Eicher
Ohio University Army Rotc
William E. Eicher
Tilly
Ohio
H&r Block
America
AAA
Columbus Road
Air Force
Fort Hayes
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lucy Kuhm
Waldo Neal
Harrisonville
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