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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1970
Page
2
Rome actress Gina Lollobrigida says her planned marriage to New York businessman George Kauffman is off but they will remain friends. She explains the decision was for personal reasons and notes she has long opposed marriage.
Prince Charles, heir to the throne, fluffed lines during a satirical Cambridge University preview. Dressed in a gas mask and blue rubber flippers, he played a TV weather forecaster in Quiet Flows the Don, provoking laughter and a quip about the BBC.
Prince Hiro eldest son of Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko turns ten today. A palace spokesman says his birthday party is set for March 12 as the parents are away on a 10 day visit to Malaysia and Singapore, with the couple due home February 28. The youngster, a fourth grader, will receive congratulations at the Imperial Palace this evening.
Pope Pius VI expresses that his visit to the North American Pontifical College was one of the most beautiful moments of his ministry. He celebrated Mass for 250 American seminarians and priests at the Rome residence, and the students greeted him with applause as he departed blessing them.
U Thant United Nations Secretary General gives $200 to the Shwedagon Pagoda after praying for the poor of Burma and the world during a Rangoon visit to see relatives.
Local forecast notes increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with 30s to 40s lows, Tuesday remains cloudy with little temperature change and a chance of rain near 50. National forecast calls for snow in the Great Lakes Monday, showers in the Southwest and Southeast, rain in the South, and cold in the northern Great Plains.
Three weekend traffic incidents are reported by the State Highway Patrol. Phyllis J. Scrubbie, 33, New Marshfield, fell asleep and crashed on Route 56 in Vinton County, treated for a head bump. Ernest T. Rollins, 22, New Plymouth Route 1, cited for driving left of center after colliding with Jerry L. Mauler, 26, New Plymouth Route 1, on Township Road 314 south of Route 56. Robert Estes, 20, 57 E State St., charged after his car hit Charles Upton, 35, Athens, on Route 13 north of Route 33.
Parents of special education students in the Alexander School District learned about the district program at a meeting held in Alexander High School. Rob ert Henderson and Nick Maurizi spoke, with a spring session planned to recruit parents from two other districts for a county organization.
Fire department emergency squad members aided three elderly people Sunday. Clifford H. Wade, 72, of 59 N Lancaster St died on arrival after a 6 05 p m call. At 9 08 a m a seek to 139 Franklin Ave found Mrs Homer Wolfe, 86, with possible stroke and she was taken to hospital. Mrs Sylvia Hanning, 80, of 13 N Lancaster St fell at home. she was transported to hospital after an 8 54 p m call.
A list of individuals and family connections from Athens and The Plains includes Mr. and Mrs. Paul Phipps and others, noting births and transfers. Names mentioned span Athens Route 1 to University Hospital and Hudson Health Center, with several spouses and children listed.
Nelsonville notes Lucretia Jo Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Hall on E Washington Street spent the weekend with family and relatives. She is pursuing a Masters degree at Michigan State University.
A nationwide alert is issued for Gene Isaac Stees 38 a former Ohio University instructor and convicted killer who walked away from the Ohio Penitentiary where he served a life sentence for first degree murder. Stees dressed in khaki left after being at the records section. he is described as 5 ft 7 inches tall and about 165 pounds. The 1962 case involved the murder of his wife Helen whose body was found in an oil drum at Dow Lake after being dumped from a Baker Settlement area farm. Stees attended Grace College and was nearly finished with a doctoral degree at the time of the crime.
Ohio Department of Education will hold two Columbus meetings with area educators present. The Ohio Right to Read Commission will discuss a statewide reading instruction info system with Katharine Williams and Albert Shuster. An Exploratory Committee on Student Rights and Responsibilities will hear student input with Dr Gerald Killeen attending. Urban Education Development Committee will set 1970s urban education priorities.
The Richland Area Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire Sunday at 1 15 p m in a wooded area on Longview Heights Athens. The blaze started behind the Lowell Galloway residence and spread to land owned by Robert Essex with no property damage reported.
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