Ohio U Students Quietly Protests Laos War
About 150 mainly Ohio University students gathered at College Green to protest U.S. troop advances into Laos as part of a nationwide Indochina War demonstration. They discussed a People’s Peace Treaty urging quick war settlement and troop withdrawal, with plans to distribute it in Athens and seek signatures.
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Ohio University
College Green
North
South
Vietnam
Madame Nguyen Thi Binh
Provisional Revolutionary Gov
Paris
Athens
Ken Light
Baker Center
Nixon
Light
People’s Peace
Ann Arbor
Mich
Mme. Binh
U.S
Fenzel Estate Leaves $327000 to Sister and Heirs
Ohio University Professor William H. Fenzel left about 327000 in total estate to sister Beatrix Rosser with John Milar as executor. If Rosser dies two-thirds go to nephew Frederick Rosser and one-third to nephew Edward Rosser, or their issue. Unclaimed assets revert to the Ohio University Fund.
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Ohio University
William H. Fenzel
Beatrix Rosser
Park Place
John Milar
University
Fenzel
Ohio University Fund, Inc
Athens youth fined for riding outside a car in street incident
John Pence, 21, and two other youths were fined in Athens County Municipal Court after pleading guilty to riding on the outside of a moving vehicle during a Monday night confrontation at Court and Union intersections. About 200 students reportedly gathered and threw snowballs at passing cars.
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Athens Route 5
Athens County
John Pence
Court and
Union
Athens
Non Voters May Be Canceled in Athens County
Athens County Elections Director William Howe sent 975 cancellation notices to voters who did not vote in two years. Recipients must return the reinstatement form by 4 p.m. March 1 or lose registration and re register to vote.
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Athens County Elections
William Howe
Athens
Howe
Hicks Studies Advanced Power Plant Tech at Georgia Tech
Lewis F. Hicks, professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio University, completed a short course in Advanced Power Plant Technology at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The course covered evolving energy sources and conversion methods to boost plant efficiency and cut electricity costs. Georgia Tech offers about 100 continuing education courses yearly. Cub Scout Pack 71 members will display handcrafts starting Saturday at Smith's Audio-Visuals on West Union Street.
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Lewis F. Hicks
Ohio University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Department of Continuing Education
Cub Scout Pack 71
Smith’s
West Union Street
Boy Scouts Plan Appreciation Dinner and Winter Camporee
The Hock Hocking District Boy Scouts committee reviewed a March 4 appreciation dinner to honor past donors and fundraise for the district. A February winter camporee at Don Skinner farm on Fisher Road was discussed with Webelos invited to attend February 20. Bill Click reported 14 window displays and official recognition on February 13. Dr James Gaskell named district health and safety director, with training programs for cub master and scoutmaster leadership announced.
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Hock-Hocking
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
United Appeals
Don Skinner
Fisher Road
Phil Kahler
Webelos
Bill Click
James Gaskell
Boy Scouts
Hearing Set For Woman Wall Writer
Jill Sniaber of Hempstead New York faces a charge of wilfully injuring a City Hall wall by writing obscenities in ink and damaging plaster. She is jailed in lieu of a 590 bond. A hearing is set for 10 a.m. February 18.
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Jill Sniaber
Hempstead
N.Y
City Hall
Athens Heart Association Telethon Planned on WATH
The Athens County chapter of the American Heart Association will sponsor a radio telethon from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday on Radio Station WATH. REAC volunteers will assist by taking incoming calls pledging donations to the heart fund.
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Athens County
American Heart Association
WATH
REAC
Radio Emergency Associated Citizens Team
Heart Fund
Ohio task force drops plan to cut real estate taxes
The Citizens Task Force on Tax Reform will not recommend real estate tax reductions when it reports to Gov. Gilligan. The group favors an individual income tax and a new business franchise tax, while proposing other changes including raising municipal referendum thresholds and repealing the intangible personal property tax.
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Columbus, Ohio
Citizens Task Force On
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
King
Local Divorce Petitions Listed For Custody and Neglect
Vernice Boling of Nelsonville sues Frank Boling of Akron for extreme cruelty seeking custody of a minor. Doris Christian of The Plains sues Donald Christian of Oak Hill for gross neglect. Wohnetta Vermooten Jennice of The Plains sues Albert Jennice of Glouster for gross neglect.
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Vernice Boling
Nelsonville
Frank Boling
Akron
Doris Christian
the Plains
Donald Christian
Oak Hill
Wohnetta Vermooten Jennice
Albert Jennice
Glouster
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