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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1972
Page
10
A record low 181 coal miners died in 1971, down from prior years due to factory closures during a 45 day strike. Officials praise enforcement but lawmakers and union leaders urge stronger safety measures and stricter law enforcement to further reduce fatalities.
Obituaries note Wilbur Cardwell 75 of Ewington Route died at Oak Hill Hospital with funeral Friday at Strong and Son Wilkesville burial Fisher Cemetery. Donald G Perry 57 of Columbus died unexpectedly in Columbus with services Friday 10 a.m. Johnson Funeral Home Nelsonville burial Green Lawn. Dorothy Rose Atkins former Athens resident died at home in Vandalia with services Friday 10:30 a.m. Morton Funeral Home burial Polk Methodist Church.
Franklin Mint sponsors a nationwide bicentennial medal design competition through March 31 with 200 winners four per state. Artists may submit black and white drawings depicting their state's American heritage and entries are requested by writing Bicentennial Medal Design Competition Box 1976 Franklin Center Pa 19013.
Dean Martin and Rock Hudson will star in Showdown a Western drama produced and directed by George Seaton The screenplay is by Theodore Taylor from Hank Fine story Filming starts April 8 in New Mexico This marks the first onscreen pairing of Martin and Hudson
San Diego officials and Barnaby Productions faced a billing dispute after a January taping for a city television program. The city agreed to pay 35,140.73 dollars, but Andy Williams received about 25,000 dollars less than planned amid discussions of withholding payment. The city confirmed it would pay 35,140.73 dollars.
Norma Cochran 37 of Point Pleasant had an extortion charge dropped after her appearance with counsel before Justice of the Peace Gail Faires. Faires noted the warrant was withdrawn by agreement of both sides.
In Indianapolis the Olympians rolled past Toledo 111 to 12 to set a national team scoring record. Eddie Severn led with 26 points while Rick Muller added 18. Toledo's Dennis Mussery totaled all but one of his team's points.
Glenda Manning a fashion design student at Traphagen School of Fashion Medford New York won a 21 day trip to the Bahamas to model evening gowns swimwear and casual wear in a contest coordinated by the school and sponsor.
Akron, Ohio AP A noted educational consultant argues that declining class sizes and teaching loads should be re examined to boost efficiency at colleges. Dr Paul Dressel MSU outlines scheduling fixes and criticizes small classes while urging practical reforms over tinkering to modernize undergraduate curriculum.
The state Republican Executive Committee met to name a second Ohio delegate for the GOP national convention. Martha Moore, Republican national committeewoman and vice chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, was expected to be chosen to satisfy legal requirements and ease tensions among Taft and Saxbe supporters after Taft withdrew his favorite son bid.
Rep. Paul S. Sarbanes says a bill to create shelters for runaway children and a national network to locate runaways will be introduced in Congress. He cites a nationwide rise and a 17 percent Maryland increase, with up to 6000 missing children in the state.
In Finland the Finnish Bible Society will publish the Gospel of John in the gypsy dialect for about four thousand speakers. The translation was prepared from the Finnish Bible by Viljo Koivisto, a gypsy evangelist and magazine editor.
Mr and Mrs Elis Rabb of Canterbury Connecticut delivered over two hundred thousand pounds of used bottles and jars to a glass container plant in Dayville Connecticut in eleven months. The plant paid more than two thousand dollars which they donated to St Johns Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Connecticut.
Bruce Newman will move after the Urban Affairs and Development merges to a high ranking, unnamed state planning job in the Finance Department with a $24,900 annual salary. He will oversee long range planning on pollution and urban problems and coordinate university and foundation resources for state issues. Wayne Snyder notes the role lacks current planning coordination beyond land use.
A Logan man and a passenger were injured in a one car crash on Clay Bank Road near Illinois Avenue at 5 05 pm. The passenger Vincent Hamilton 25 suffered a head wound from the windshield and was treated and released at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Lewis E Hamilton 23 of Logan Route 4 the driver was cited for excessive speed. The car veered off the road struck a ditch and culvert.
In Avoyelles Parish Louisiana Wade Mayeux and Daryl Lemoine tied at 518 votes for a Police Jury seat after a Dec 18 election. A recount did not change the result and the decision was settled by drawing straws per state law with Mayeux winning.
Cincinnati area woman Eulalia Fuchs, 44, pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in the fatal September shooting of her husband after a dispute over a radio game broadcast versus a stereo record. A probation hearing was scheduled by Judge Robert Kraft.
About 300 Americans are among 1,200 passengers booked on the liner France for a 91 day world cruise from Le Havre. An optional two day side trip to Canton will run after docking in Hong Kong and coincides with President Nixon's Peking visit marking China's opening to American tourists.
Nashville numbers a national rise in youth religious fervor says Rev. Dr. Arthur B. Rutledge head of the Southern Baptist Convention missions board. He notes a more favorable climate for Christian witnessing across populations than in years past.
University of Colorado professor Kenneth Boulding told Wright State University that computers are a fraud and automation has produced little productivity in manufacturing. He cited TV and molecular biology as rare major contributions and noted productivity gains have slowed since 1967. He warned the main visible impacts are easier airline reservations and vast volumes of dusting pages.
Gallia County Sheriff’s Department took David Nagle 23 of Spencer Ohio Route 1 into custody on a charge of attempting to defraud. Nagle was arrested by Medina County authorities. The Gal lia sheriff’s department also arrested Gary Callicoat 23 of Gallipolis on a Clark County warrant charging assault and battery and destruction of property.
Los Angeles AP report shows Fred Lakins a 31 year old Monterey liquor salesman drove onto courthouse lawn in Van Nuys crossing 100 feet of grass and forcing two women to dive to safety before entering the front steps. He claimed he came to pay a drunken driving ticket and said he might as well prove the point. Lakins had been arrested a month earlier in San Fernando on drunken driving charges and was booked again for investigation.
The Mason County petit jury is excused by Judge James Lee Thompson until February 7. January trial matters have been settled or dismissed.
John Edwards of the Ohio Reclamation Association outlined three major recommendations to strengthen a proposed strip mine bill. He urged detailed land use and reclamation plans before mining, soil erosion controls via conservation practices, and water impoundments for livestock and recreation to aid groundwater changes while not hampering erosion control.
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