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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1974

Page

4

Ohio shifts to plastic licenses with instant photo system

About 200 BMV deputies nationwide switch from paper to plastic licenses. In Athens Nancy Kern says the process works. Applicants sign name, cards are keyed, instant photo taken, license sealed in plastic. The change aims to reduce identity fraud and will gradually roll out over four years with central record linking by 1974.

Athens Bureau of Motor Vehicle Ohio Nancy Kern vThe Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Columbus

Freezing Rain Closes Schools and Icy Roads Cause Minor Accidents

Washing readings from Ohio University show 16 inches of precipitation fell on Wednesday as ice covered roads in Athens and Vin t on Counties with some Meigs County closures. AColumbia Avenue crash sent an Athens man to O Bleness Memorial Hospital and several minor collisions were reported on Route 33. County workers salted streets through the night and many residents welcomed the thaw anticipated Friday.

Ohio University Athens Vinton Meigs County O’bleness Memorial Joseph Rudolph Jr Brown Avenue Columbia Strawn Plumbing Co N. Court Streeet Rudolph Opal Mathews Harris Drive State Robert A. Davis Robert A. Anders Nelsonville Thomas A. McAdoo Carlos Mingus

Burglary Report in Athens Leads to Missing Electronics

James D. Brown at Lakeview Apartments reported between Monday and Wednesday a break in his unit with two stereo speakers and a camera stolen worth 340 dollars. Bertine Turner of Alpha Delta Pi said a side dining room window was broken but nothing was taken. Police noted icy back roads despite main highways being clear as 11 investigations started in Nelsonville by 10:30 a.m. and Logan logged four early accidents plus seven more before 9:30 a.m.

Athens James D. Brown Lakeview Bertine Turner Alpha Delta Pi Sorority S. Court St Earl Lowry Nelsonville Logan

Ohio University Baroque Trio to perform in Cleveland Akron weekend

The Willoughby Fine Arts Center invites the OU Baroque Trio for three concerts in the Cleveland Akron area this weekend. The group features Clyde Thompson on double bass Kay Borkowski on flute Howard Beebe on violin and Eugene Wickstrom on harpsichord.

Willoughby Fine Arts Center Ohio University Baroque Trio School of Music Cleveland- Akron OU School of Art Fine Arts Center Clyde Thompson Thompson Kay Borkowski Howard Beebe Eugene Wickstrom

Marilee Stright to Berlin for Army Security Interpreter Tour

Marilee Stright plans a two year tour in Berlin as an Army Security Agency interpreter translator. She is the daughter of Dan and the late noted Stright family of Athens Route 1 and recently completed a Wiss Stright German linguistic program. She trained at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey and earned a DLI outstanding achievement promotion. She later attended the Air Force School of Applied Cryptological Sciences at Goodfellow AFB and was named top graduate in translation and voice transcription courses.

Pfe Marilee Stright Berlin Germany Army Security Agency Marilee Dan Stright Athens Wiss Stright Defense Language Institute Monterey Calif DLI Air Force School of Applied Cryptological Sciences Goodfellow Afb, Tex

Columbia Gas Promotes James T. Frost to Senior Industrial Engineer

James T. Frost, a 1969 Ohio University graduate, receives promotion to senior industrial engineer in the Gas Utilization Department of the Columbia Gas System Distribution Companies based in Columbus. He was with Columbia Gas of Ohio since 1969 and served in the Central District. in 1970 he earned a BS in industrial systems engineering from OU.

James T. Frost Ohio University Columbia Gas System Distribution Companies Columbus Frost Western Division Ohio Kentucky Columbia Gas Central District

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