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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1970

Page

4

Allen Ginsberg Returns to Read at Miami Stadium

Bearded poet Allen Ginsberg performed two poems to about 1000 attendees at the Miami Marine Stadium Friday night backed by a federal court order. He resumed his Dec 22 work interrupted by Manuel Costa after lights and music were cut. The U.S. District Court ruled the Dec 22 performance was not obscene and required the stadium to provide a venue for his reading.

Miami Allen Ginsberg Ginsberg Manuel Costa Miami Marine Stadium Costa Costi U.S C. Clyde Atkins

Apollo 10 Astronauts Gifts Mark Chiangs Moon Flight Visit

Eugene Cernan presented Chiang Kai-shek with small moon rocks and two space photographs during a tour stop with Vice President Spiro Agnew. Cernan called the gesture a sign of a new era for mankind and predicted lunar travel could become common by decade's end.

Taipel Bugene Cernan Spire J. Agnew Chiang Kahr Shek Chiang Cerman Cernan Space Formosa East China North South America

Negro Named Head of Atlanta School Board

Dr Henjamin El Mays, a 3-year old Negro educator and emeritus president of Morehouse College, was named president of the Atlanta Board of Education. He was elected Friday by a 284 vote to succeed Bill C. Wainwright. Mays led Morehouse from 1940 until mandatory retirement at age 66 in 1966 and has been a former president of the United Negro College Fund and an author.

Atlanta Henjamin ‘el Mays Atlanta Bord of Education Mays Morehouse College Ed Frday Bill CG. Wainwright Morehouse The United Negro College Fund

National Forecast Hits Rain and Snow Across Regions

The national forecast calls for rain in Florida on Sunday and snow in the Rocky Mountains Plains and Great Lakes regions. Colder conditions are expected in the Ohio Valley with a high of 33 Friday and a low of 22 Saturday. Precipitation totals show 4 inches Friday and 14 inches this month.

Florida Rocky Mountains Plains Great Lakes Ohio Valley

Racing Hound Leads Police on Wild Chase

Civ police officers chased a missing racing dog that reportedly escaped from its cage. The greyhound was seen at 9:15 a.m. on S High Street and later on Carpenter Street, but officers could not capture it. The dog remains missing and residents are asked to report sightings.

Racing Hound Civ Thhey Calvin Purdue Fleming S. High Street Carpenter Street Service Safety Dwight Robinson Police Department

Weekend Town Gossip and Travel Guests Reported

Chauncey residents host weekend visitors including Mr and Mrs Mean Earleh and family of Columns and Mr and Mrs ay White and family in Converse. Other guests include Mr and Mrs James Darbyshire and daughter of Lancaster visiting Mr and Mrs Jim Rodehaver in Converse St. Bus Nelson of Hill iard visits Mr and Mrs Buddy Earich in Millfield. Sharon Abdella, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Abdella, Converse St, returns to State College Pa after holidays. she attends Penn State. A report misidentified Loren Russell Route 1% as the man who directed Barbara McBride to The Plains at 3:30 pm Tuesday. highway patrol auxiliary omitted from the McBride search. first motorized road vehicle to transport passengers was Richard Trevithick’s steam car made in 1801 in England.

Tom Price Messener Garbats MeBride Jack Athens Meath Stiegl Elevearold the Messenger Pervision Athens County Claire M. Dall Jr McBride Chester Berlenski Harold Young Mental Health Center Harry Chey‘ick Mean Earleh Ay White Converse James Darbyshire Lancas Ter Mrr Jim Rodehaver Converse St Bus Nelson Hilliard Buddy, Earich DeWitt Walker Barbara McBride Plains Loren ‘Russell Lawrence Brooks Highway Patrol Richard Trevithick England

Helicopters to get new crash resistant fuel system

The Army Aviation Systems Command in St Louis says over 11,000 military helicopters will receive a crash resistant fuel system featuring self sealing tanks and breakaway lines. The first aircraft with the safety device will roll out in spring 1970, and the system could be adapted to civilian aviation.

ST. Louis Army Aviation Systems Command Fit. Louis

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