Athens Council Opens 1970 71 Budget Session and Annexes Land
Athens city council began its 1970 71 term with a two hour session handling 1970 budget appropriations rail term credits annexation road work and city property leases. The council passed an annexation ordinance targeting 42.35 acres along Route 33 North into a B4 zone with a companion B3 zoning bill awaiting readings. Leases renewals for a Presbyterian Church owned Municipal Court and Health Department buildings plus College Street parking lot were approved.
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City-County Health Department
College Street
O’bleness
Route 33
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Presbyterian Church
Health Department
Raymond Shepard
City Hall
Teen Girl Seeks Nixon Help for Congressional Page Bid
Wendy Green 16 writes to President Nixon asking to become the first girl congressional page. She cites discrimination in Congress after visiting Rep. Dante Fascell and notes past Florida legislature reports about girl pages.
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U. S. Congress
Nixon
Wendy Green
White House
United States
Washington
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Congress
Wendy
Florida
Fascell
Athens City Council Overhauls Committee Structure
Council President Harry Crewson announces major revisions for 1970 including two new committees on housing development and liaison with commissions, elimination of a 1969 panel, and merging two 1969 committees into one. Added charges issued to three existing panels with aim to improve communication with public bodies like the Southeast Ohio Council of Governments.
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Athens
Harry Crewson
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Southeastern Ohio Council of Governments
Athens Human
OU Class Suspension Turned Down by Sowle
President Claude R. Sowle rejected a proposal from the Athens Peace Committee to suspend Ohio University classes on January 15 to honor Martin Luther King Jr. He will instead keep classes as scheduled but will provide facilities for commemorative events such as a morning assembly, peace workshops, a nonviolence lecture, and an evening vigil.
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Athens Peace Committee
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Uni
Dr King
Sands Appointed Jury Commissioner for Athens County
A new jury commissioner for Athens County has been appointed by Common Pleas Court Judge John W. Bolin. Fred H. Sands of 34 Cable Lane was named to the post at an annual salary of 300 dollars, replacing Ross Wright who died. The article also lists expanded and reorganized city committees and their chairmen, reflecting Crewson’s plan to broaden urban renewal and public services.
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W. Union Street
City Planning Commission
Gerald Mollica
Ohe Supreme Court
Fred Weber II
John D. Borne
Athens Soil and Water Conservation District
Crewson
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
John W. Bolin
Fred H. Sands
Cable Lane
Ross Wright
Film Star Omar Sharif Leads Bridge Team in High Stakes Rubbers
London film star Omar Sharif heads a team playing 80 rubbers against Crockford's London club in a pound per point match. Nine hours daily Tuesday through Saturday, with side bets pushing potential winnings toward 50 000 pounds. The sessions are filmed for a US television series.
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London
Omar Sharif
Crockford
United States
National Forecast Predicts Cold, Mixed Precipitation Across Regions
The national forecast calls for cold conditions Tuesday with snow in the Great Lakes and eastern states from New York to eastern Tennessee. Rain is expected in the northwest and southwest. Yesterday’s high was 43 and the low 26, with humidity near 43 percent at 4 pm yesterday and 92 percent at 9 am today.
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Great Lakes
New York
Tennessee
Attorney Appointed for Mother in Murder Case
Common Pleas Court appointed Erle Bridgewater to represent Mrs Barbara McBride of Marietta after Prosecuting Attorney Claire Ball Jr. argued the defendant is incompetent to hire counsel. McBride had been released from Athens Mental Health Center before the alleged killings of her two sons.
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Common Pleas Court
Barbara McBride
Marietta
Claire M. Ball Jr
Erle Bridgewater
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