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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1977

Page

12

Will Wellston Leave SEOAL A SEOAL Enrollments Review Spurs Debate

Wellston High School faces renewed questions about leaving the SEOAL after a board discussion reported by Steve Jeffers of The Sentry. Jeffers compares male enrollments across SEOAL TVC and OVC, notes Wellston as smallest SEOAL member, and argues about championship prospects and tradition versus finances in a possible switch to the TVC or OVC.

Wellston Southeastern Ohio Athletic League Steve Jeffers Wellston Sentry Wellston Board of Education Jeffers Wellston High School Miami University TWC SECAL Waverly Ironton Athens Logan TVC OVC Nelsonville-York

The Great Sports Freeze of 1977 Hits Ohio

Ohio’s cold snap and natural gas shortages forced widespread school closings and sports postponements. The Ohio High School Athletic Association faces no prior policy for fuel shortages as boards debate how to handle missed games and potential season reductions across basketball gymnastics swimming and wrestling.

Columbus Ohio Cleveland Basketball Cavaliers Cleveland Barons Cincinnati Stingers Harold Meyer Ohio High School Athletic Association OHSAA Ohio Prep Sports Meyer Athens Cincinnati Marv Jones Chillicothe Gazette Southeastern Piketon

Crosby Tourney a social golf spectacle in flux

The Bing Crosby National Pro-Am opens in Pebble Beach amid security for President Ford and a firsts-filled field with Nancy Lopez among the players. Scores and leaders are unclear after two rounds as Pine site shifts tests with Spyglass Hill out, Shore course in, and Nicklaus 68 Miller 67 under par.

Pebble Beach Calif Crosby Bing Crosby Los Angeles Bing Monterey Peninsula Secret Service Ford Cypress Point Monterey Peninsula Country Club Spyglass Hill California Jack Nicklaus Johnny Miller Miller Jimmy Carter Palmer

Pardoned D'Aquino Hailed After Years of Controversy

Iva Toguri D Aquino widow of wartime radio titan chi cago native who faced treason charges after broadcasting from Tokyo expresses disbelief at her pardon. She spent over six years jailed while maintaining her broadcasts aided Allies. Senator Hayakawa notes her loyalty despite postwar prejudice.

Chicago Iva Toguri D’aquino North Side Ford Los Angeles UCLA Japan Tokyo Pearl Harbor San Francisco Radio Tokyo Washington California Sen S.I. Hayakawa United States D’ Aquino

Fuel Shortages Worsen Amid Ohio Winter Strain

Ohio faces deeper fuel shortages as natural gas and electricity limits hit businesses and schools. DP and L plans cut gas service for about 2,000 commercial accounts. some areas report shut schools and delayed waste collection while temperatures stay in the teens. Ohio State University and Kent State plan limited reopenings with low thermostats.

Associated Press Ohio Public Utilities Commission State Energy and Resources Development Agen OMA East Ohio Co Dayton Power & Light Co Dp&l Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Ohio State University Kent State University

Mr. Coffee to Join Lipton In Tea Push

Bedford Heights Ohio AP The marketer of Mr Coffee says it will run a major cooperative ad campaign with Lipton Tea Co to promote tea use in the automatic Mr Coffee maker. Vincent Marotta notes Lipton will lead ads starting February with TV and print, peaking May to September during iced tea season.

Mr. Coffee Lipton Bedford Heights Ohio Lipton Tea Co New York Vincent Marotta North American Systems, Inc Marotta Lipton Tea Network

Pact Prohibits Unauthorized Raids in South Lebanon

Lebanese Christian leaders and Syrian President Hafez Assad agreed to bar unauthorized Palestinian raids into Israel from southern Lebanon. The accord, discussed at a Damascus meeting with Suleiman Franjieh and Pierre Gemayel, aims to avert Israeli retaliation and reduce border tensions as Syrian troops stay north of the frontier.

Nicosia Cyprus Hafez Assad Israel Lebanon Beirut Safir Damascus Christian Lebanese Front Assad Suleiman Franjieh Pierre Gemayel Phalange Arab League

Record Cold Strains Utilities Across Eastern Region

Frigid conditions across the eastern two thirds of the nation strain power plants gas pipelines and water traffic as hundreds of thousands stay home. Florida citrus damaged by freezing while Chesapeake Bay fisheries face big losses and a 160 mile stretch of the Mississippi River freezes stranding vessels.

Associated Press Florida Chesapeake Bay Mississippi River Miami National Weather Service

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