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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1969

Page

5

Ohio University 1969 Engineering Colloquium Set

The 17th annual Engineering Colloquium at Ohio University runs eight lectures from 4 10 to 5 pm in Bentley Hall 124 open to the public. Co chairs Paul H Black and Dr Richard Meyer announce January topics by economists lawyers and educators with February sessions including finance business law NFL issues and religion followed by a March finale on political parties in a democratic society.

Ohio University Paul H. Black Richard Meyer Bentley Hall Lowell B. Howard National Football League Fred Syearingen J. Glover Johnson Marietta College Raymond H. Gusteson

Athens County Sets Delayed Voter Registration Plan

The Athens County board of elections will delay registering 17 precincts until after the May primaries if any are held and funds are approved. Fifty of 77 precincts currently lack registered voters with a two year plan to register 17 sites annually.

Athens County Board of Elections Athens County William Howe County Election Board

Notable speakers highlight Ohio University winter quarter lineup

Bill Cosby Julian Bond and Mayors Stokes and Cavanaugh among spring university events. Cosby appears Feb 8 at 8 30 p.m. in Convo center Negro History Week. Bond speaks Feb 8 at 3 p.m. Memorial Auditorium. Stokes speaks Feb 14 at 8 15 p.m. Memorial Auditorium. Cavanaugh speaks Jan 27 at 8 15 p.m. Ewing Auditorium. Kennedy Lecture Series panels include a Life quality symposium Feb 4. Civil rights figure James Farmer speaks Jan 14.

Bill Cosby Ohio University Cosby Convocation Center Georgia Julian Bond Memorial Auditorium Carl Stokes Cleveland Jerome Cavanaugh Detroit Ewing Auditorium Kennedy Stokes Cavanaugh James America Thomas J. Wassmer James Farmer

Six Area Men Enlist for Navy Training at Great Lakes

Six area men joined the Navy via the Athens recruiting office and will undergo recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. The group includes Thomas W. Martin and Charles A. Bullock, both Athens area graduates, along with Michael F.E. Still a former Meigs student, Philip W. Charles and William James Buchholz, Ohio University alumni, Thomas R. Davies of Marietta, and Milton C. Roush who re-enlisted from Mason West Virginia. Roush will be assigned to the East Coast. a seventh man, Milton C. Roush, re-enlisted for six years.

Navy Athens Great Lakes, Ill Naval Training Center Thomas W. Martin the Plains Charles A. Bullock Meigs High School Michael FE. Still Ohio University Philip W. Charles Wadsworth William James Buchholz Dorothy Ann Elmwood Pl Thomas R. Davies Marietta Samuel Roberts Baker Bldg S. Congress St Milton C. Roush Mason W. Va Roush

School Board Officers Set for Athens City Schools

Sol Rosenberg and Homer Gall Sr. were reelected president and vice president of the Athens City School Board for 1969. Other members named are Dr. Marion Fugate Russell Johnson and Walter Ervin. Mrs. Alice Elliott remains board clerk. Supt. S T Henderson will attend 7:30 p.m. meetings on the third Monday each month in the Middle School Library.

Sol Rosenberg Homer Gall Sr Athens City Marion Fugate Russell Johnson Walter Ervin Alice Elliott S. T. Henderson

John Law to Lead CAP Senior Programs in Athens County

John Law, former Athens County commissioner, will head Tri-County Community Action Agency senior programs in Athens County. He will organize action groups to aid social and economic welfare, pursue part time work, and craft sales to supplement fixed incomes. Ennis says groups welcome all interested, with early enrollment encouraged around age 57. activities include woodworking ceramics sewing and weaving.

John Law Athens Area Shumway Road Athens County Tri-County Community Action Agency Law Community Action Group Charles D. Ennis Tricounty Logan Jacksonville Ennis

Budget Talks Advance in Athens County Budget Session

Athens County commissioners met in private Monday with Auditor James Whaley to refine the 1969 county budget and finalize appropriations. A Thursday session was planned with Whaley in attendance to complete the work.

Athens County James Whaley Whaley

Local Grants and Notices Highlight Ohio University and Area

Armco Steel Corp gave a 1000 dollar unrestricted grant to split between two Ohio University College of Engineering departments. Athens ministers will speak at Jehovah's Witnesses semi annual conference January 17 to 19 in Ashland Kentucky. Nelsonville fire damaged a truck at 305 West Union Street with slight loss. Retired Civil Employers meeting canceled due to weather and illness.

Armco Steel Corp Ohio University College of Engineering and Technology Beaumont Davison O. Eugene Adams Athens County Jehovah's Witnesses Ashland Andy Benyi Athens Gary Tippie

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