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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1970

Page

2

Sharif Leads In Marathon Bridge Session Near $18 000

Omar Sharif the film star and bridge expert finished an 80-rubber marathon with his British team 5470 points ahead earning 2000 pounds. The session lasted from Tuesday to dawn and was filmed for later US telecast. Sharif plans another marathon in Chicago. Hubert Humphrey reports students at Macalester and the University of Minnesota gave passing grades for fall courses on federal policy and government. He noted student poverty and welfare studies benefited him as well.

London Omar Sharif Sha Rif United States Sharif Chicago Minneapolis Minna Hubert H. Humphrey Macalester College University of Minnesota Macalester Humphrey

Johnsons Welcome Third Grandchild In 1966 Austin Birth

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson become grandparents for the third time as daughter Luci Nugent gives birth to a girl weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces on a Sunday. Luci Nugent’s husband Patrick Nugent and their son Patrick Lyndon await his third birthday in June. The Johnsons’ other daughter Lynda Robb also has an infant daughter.

Austin Tex Lyndon B. Johnson Luci Nugent Nugent Patrick Patrick Lyndon Johnson Lynda Charles Robb

Peale Delivers Sermon at First White House Service

Dr Norman Vincent Peale spoke at the White House religious service marking the New Year. He joked that the nation needs St Vitus as patron saint because, he said, the people are so nervous you can hardly put anyone to sleep with a sermon.

Dr. Peale White House Washington Norman Vincent Peale United States St. Vitus Peale

Saint Patrick's Cathedral Golden Jubilee Mass

More than 400 couples celebrated 50th wedding anniversaries at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Terence Cardinal Cooke praised them, calling them living signs of Christian marriage while thousands of descendants watched as couples received Golden Jubilee scrolls and kissed the archbishop's ring.

New York St. Patrick's Cathedral Terence Cardinal Cooke Cooke

Five Day Weather Forecast From Local And National Data

Mostly cloudy and colder tonight with lows in the low to mid 20s and highs Tuesday in the upper 20s. Nationally expect snow in the Northeast and Rockies, flurries in the Great Lakes, showers on the West Coast, and cold in the East and Southeast. Temperature trends show a slight dip then gradual warming over the weekend with precipitation near 0.37 inches this month and 0.37 inches this year.

Rocky Mountain States Great Lakes Ohio

International Best Dressed List Announced 1969

New York AP reports the 1969 International Best Dressed List chosen after a poll of about 2000 fashion and social figures. Harry Belafonte tops the men’s group, with Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Prince Philip and others named to the Fashion Hall of Fame. Women named include Marisa Berenson and Veruschka, plus spouses and socialites linked to fashion houses like Givenchy and Adolfo.

New York Eleanor Lambert Harry Belafonte John Lindsay Alexis de Rede Fashion Hall of Fame Cary Grant Douglas Fairbanks Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Dean Acheson U.S Angier Biddle Duke Spain Denmark Philippe de Rothschild France Mme Ahmed Benhima United Nations Dior Gres William McCormick Blair Jr Washington, D.C Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts Givenchy Wyatt Cooper Gloria Vanderbilt Adolfo Kirk Douglas Beverly Hills California Molly Parris Veruschka Vera von Lehndorff Gianni

Mason County Court Redraws Three Precinct Boundaries

The Mason County Court at Point Pleasant approved changes to precinct lines in the Lewis Robinson and Arbuckle districts after weeks of study. Present were County Court President Lawrence Gerlach Jr and Commissioners Clarence Adkins Elvin E Wedge with Clerk L W Getty.

Point Pleasant County Court Mason County Lewis, Robinson and Arbuckle Lawrence Gerlach, Jr Clarence Adkins Elvin E. Wedge L. W. Getty West Virginia Hambrick Lewis Central Grade School Central Steelworkers Union Poplar North Main Streets North Point Pleasant Ordnance School Roosevelt School

Births Noted At Mount St Mary Hospital

Mount St Mary Hospital notes several births with new family names including Cheeseman Todd Hooper Runyon, Dempsey Surgen Dowler Wallace, and more from Nelsonville Athens and Glouster areas. The report also lists local fire call at waterworks and legion auxiliary dinner plans along with Mason County precinct redistricting details.

Leonard Dempsey Glouster Fred Surgen Nelsonville Joy Dowler Athens Roy Verity Eva D. Stuber James Wallace the Plains William Townsend Albany June Erdy Jacksonville June Clark Edward Friel New Straitsville

Two Vehicles Collide Near Pharmacy Lot

City Police investigated a two car accident near Fruth's Pharmacy at 9 20 p m Saturday. Michael R Shaw 26 backed from the lot and was struck by Terry Lee Sayre 17 northbound Route 1 Point Pleasant. There was 600 damage and no injuries or arrests. Icy road conditions ruled the cause.

Point Pleasant Fruth Michael R. Shaw Lincoln Ave Terry Lee Sayre

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