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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1973
Page
6
AP feature profiles Karen Dumont of the Environmental Action Coalition leading a first recycling program. She recalls weekends delivering cans glass and paper with community leaders enduring long hours in cold conditions and losing weight while keeping promises.
Karen joins the Ecology Action Committee in 1970 to plan Earth Day activities. The nonprofit educates New Yorkers on environmental problems, runs Trash Is Cash to recycle for 40 groups, distributes materials, maintains a library, and staffs a speakers bureau while stressing credentialed, professional operation and overcoming gender bias.
Readers discuss Parents Without Partners with warnings about dating and deception. Abby notes PWPs aims, debunks lonely hearts myths, and highlights member stories about parenting without a partner and personal growth.
Ohio Director of Commerce Dennis Shaul will discuss The Consumer during Women’s Week at Baker Center Ballroom Ohio University The American Association of University Women sponsors the event set for Thursday from 2 to 4 p m Shaul leads a department focusing on consumer protection and fraudulent sales investigations The Consumer Protection Division also runs education programs and a toll free line 1 800 282 1960 Shaul studied at Notre Dame Oxford Exeter and Harvard Law School.
Carr ie Hall Club of the Albany Grange met at Grange Hall with Miss Mary Rickard hosting. Mrs Clyde Hooper led the meeting while a kitchen paneling report and program by Mrs Melva Radcliff were noted. March 15 anniversaries and officer elections planned. The ROCOM multimedia system demonstration impressed the O Bleness Hospital Guild. A March 1 fashion show at Baker Center is announced with tickets at 3 dollars. The Women of the First United Methodist Church will handle 1973 74 membership envelopes. Baby portraits raised 526 dollars in 1972. Ruth Lyons Fund served 467 children last year. Geranium pickup day set for May 17.
Dr Lester Coleman explains that migraines may be triggered by certain foods including tyramine rich items and possibly shrimp. He notes foods and some alcohol can provoke attacks and advises avoiding identified offenders. The letter also covers hernia injections and illegible handwriting myths.
Cincinnati hearings reveal a 5 foot 8 inch minimum height excludes about 90 percent of women applicants. Police and fire chiefs argue height aids teamwork and safety, while officials consider agility tests as a substitute. Civil service delays possible rule changes pending studies on height and job efficiency.
The Albany Zig Zagger 4-H club met with Trudy Mantle to plan a mother and daughter tea and a March of Dimes collection project. Two new members Jane Dishong and Pam Dillie were announced. Officers for the year are Kay Perry president Twila Rowland vice president Kathy Maine secretary Ann Ashworth treasurer Kim Knowlton news reporter and Patty Maine Health and Safety. Clover Clovers also met at the Hashman residence where members shared project achievements. Charlisa Slusher and June Hall gave a reading and talk on drugs.
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