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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1970
Page
12
Mason town council schedules a Friday meeting with a Health Department rep to discuss a new trash pickup ordinance set to take effect Sunday. The plan charges $3 monthly for homes and $10 for businesses with a three month trial and possible rate adjustments.
Four Corners 4-H Club met at the Hart home to discuss the theme Honor Our Forefathers. Members read poems about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and announced attendees to State Heritage Camp Cedar Lakes. Upcoming events include a March 19 recreation workshop at the New Haven Community Building and a March 12 Mason County Pinnearers meeting in the courthouse annex.
State Police recovered a stolen car Tuesday night from Richard Williams of Akron Ohio in the Point Pleasant area. Three juveniles from Akron were held at Mason County jail for questioning after being seen at Toby's Gas Station in Rollinsville and driving off without paying.
Gov. Lester Maddox rejects Rep. Charles Diggs claim he passed out ax handles at a Capitol restaurant. Diggs circulated a petition to bar Maddox from the dining room after a Tuesday confrontation over the symbols linked to segregation. Maddox says the handles were taken to Washington for discussion and asserts the crate was left outside the eatery cleared by Capitol police.
The Bend area Church Women United invites all to World Day of Prayer at New Haven Lutheran Church on March 6 at 7 30 p m with Rev James Yee Kim Moy as speaker and Mrs Ray Fox leading. The event spans six continents with prayers in 75 languages and 1000 dialects.
President Nixon assures governors the administration will fund environmental promises and finances a $10 billion five year water pollution program. He cites $322 million owed to states for unfunded projects and proposes $32.5 million yearly to reimburse past efforts. He defends a $1,600 federal welfare level as a starting point amid budget limits.
Ada Keesee hosted the Hysell Run Missionary Society meeting in Rutland. Pauline Tillis and Joyce Vance sang solos. Two servicemen's boxes will be sent this month. Compassion Sunday planning and a World Day of Prayer cottage meeting on March 6 were announced.
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