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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1972

Page

4

Jury Convicts Ohio Student in Marijuana Case

A jury of ten deliberated 18 minutes to convict Clif ford Wolf, an Ohio University student, of possession of marijuana. He received six months in jail with five months suspended on good behavior, plus a $500 fine and costs after a five hour trial in Athens County Municipal Court.

Clifford Wolf Ohio University Athens Bromley Hall Wolf Athens County Franklin Sheeter Sheeter Michael Nolan Lawrence Grey Kenneth Dreyfuss San Juan P. R Theodore Bukky North Madison Ohio Common Pleas Lowell Howard Dorsey Worthington Margaret Patton Edna Walls Janice Adams Marjorie Burdette Robert Hawk John Wade Clara Sayers Gloria Jacobs Ruth Thompson Mary Laziman

American Party candidate seeks TV time to respond to Nixon

Richard Kay, American Party presidential hopeful from Cleveland, asked for national TV time to reply to President Nixon’s state of the union message. He filed with ABC, NBC, CBS, and PBS, citing FCC fairness doctrine and notifying FCC Chairman Dean Burch.

Cleveland, Ohio Richard Kay American Party Nixon Cleveland American Broadcasting Co National Broadcasting Co Columbia Broadcasting Sys Kay Federal Communications Commission Democratic Party FCC Dean Burch

OBES appoints Bennett and Childers to district roles

William E. Garnes announces Robert Bennett as acting district manager and Frank Childers as assistant district manager and unemployment compensation supervisor for OBES District Five. The district includes 18 counties and the two offices report to Bennett with central Columbus oversight. They assume posts January 24.

William E. Garnes Ohio Bureau of Employment Services OBES Robert Bennett Frank Childers District Five Athens Vinton Hocking Pike Ross Fairfield Scioto Jackson Meigs Lawrence Gallia Pickaway Fayette Madison Licking Delaware Union Franklin

Passenger Hurt In Auto Mishap On Richland Avenue

A three car wreck on Richland Avenue left a passenger with a back sprain treated at O'Bleness Hospital and released. Roy Vaughan 19 of Pomeroy rode with Harold Conley 26 of Portsmouth, whose car hit Ann Cunningham 19 of Middleport after Cunningham’s car rear ended Orville Skinner 33 of Athens. Police cited Conley and Cunningham for failure to stop within an assured clear distance.

Richland Avenue O’bleness Roy Vaughan Pomeroy Harold Conley Portsmouth Conley Ann Cunningham Middleport Richland Cunningham Orville Skinner Athens Sandra Guinther Home St Robert Muldowan Pittsburgh Home Street East Street Harry Bailey Jr Mill William Pyne N. McKinley Ave Phi Kappa Pi E. State St

Jurors Questioned in Locke Versus James Auto Case

In Athens County Common Pleas Court potential jurors were examined for Roscoe Locke and Debora James over an auto accident dated March 19 1970. A deposition from Dr A E McGinnis was expected. Counsels include Lawrence Grey Joseph Vanity Jr and David Frey. A separate suit against a Plains couple over a dog bite was dismissed as settled. Homer McKnight sought 16500 for damages to his daughter.

Athens County David Frey Debora James The Plains Homer McKnight Arthur Gibson

Windsor price cut on Paris area estate sells for less

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor reduced the weekend estate price from 1.2 million to about half. The current offer covers six acres of surrounding land from the original 25 with possibility to buy or rent more. The sale follows a dip in French property interest during the 1968 student revolt.

Paris Duke Duchess of Windsor

S. Carolina hires first Black professor at medical college

Dr Middleton Lambright Jr a Cleveland surgeon and civic leader becomes assistant dean at the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston. He will oversee minority relations at the 490 student school and join as a Case Western Reserve University surgical professor and hospital chief.

Cleveland, Ohio Middleton Lambright Jr Cleveland Medical College of South Carolina Charleston School Lambright Cleveland Academy of Medicine Case Western Reserve University Forest City Hospital Metropolitan General Hospital

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