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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1970

Page

4

West Elementary Rocket Project Launch At Athens West

Five rockets built by two fifth grade classes at Athens West Elementary were launched with help from HAPSEC. Eight rockets were made in groups of three and three were launched last Friday reaching about twenty feet before parachuting down. Recovery teams retrieved the missiles as parents and students watched the hour long event.

Noreen Renker Messenger Athens West Elementary Hocking Athens Perry Supplementary Education Center Hapsec Elaine Wetzel Mary Curtis Rich Ard Posner Consid Earth West Elementary Mabelle Darst

Athens district seeks dismissal of $35,000 suit over student hair

The Athens City School District asks Southern Ohio Federal District Court in Columbus to dismiss a $35,000 civil suit brought by John Snediker on behalf of his son Tad, a 13 year old suspended thrice for long hair. The district cites sovereign immunity and moves to strike redundant claims or bar monetary damages, awaiting Snediker’s response.

Athens City Southern Ohio Federal District Court Columbus Gerald Mollica John Snediker Albany Snediker Tad Athens Mollica

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes

A hospital notes listing admissions including Mr and Mrs Wilka May Chauncey a daughter and multiple patients and relatives from Athens The Plains Millfield and Albany areas with several named individuals and addresses. The record appears as a roster of names and places associated with admissions or transfers.

Mrs. Wilka May Chauncey Albert Britton Raymond Gaston Shawna Davidson Mary Smith Athens Dale Alvin Morris Harry Holdcroft John Monroe Jr James Cline Larry Hamilton the Plains Paul Russell Millfield Walter Keirns Walton Swart Albany

Bamboo blooms signal famine in parts of Asia

In parts of Asia farmers believe that bamboo species flowering, occurring about every 120 years, heralds famine.

Asia

Rotary Speaker Chet Long to Address Athens Club

WBNS Columbus broadcaster Chet Long will speak to Athens Rotary members and wives after a noon lunch at Ohio University Inn. A Indiana native, he served as Navy radio announcer in World War II and has 20 years with WBNS. He and wife Jody live in Arlington with a married daughter.

Long WBNS Columbus Athens Rotary Club Ohio University Inn Indiana Navy Arlington Jody

Movie Is The Subject Damage Suit filed in Los Angeles

Tonylyn Productions Inc, distributor of Without a Stitch, sues the Motion Picture Association of America and others for 30 million dollars in federal court alleging trade libel. The suit claims theater owners were urged to boycott the Danish film after a prior court ruling found it not pornographic.

Los Angeles Motion Picture Association of America Tonlyn Productions, Inc U.S

Bride and Groom Walk the Plank on Coast Guard Ship

Mary A. Bailey of Portland and Thomas E. Sages of Dardanelle Ark wed aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cook Inlet in the skipper’s cabin after a gangplank ceremony on the Maine State Pier. Rev. Floyd A. Paschall conducted the ceremony since sea vows were blocked by officials.

Portland Maine Mary A. Bailey Thomas E. Sages Dardanelle Ark Coast Guard Cook Inlet Maine State Pier Richard K. Simonds Old Orchard Beach State of Maine Port Floyd A. Paschall Grace Baptist Church

Naked intruder stirs Messina law class disturbance

In Messina, University of Messina professor Themistocles Martines lecturing on constitutional law faced a nude intruder, a blonde in high boots. A coat was thrown to cover her as students argued over nudity and test politics before university staff intervened and the intruder vanished.

Messina Sicily Themistocles Martines University of Messina Prof. Martines Law Martines

Logging Camps and Contractors Numbers in the United States

The United States hosts 2,485 logging camps and logging contractors as urbanization rises, reflecting the remaining scale of the logging sector.

United States

Corrugated Boxes Dominate U S Goods Transport

Fibreboard boxes handle more than 95 percent of manufactured goods movement in the United States, underpinning packaging and distribution across industries.

United States

Brooklyn Woman Billed City 66 Cents For Subway Delay

A Brooklyn woman billed New York City for 66 cents after a 90 minute subway delay. She claimed 30 cents for three family calls and transit offices, 30 cents for an extra token, and 6 cents for a stamp. City Comptroller Beame paid the amount as a symbolic gesture.

New York Brooklyn Abraham D. Beame H. G. Geller Beame Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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