Appropriations Ordinance OK'd and Parking Fee Debate
Athens City Council, in a unanimous vote, approved the 1969 appropriations ordinance, with emergency passage, and deferred the proposed overtime parking fee increase amid merchant opposition. The panel also amended the fire ordinance, authorized land purchases for the Washington Street garage, and directed bids for jail food service.
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Athens
Washington Street
Robert Lee
Lee
Harry Crewson
Drach
Crewson
Edgar Tuckerman
Joseph Kelly
Bellis
Dwight Robinson
Tad Grover
Council
Athens Won’t Get New Pool This Summer Officials Confirm
City officials say Crystal Pool will serve another season as a new pool cannot be ready by summer. Council members debate site options including stadium land Mill Street recreational area and Ohio University land with appraisal set for Friday.
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Athens
Harry Crewson
Crewson
Edgar Tuckerman
Council
Tuckerman
Mill Street
Stadium Land
Brad Davis
Tion
Tad Grover
Ohio University
Ohio U
Athens City High School
Grover
City to redo garbage fee survey after outcry over rate hike
Athens officials will resend letters with new waste collection rates after a 800 percent hospital fee jump from 16 to 120 dollars prompted complaints from Sheltering Arms Hospital trustees. City Clerk Robinson cited a year end 1968 survey showing some customers overcharged and promised a fresh survey before final rates are set.
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Athens City Service Safety
Dwight Robinson
City Council
Robinson
Council
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William Lavelle
Athens Jaycees to honor Outstanding Young Man with DSA
Athens Jaycees plan their Distinguished Service Award ceremony for an area man aged 21 to 36 who has made meritorious service in his field, family, church, community, and nation. Nominations are due by Jan 18, with selection by local leaders. past honorees include Dr. Daniel L. Peterson and J. David Lundberg. The award will be presented at Bosses Night Banquet on Jan 23 at Ohio University Inn.
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Athens
Athens Jaycees
U. S. Jaycees
Solic
Dale Nitzschke
DSA
Box 182
Daniel L. Peterson
Ohio University
J. David Lundberg
J. David Lundberg and Associates
Athens Insurance Firm
G. Kenner Bush
the Messenger
Richard Beagle
Jaycees
Ohio University Inn
Nitzschke
John Allen
James Buchanan
Shelter in Arms Hospital Notes
List of patients and dismissals from Shelter in Arms Hospital includes Mrs Lennie Bethel Adams Mill Jacob South Chauncey James Gates The Plains Paul Martin Glouster Route 3 Sanford Showalter Athens Route 3 Mrs Donald Lawrence Ames ville Mrs Jerry Perry Athens Route 2 Jo Ann Bryant Ed mund Bookman Mohammad Najafi Howard Guess Athens and the discharged: Mrs Willard Fuller Mrs Vernon Palmer and son Mrs Harold Carsey and daughter Melissa Main Mrs Pearl McPherson Charles Judson.
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Lennie Bethel
Adams Mill
Jacob South
Chauncey
James Gates
the Plains
Paul Martin
Glouster
Sanford Showalter
Athens
Donald Lawrence
Amesville
Jerry Perry
Jo Ann Bryant
Edmund Bookman
Mohammad Najafi
Howard Guess
Willard Fuller
Vernon Palmer
Harold Carsey
Melissa Main
Pearl McPherson
Charles Judson
City Hall Remodeling Study Proposed in Athens
Athens City Council’s capital improvements committee ordered a study of remodeling the second floor of City Hall. The plan, proposed by Lowell Howard of the bar association, would convert the space into Municipal Court offices and a courtroom, with potential use for public meetings.
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Athens City Council
Harry Crewsorn
Athens County Bar Association
Lowell Howard
Bar Association
Crewson
Two Ohio University Students Report Stereo Theft
Two vacationing university students returned to their trailer court home to find 150 dollars worth of stereo equipment stolen. Brothers Robert and Richard Hoffman from Cleveland were away for Christmas at 95 Valley Acres Trailer Court. deputies noted a rear window tampered with and deputy DeWitt Walker continues the investigation.
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Ohio University
Robert
Richard Hoffman
Cleveland
Valley Acres
Marshfield Woman Injured In Fall At Lindley Hall Door
Mrs Charles Phillips 62 of New Marshfield was rushed to Sheltering Arms Hospital by emergency squad after slipping on ice at Lindley Hall doorway where she works. The incident occurred around 8 41 am and caused a small laceration on the back of her head.
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Charles Phillips
New Marshfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Lindley Hall
Edmund Bookman
Lakeview Manor
Salvation Army Seeks Aid For Athens Family Fire Loss
The Salvation Army in Athens requests clothing donations for a family whose home burned recently. Needed are women's sizes 22 14 and 24, men's shirts 15 14, trousers 38 medium and 38 long, 32 and 33, and large jackets. Call 593-3182 or 725-2185 to arrange pickup.
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Salvation Army
Athens
Athens Grand Jury Indicts 21 Defendants in County Cases
County grand jurors returned indictments against 21 defendants on 24 charges to be tried in Common Pleas Court this year. Among those charged are Ohio University students in multiple break ins at The Quad Shop and Landmark Town Center, plus marijuana raid defendants and others facing narcotics, larceny, and assault counts. Several pleaded guilty or innocent. some were not indicted after prior pleas.
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Common Pleas
Lawrence Ray Conrad
Perkins Hall
Conrad
TV Supply Co
Ewing Hall
Landmark Town and Country Center
Ohio University
Joseph William Cross Jr
Scott Quadrangle
Frederick Floyd Myers
Gamertsfelder Hall
Steven Thomas Harding
Michael Dean Gugel
Landmark
Duane Knorr
Robert E. Williams
Lincoln Hall
Gugel
Knorr
Williams
Cross
Harding
Myers
Ohio U
Guysville
Elizabeth Emma Kristanis
Paul Abrams
Barry Kim Wolfe
Harvey Niles Salsky
N. High St
Wilbur Robertson
Los Angeles
Athens
Donald Karnes
Dana Ward
Mineral
Sheriff's Department
Walter Carsey
Ward
Fred C. Stone
E. State Sr
Walter Brown
Ashland
Albany
Stone
John C. Knott
Trimble
Marshall William McLean
Billy Russell
Millfield
Elmer Kimmey
Nelsonville
William Boyd
Union St
Boyd
Dale Kirkendall
Highland Motels, Inc
Joe Battocletti
Bridgeport
Stanley Kavsky
Defiance
Thomas Bolin
Jacksonville
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended after DWI Plea
A 26 year old New Marshfield Route 1 man was sentenced to seven days in jail fined $200 and costs and had his driver's license suspended for 180 days after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. John R. Rhoades Jr. was arrested by highway patrolmen early this morning.
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New Marshfield Route 1
John R. Rhoades Jr
Hit Run Accident Probed By Police
Athens police investigate a hit and run on Shafer Street. Richard G. Shirley, 41, of 48 N. Shafer St., says a vehicle sideswiped the left side of his parked car between 6 p.m. and 9 30 p.m. Monday.
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Shafer Street
Athens
Richard G. Shirley
N. Shafer St
Chapman suit against Vivian Chap man dismissed
Joseph F. Chapman versus Vivian C. Chap man filed in Athens was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff.
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Joseph F. Chapman
Vivian C. Chapman
Athens
Ohio University Shares $9,600 Grant For Continuing Education
Ohio University is among 11 state assisted universities in Ohio receiving a 9 600 grant to run a 15 month continuing education and community service program during 1969 and 1970. The program aims to identify urban problems and develop education programs with input from universities and local entities. Curtis M Johnson notes cooperation between universities will grow through this effort. James Furman outlines the Ohio Board of Regents support and the project’s goal to expand university community service ties.
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Ohio University
Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents
James Furman
Curtis M. Johnson
Sta
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