Athens Considers City Bus Service With Mini Buses
Athens city council transportation committee is to study a possible bus service to ease downtown traffic. Mayor Raymond Shepard notes plans may include mini buses or a mix with 30 passenger units, with routes city wide and potential subsidies. city would not operate the buses itself. The plan discards outlying parking collection points and seeks to avoid Court Street use while limiting land costs. Committee members Edgar Tuckerman Gaylord Ray and Kenneth Collins will meet with the mayor.
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Athens
Raymond Shepard
Council
Transportation Committee
Shepard
Ohio University
Court Street
Edgar Tuckerman
Gaylord Ray
Kenneth Collins
Prison Terms Ordered For Guysville Couple
Mrs. Storer and her husband received prison terms for bank shortage crimes dating back to 1958. She faces parole after one third of her sentence, with concurrent counts. He gets five years on two counts to run consecutively, parole after one third of his term. Community reaction described her as trusted, quiet, and respected.
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Storer
Indictments Announced in Hocking County Case
Two persons were indicted by the Hocking County grand jury. William Ferguson, 20, Columbus, charged with forging a bad check for $19.35 to Keith's Men's Shop in Logan on Aug. 15. he pleaded innocent in County Court and remains jailed on a $500 bond. Melvin Wood, 43, Nelsonville Route 1, charged with failure to provide.
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Hocking County
Grand Jury
William Ferguson
Columbus
Melvin "Ee Wood
Nelsonville
Ferguson
Keith
Damage Suit Trial Settled Out of Court in Athens County
Kath erine Harris sued Karen Ack ison in Nelsonville for 21 681 dollars claiming 931 for lost income and 750 for medical bills after a February 9 1966 Madison Avenue accident. The jury trial in Athens County Common Pleas Court was called off when the case settled Wednesday night.
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Athens County
Grooming Aid Bill Seeks 21 Barbers 132 Beauticians
Albany budget note proposes 341573 dollars to hire 21 more barbers and 132 beauticians for state mental hospitals to improve patient grooming and self image as part of 1968-69 financial plan. McArthur sheriff Harold Steele released after hospital stay following jail break attack. Sheriff George Johnson and state trooper O'Dell travel to Pennsylvania for stolen property cases from recent break-ins.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
McArthur
Vinton County
Harold Steele
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Steele
Vinton
George Johnson
Rudy O'Dell
Pennsylvania
National Limited Last Stops Slated Thursday
The National Limited trains 31 and 32 face a potential final stop in Athens unless the Public Utilities Commission acts. Train 31 passed through at 2 42 a.m. westbound, while Train 32 is due eastbound at 9 42 p.m. Protests have been filed by Athens Mayor Raymond Sheppard and Rep Clarence Miller after Baltimore and Ohio announced the Cincinnati to Parkersburg stretch would be discontinued. The service may continue to Washington beyond Parkersburg, with the PACO possibly ordering a restart of the Parkersburg to Cincinnati segment.
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Public Utilities Commission
National Limited
Athens
Baltimore and Ohio
Parkersburg
Cincinnati
PACO
Raymond Sheppard
Clarence Miller
3 Days of Bliss Diet Offers Quick Weight Loss
Mary Manning of Fairmont Foods promotes the Fairmont Cottage Cheese Diet claiming up to 5 pounds lost in 3 days. She touts 96 percent fat free milk protein and full nutrients while appetite is satisfied. The plan is free with Fairmont Cottage Cheese cartons and urges ongoing weight control through good nutrition.
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Mary Manning
Fairmont Foods Co
Miss Manning
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