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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1971
Page
8
The Athens Police will update their image by replacing long tunic jackets with short jackets and switching shirt colors by season. Sgt. Ted Jones says the old gear hindered arm movement and was easy to grab, while trousers stay blue and tunics kept for dress occasions.
WITW TV in Chicago deleted an eight minute segment of The Great American Dream Machine as the program director called it very bad taste. The satirical skit showed a man and woman on a bed discussing a love affair. NE T spokesman said no other station deleted the scene.
Columbus Ohio AP E Anderson executive manager of the Ohio Bankers Association has been given the additional title of executive vice president Howard B Sturgeon association secretary also was given additional duties as comptroller and Richard J Ragan deputy manager of the groups trust division was named deputy manager in charge of legislative and governmental affairs Ralph E Bolen was named director of education for the association
An amusing piece on the chronic struggle with weight as spring nears. It lists obstacles from holiday treats to TV ads and hostess parties, urges postponing goals to April or May, and suggests humorous self discipline like wearing last year’s dress while cooking.
A columnist reflects on spring fever prompting DIY urges from reorganizing rooms to painting a bedroom bright pink. She recalls past decorating experiments and jokes about the impulse to redecorate being unstoppable. The piece ends noting a 1909 White House stable purchase by Taft.
An Athens resident, Constance Ann Lobdell, joins 25 other Ohio University students named to the 1970 71 edition of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Lobdell, a senior English major, is daughter of Dr and Mrs George H Lobdell of 46 Graham Dr. The book, compiled by Randall Publishing Co, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recognizes students selected for leadership and campus contributions. The list includes signees from Akron Becksville Circleville Dayton Elyria and other cities and states with multiple entries from Ohio University and national names in Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and beyond.
Athens County Red Cross plans a bloodmobile tour with stops at Nelson Commons on Ohio University South Green Monday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and First United Methodist Church Tuesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donors aged 18 to 60 may donate with parental consent for under 21. appointments available by phone.
The Earl of Ypres, grandson of Sir John French, told a bankruptcy court he pawned Sir John’s medals and the field marshal’s baton to cover debts totaling 65,988 dollars while assets reached 84,000 dollars. He expects proceeds from publishing war diaries to help.
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