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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1970
Page
2
First lady Pat Nixon disclosed that President gave her a gold watch for Christmas. She described the watch as having a few diamonds and called it a needed present, addressing reporters' questions on Wednesday.
Former President Lyndon B Johnson was briefed on Apollo 12 by astronauts Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean at the LBJ ranch on a suggestion from President Nixon. The briefing occurred Wednesday with the astronauts and their wives present.
Los Angeles a neighbor couple Wylder R Modine and his wife sue actor Rock Hudson for 64500 claiming heavy rains last year caused land from Hudson property to slide onto theirs. They allege removal of greenery and trees caused erosion and seek restoration or replanting and corrective action.
Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty says he may run for governor of California. He plans a survey and a decision in about 60 days, predicting he could defeat Jesse Unruh in the Democratic primary if he enters. Unruh has announced his candidacy. Reagan is expected to seek a second term.
Local forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows between 20 and 25. Friday brings cloud cover and a chance of snow or rain, high around 35 to 40, with a warmer trend Saturday. Nationwide, snow possible Thursday in Montana and northern Plains to eastern Great Lakes, with snow and flurries in Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico and rain showers in Florida.
Athens County jury commissioners selected 160 residents for January term grand and petit juries using a new method. Names include Helen Bernhart John Campbell Linda Jones and many others from Chauncey New Marshfield The Plains and surrounding towns.
A new eight page tabloid named the Ohio University Alumni Journal will replace The Ohio Alumnus and reach more than 40,000 graduates and friends. The format cuts costs, allowing publication every other month. Contents include President Sowle policy, VW Microbus gift, School of Accounting inauguration, and sections on class notes marriages obituaries and chapter reports.
Emergency squad responds to three calls Wednesday and Thursday including a sleigh riding mishap injuring a child and an auto crash on Richland Avenue that sent five people to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Allison Little, 10, treated for shock and released. Two Ohio University students rushed to Hudson Health Center for illnesses.
In Middleport Mayor C C Fisher fined Curtis Roush fifteen dollars and costs with the fine suspended for junk cars in his yard. William Pickens of Racine was fined one hundred dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated. James E Neal of West Columbia paid ten dollars and costs for failure to yield the right of way. COLUMBUS A Carpenter of Carpenter Hardware Athens County chairs the Ohio Hardware Association lawn and garden show planning committee set for February 7 at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
Bundy Perry of Sugar Creek, 62, jailed in Municipal Court on a $0.05 fine after pleading guilty to intoxication. Police filed charges after he was found asleep on the front seat of an Athens woman’s car.
The citizen group active in Children's Services Board concerns will incorporate as the Children's Services Association Inc within a week. Acting President Daniel Peterson announced an annual meeting next month where officers will be elected. The group met Wednesday, aims to support the board and improve services including preventive casework and adoption services. A brochure on services will be created and shared with the Athens Chamber of Commerce and others. Membership grew from 25 to 69 plus 23 prospects, with joiners urged to mail $1 to Richard Bean, Athens Route 1 45701.
The Office of Placement and Internship and the Office of Student Activities host the first in a series of panel discussions titled Your Job tonight at 8 p.m. in Baker Center Ballroom. Panelists include Polly Ferguson of Glamour Midwest, Dr Lori Rand, Ed Beckett, and three Ohio Bell reps, with planning by Ed Beckett and Margaret Deppen.
Court officials report seven drivers waived court appearances on speeding charges by the State Highway Patrol and paid 18 dollar fines. Named defendants include Gary W. Peach Sandra G. Young Guy svile Ronald E. Dougan James G. Hies ter Bradley J. Jennings Russell K. Life John A. Mallow. Five others waived and paid 23 dollar fines Roger L. Wilcoxen Mary Phyllis Perdue Roger K. Franks Jack C. Ginther Janice R. Letven.
Members of Ohio University Local 1699 AFSCME will vote Saturday night on a proposed dues raise. The vote at 8 p.m. in the Athens Grange Hall follows discussion by Herschel Sigall and Kenneth Davis. Federal Hocking Band Boosters will host a spaghetti supper Friday to raise funds for new uniforms.
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