Ohio Supreme Court reverses two obscenity convictions
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the April 24 1967 convictions of George Potts and John Stone of Cincinnati for criminal possession of obscene literature and upheld an appeals court reversal of Polly King owner of King News. The ruling demands an indictment clearly state intent to use exhibit or sell obscene material. Justice Herbert urged reconsideration of the statute and suggested a new obscenity law may be needed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Paul Herbert
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
George Potts
John Stone
King News of
High Court
Polly King
King News
1St
King
Supreme Court
Potts
Herbert
U. S. Supreme Court
Albany Notes Highlight Local Family Visits
Mrs Nelle Coe returns home from a three week visit to Lima with her son John Coe after his recent surgery at Mount Carmel Hospital. The column lists numerous local and regional visitors including the Rickards Roushs and Smiths from Wooster Columbus Syracuse Letart Athens and London. Also notes sale of W Clinton Street home to John Mullins and relocation to a trailer near Route 50.
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Melva Radcliffe
Albany
Nelle Coe
State St
John Coe
Lima
Mount Carmel Hospital
A. C. Rickard
Herman Rickard
Matt, Brett
Amy Jo
Wooster
Robert Smith
Karen
Ricky
Barbara
Columbus
Ward E. Jeffers
Tom
Roger
Janice
London
Milton Roush
Sandra
Randy
Syracuse
Ethel
Dale Roush
Letart
W. Va
Rheuben Rickard
Vicki
Kevin
Athens
Karen Thomas
Woodrow Barnes
W. Clinton Street
John Mullins
Route 50
Harry Frost
Chillicothe
Winifred Hooper
Charles Radcliffe
Los Angeles
New York
Radcliffe
Earl Radcliffe
Steven
Denise
John Crossen
Catherine Rickey
Oleva Cotterill
Robert King
Shelter Office Ransacked Repeatedly in San Diego
The Humane Society animal shelter in San Diego has faced three burglaries in recent months. Each break in left the shelter with no alarm alert and always involved at least 100 dogs inside. Baron, a 75 pound German shepherd, was obtained from the sheriff's department after the burglaries. Baron failed sheriff training after biting a deputy's daughter and will not be caged at night.
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The
Humane Society
Baron
Sheriff's Department
Housing Law Now Effective in Columbus
U S Attorney Robert M Draper warns that the federal fair housing law begins for most housing on Wednesday and requires real estate dealers developers and apartment owners to review policies. It bans discrimination based on race color religion or national origin in sales and rental of housing and allows private suits and HUD complaints to seek settlements. Exclusions apply to owners of three units or less and to the sale of one’s own home under certain limits.
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Columbus, Ohio
U.S
Draper
Department of Housing and Urban Development
U. S
Obituaries detail Ferrell Booton Swank services and survivors
Pontiac notices list Ralph M. Ferrell 65 with a heart attack death and family survivors. Edith Maude Booton 64 of Huntington dies. funeral at Chapman s on Wednesday. William Lawrence Swank Sr. 56 of Carroll Row Canal Winchester to be buried at Canal Winchester with visiting hours listed.
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Pontiac
Mich
Ralph M. Ferrell
Point Pleasant
Edith Maude Booton
Huntington
Woodmere Memorial Park
Chapman
Gene Kitts
Canal Winchester
William Lawrence Swank Sr
Carroll Row
Nelsonville
Fiser
Defense Motions Refused In Ohio State Takeover Case
Common Pleas Judge Thomas Mitchell overruled motions seeking separate trials for 34 students indicted for the April 26 takeover of Ohio State University’s administration building. Each student faces two counts of blackmail and menacing threats after 10 counts were dismissed as insufficient. The judge said the group can stand trial together on the two remaining charges. The defendants allegedly held staff captive for about eight hours demanding action.
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Common Pleas
Thomas Mitchell
Ohio State University
Ohio
Mitchell
Franklin County
Jackson County
Ring Found After Eight Months in Potato Bake
Mrs Nell Coulter of Alvarado Minnesota lost her wedding ring while gardening last spring. It was found recently by her family while eating dinner after a long search and return home.
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Alvarado, Minn
Nell Coulter
Alvarado
Europe moves cautiously on monetary reform in Europe
Western Europe remains wary of overhauling the international monetary system after a year of upheaval. A Basel meeting of central bankers warns of looming catastrophe, while the Reuss subcommittee pushes for flexible rates though Europe shows little support. The OECD opposes major changes, urging balance through cooperation and exports, with cautious moves toward a community mechanism in the Common Market.
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London
Europe
Basel
Switzerland
U.S
Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
Associated Press
France
Belgium
Italy
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Nixon
White House
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD
United States
Germany
Carl Hartman
Common Market
Brussels
No Official Ceremony As Tommy Butler Retires In London
Detective Chief Superintendent Thomas Butler, Scotland Yard’s top crook catcher who tracked the Great Train Robbery gang, retires after 34 years. He declined a farewell and will head security for a major British bank. Reynolds was nabbed November 8, ending a global manhunt.
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London
Scotland Yard
Supt
Thomas
Tommy” Butler
Britain
Butler
Sir John Waldron
Bruce Reynolds
Reynolds
Tangiers
Toronto
Rio de Janeiro
Hong Kong
France
Devon Coast
Tor
Quay
Reynold
Metropolitan Police
Bobby
Criminal Investigation Department
Cyprus
Underworld
Donald Biggs
Biggs
Hamer Family Returns From Bi loxi Air Force Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamer and son Roger return home after a Christmas visit to their son Airman 10 and Mrs. Steve Hamer and Scott at Kersler Air Force Base in Biloxi Mississippi. Mrs. Alice Shumway of May Avenue returns home after visiting the Smith and Young families in Columbus. Sunday visitors include Mr. and Mrs Columbus and Miss Mable Hughes The Plains.
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Jack Hamer
Roger
Airman
Steve Hamer
Scott
Kersler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Alice Shumway
May Ave
Phil Smith
William Young
Columbus
Mable Hughes
The
Plains
Area Servicemen Promotions and Assignments Noted Across Units
Service members from Ohio and nearby areas receive promotions and duty updates. Staff Sgt Ronald R Stewart of McArthur Route 1 earns promotion to sergeant in the Air Force and serves as a parachute rigger at Duluth International Airport Minnesota. Other personnel include MMFN David Allen returning to the USS John F Kennedy in Newport News Virginia after leave, Spec 4 Donald L Dearing earning engineer equipment maintenance specialist rating at Fort Belvoir Virginia, and Staff Sgt Francis Jarvis receiving the Combat Infantry Badge at Fort Bragg North Carolina. Additional notes cover Airman 1 C David E Love assigned to Weisbaden Germany as a physiological training specialist and several air and Army personnel with ties to Athens Chauncey Haydenville Lancaster and nearby communities.
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Ronald R. Stewart
W. M. Stewart
McArthur
John F. Kennedy
Newport News
James Riley
Esta Allen
M. L. Kimmey
the Plains
Karen Allen
Route 13
Donald L. Dearing
Paul Dearing
Buchtel
Department of Technical and Technical Equipment
Army Engineer School
Ft. Belvoir
York High School
William Brooks Shoe Co
Francis Jarvis
Francis M. Jarvis
Athens
Army Training Center
Infantry
Ft. Brags
N. C
Ft. Bragg
Jarvis
Army
Athens High School
Sandal Wood Dr
Fayetteville
Mary Army Pic
Greg McDaniel
Charles KE. McDaniel
State St
Albany
McDaniel
97Th Military Police Battalion
Vietnam
John W. Kellenbarger
Frances Kellenbarger
Lancaster Route 4
Cu Chi
34Th Armor
Harold W. Kellenbarger
New Straitsville
David E. Love
Alden C. Love
Ohio
Chauncey-Dover High School
Daniel Dearing
Haydenville
Department of Mechanical and Technical Equipment
Mary Anon
Trio sentenced to lengthy terms for service station break in Perry County
Keith A. Livensperger 19, Robert G Livensberger 22, and William G. Davis 22, all of Roseville, received 115 year sentences at Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty to breaking and entering Glen Young's service station on Nov 24. The case was before Common Pleas Judge Robert G. Tague on bills of information filed by County Prosecutor George Flautt. A separate Perry County Common Pleas Court jury trial involved Allards of Crooksville vs Cannon Funeral Home for possession of a Terrace Addition lot and damages of 3 000. Perry County saw a 166.18 percent sales tax increase for late November to early December. The State Highway Department suit over easements for the estate of Richard T. Phillips was settled out of court. Local fines were imposed for bad checks and a peace bond was set in assault charges. Divorce and custody actions were filed in New Lexington and Roseville areas. Executor notice issued for the estate of Guy Combs of Roseville.
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Keith A. Livensperger
Roseville
Robert G Livensberger
William G. Davis
Mansfield Reformatory
Common Pleas
Robert G. Tague
Glen Young
George Flautt
Somerset
Perry County
John D. Herbert
Common Pleas Court
State Highway Department
Richard T. Phillips
Guy Pidcock
Bremen
Perry
New Lexington
L&j
Paul Starner
Crooksville
Donald Nutter
Ernest Emerson Steele
Hattie Ann Steel
James Davidson
Thornville
Beverly Davidson
Newark
Mayor Hilleary Names Appointees To Local Boards
Nelsonville Mayor Earl Hilleary announced William Theisen of Route 1 Nelsonville as representative to the Hocking Valley Regional Development Commission. Lucy Pierce of 130 West Franklin Street was reappointed to Athens County City Health Board as Nelsonville’s representative.
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Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
William Theisen
Hocking Valley
Christmas Party by WSCS at Mathenys’ Home
Members of the WSCS and guests held a Christmas party at Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Matheny’s home. A program titled If Christ Had Not Come was presented by a committee including Mrs. Luther Skiver and Mrs. Genevieve Martin. The group sang carols with Jay Kanisher on piano and readings by several members, followed by refreshments and gift exchange.
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Haydenville
WSCS
Christ
Luther Skiver
John Keplar
Genevieve Martin
Jay Kanisher
Mathenys
Homer Carter
Kepar
Robert Lehman
William Lehman
WSCS Unit Holds Christmas Party at Eggleston Home
The WSCS December meeting and Christmas party were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Eggleston. Readings were given by Mrs. Eggleston Mrs. Richard Rhodes and Mrs. George Carter with a prayer by Mrs. Carter. Christmas baskets were prepared and distributed with cards sent to Esther E. O’Neal Arcadia Acres John Carr and Gay Turner. Bonnie Rhodes assisted in serving a dessert course.
Calf and mail boxes reported by Hocking County sheriff
The sheriff's department handled a stray brindle calf found at the Joe Hutchins farm on Smith Chapel Road weighing about 800 pounds and awaiting owner contact. Three rural mail boxes stolen in October were recovered on Goat Run Road.
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Logan
Hocking County Sheriff's Department
Joe Hutchins
Smith Chapel Road
Goat Run Road
Greg Gano Promoted To Lance Corporal
Logan Mr and Mrs J E Gano of 147 S Culver St report their son Greg E Gano has been promoted to lance corporal in the Marine Air Corps. He was in Hawaii since July and returned to California in November for a month of schooling in advanced aircraft welding at H and MS 24 Airframes FPO San Francisco.
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Logan
J. E. Gano
S. Culver St
Greg
Marine Air Corps
Hawaii
California
Cpl
Greg E. Gano
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
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Roy
Utah
Spec
Bobby Combest
Carnegie
Okla
Route 4
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Albany News Notes
Shelter
San Diego, Calif
Ralph VM. Ferrell
Mr. Ferrell
Chauncey
Watt and
Barbara Ferrell
Masonic Lodge of
Elizabeth F
John
Rochester, Mich
Thomas Dew
Dwight
Edith Booton
Bertha Smith
Hogsett
Swank Services
William Warwick
Great Britain
Casanova
Gordon Casanova
Saddle Brook
N. J
al Kuzicki
Marianne Astegher
Kuzicki
Marianne
South Vietnam
Granville Watts
New Ross
Rachel Ross
Zanesville
Guy Combs
Marion F. Combs
Greg Gano
Lance
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