City Gains Marked 73 and Faces 1974 Fiscal Challenge
Mayor Donald Barrett reports strong 1973 gains in services capital projects and personnel. 1974 priorities include tighter spending monitoring more office space at City Hall and potential jail demolition with a county detention goal. Revenue sharing review and new council challenges loom as plans for remodeling and expansion proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Amey
Donald Barrett
Barrett
City Hall
Administration of Justice Division
Ohio Development Department
Briarwood Drive
Penny Lane
Peach Ridge
Change Is Keyword For 1974 Police Procedures Revised
Deborah Hrouda reports on Athens Police Chief Ted Jones outlining a 1974 overhaul driven by new leadership. Key steps include a records system, specialized investigators, new manuals, in service training, an in house lab plan, and a $441000 budget to add four officers and equipment.
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Deborah Hrouda Messenger
Athens
Ted Jones
Jones
Charles Cochran
Atwell
Administrations Police Review Board
Fraternal
Order of Police
Southern Lodge 55
Police Department
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
London
City Hall
Water Department
Manpower Shortage Tops Sheriff’s First-Year Challenges
Athens County Sheriff Paul Brown says lack of manpower, not finances, was the biggest issue in his first year. He began with ten deputies, now has six, while crimes such as burglaries and theft rise. A $15,000 juvenile grant will add two deputies. he seeks 12 new deputies in a $334,000 1974 budget. Brown criticizes media for misreporting funds and notes drug crimes remain a major problem with limited manpower.
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Athens County
Paul Brown
Brown
Ohio Development Department
Athens
Robert Liggett
Don Olbers
Dale Herb
Robert Brown
Robert Daughtery
Robert Bumgardner
Fice
Vandalism Reported in Athens Police Investigate Incidents
Athens police investigated two vandalism incidents Monday. The Lobby owner Charles Smith said vandals broke a window at the old Athens Hotel building and stole several cactus plants. Jerome Rovner reported BB gun damage to a window at his home on Franklin Street. No loss figures were available.
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Athens
Charles Smith
Jerome Rovner
Franklin St
O Bleness Memorial Hospital Visitor Rules and Admissions
O Bleness Memorial Hospital announces visiting hours from 11 a.m. to 8 30 p.m with maternity hours 2 30 3 30 and 7 to 8 p.m two visitors allowed per patient per hour in maternity. Admissions include Grace Wooten Nelsonville Ida M Heffken Millfield Lois E Woodyard Pallie Chapman C Allen Calendine Mrs Jerry Markin and daughter Mrs John Warner Daniel W McDonald Lami Angulu Ernest Conkey.
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Lois E. Woodyard
Pallie Chapman
C. Allen Calendine
Jerry Markin
John Warner
Daniel W McDonald
Lami Angulu
Ernest Conkey
Two Pittsburgh men sentenced for theft in Athens County
Two Pittsburgh men faced sentencing in Athens County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to theft related charges. Charles Wolfe received a maximum sentence with a $300 fine and 12 days in jail, while John Davis got probation for two years. Both men were ordered to pay $60 restitution to Vere Smith for a broken window.
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Pittsburgh
Vere Smith
W. Union St
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Charles Wolfe
John Davis
Bradley Jessup
Howard
Davis
Jessup
Athens County
Michael Nolan
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Clyde Beasley
David Cogar
Larry Gibson
James Deardorff
Don Atwell
Watch Repair Service
Watchmaker
Wilson Baker
S. Court St. 2Nd Fir
Landmark
Delbert Kasler
Mgr
Kurtz
Ohio
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Grace Wooten
Nelsonville
Ida M. Heffken
Millfield
Tuweep
Ariz
John Riffey
Arizona Highway Department
Riffey
Grand Canyon National Monument
Highway Department
Ward Jarvis
O'Bleness Hospital
University Hospital
Columbus
Arthur Crabtree
Mendal Jordan
Howard Mayne
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
Gerald F. Ensley
United Methodist Church
Roy Wiseman
Harrisonville
H. E Starkey
Dyesville Church
Jay Stiles
Donald Nunley
United Mine Workers of America
Albert G. Zimmer
Edgar Gray
Glouster
Gray
Zimmer
Dwight H. Rutherford, Inc
Dwight H. Rutherford
John D. Clark
Emogene Davis
W. Stimson
Woodmen Life Insurance
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Full-Walgreen
Athens, Ohio
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