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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1976
Page
2
A year in review of Athens Ohio events from September to December 1975 including OU changes and campus incidents, county and city politics, Education issues, weather events, and local disasters. Notable items involve Charles Ping becoming OU president, budget and tuition actions, labor disputes, school closures, flood impacts, and the Red's World Series celebration.
The Messenger announces a free three day six word ad for lost or found items. Call 592-6612 to place the short notice quickly.
Stewart The poor Federal Hocking School District faces a board mix up when a third man, Allan Lackey, is joined by Robert Harper and Glenn Reed for a sworn in meeting. Harper, not elected, held an erroneous secretary of state certification. Board members race to fix the error and proceed with a $40,000 bank loan to cover payroll.
State Auditor Thomas Ferguson announced the December subsidy payments totaled 49.9 million with retroactive six month funding to implement equal yield plans. Local district figures include Athens City School 66920 and Meigs Local 130699 among others as part of a broader foundation subsidy rollout amid cash flow concerns. Jacinto Vasquez earned his 14th stakes win aboard Honorable Miss in Belmont Park’s Fall Highweight Handicap in mid October 1975.
The Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation Inc executive committee will meet Wednesday at Oscar's Steak House in Gallipolis. The session begins at 6 45 p m and is open to the public. The main agenda item is the Health Systems Agency application. For information call 592 4457.
Helen Baker the Athens County Commissioner since 1972 said she will not run again. She cited time constraints and a desire to work with groups toward county betterment in a non partisan setting. She denied plans to challenge Claire Ball Jr for the state House seat and noted Edwards replacement talks loom ahead.
Firefighters responded to a gas smell at Kimes Convalescent Center on Albany Road at 5 53 p.m. Thursday and to a trash fire near Building 10 at Carriage Hill Apartments at 1 19 p.m. Friday. A dishwasher steam set off an alarm at the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center at 7 32 a.m. Tuesday.
The Major Young Trio of Chillicothe will lead a weekend youth program at White's Chapel Wesleyan Church near Coolville. Events run today Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. A Sunday sing at 2 p.m. features the trio and other groups. Rev. Roy E. Deeter invites the public.
At O Bleness Memorial Hospital three babies were born on New Year’s Day with Joseph Chad Eddy arriving first at 5 35 a m. He is the son of Eddy a Ohio University student and Jerry Eddy a Chauncey Elementary School teacher. Hospital notes list two other newborns, a daughter to Mr and Mrs Larry Facemeyer of Athens at 3 35 p m and a son to Mr and Mrs William Malone of McArthur at 4 12 p m.
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