Lt Dowler Receives Meritorious Service Medal
Athens native Lt Col Thomas W Dowler retired from the Army after 20 years service earning the Meritorious Service Medal for his work as deputy chief of the National Strategic Target List Division Joint Chiefs of Staff during 1969 to 1972. He and wife Joanne live in Los Alamos with five children. Dowler is a West Point graduate and former Korea and Vietnam service member who headed a major base construction project in Lon Binh.
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Athens
Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thomas W. Dowler
John W. Dowler
Strathmore Blvd
Dowler
Los Alamos N.M Scientific Laboratory
Athens High School
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Korea
Vietnam
Lon Binh
Joanne
Los Alamos
Corps of Engineers
United States
Joint
Adm
Kent Lee
Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff
Governor Gilligan faces waning student support in Ohio
Ohio University leaders and student leaders express concern over Governor Gilligan’s three percent funding increase for higher education. Cole A. Duffy notes his limited study of the budget leaves him cautious, while OU President Claude R. Sowle calls three percent totally unrealistic and urges the six percent figure favored by the Ohio Board of Regents.
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John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Ohio University
Gilligan
Cole A. Duffy
Duffy
Claude R. Sowle
Sowle
Ohio Board of Regents
Columbus
Cilligan
Dan Molden
University of Akron
Suit Asks Damages in Jackson County Case
A $45,000 damage suit was filed in the Jackson County Common Pleas Court by Clarence Martin of Wellston against Ingalls Used Cars owner Charles J. Ingalls Helen and John Ingalls. Martin says he was struck Feb. 4, 1971 by a vehicle driven by John Ingalls 14, and was knocked 10 feet in the air.
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Wellston
Jackson County Common Pleas Court
Clarence Martin
Charles J. Ingalls
Ingalls
Helen Ingalls
John Ingalls
Martin
National and Local Weather Forecast Summary
Mild national weather with cold West conditions. Snow flurries from the northern Plains to the Southwest and rain in the lower Mississippi Valley. Local forecast clears tonight with lows in the 30s, Friday partly cloudy and warmer, highs near 50s. Weekend rain then snow, colder next week. temps from 50s Saturday to 30s Monday, lows 40s to teens.
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Mississippi Valley
Southern Plains
Plan for affirmative action at Ohio University released
President Claude R. Sowle announced a 40-page plan to outlaw discrimination across Ohio University. Beverly Price led the effort, aiming to recruit more women into nontraditional fields, monitor staff by sex and minority status, and assign administrators concrete action roles with a 19-member Affirmative Action Council.
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Ohio University
Claude R. Sowle
Beverly Price
Sowle
Athens
Price
George Weckman
Keaton Fined $300 In Municipal Court
Newell Keaton 29 of Athens Route 2 was fined 300 dollars and costs plus 25 days in jail after pleading guilty in Athens County Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. Others Thursday cases include a string of guilty pleas and small fines in Athens.
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Newell Keaton
Athens
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Jerry Mengelboch
Carriage Hill
Ohio University Security
Bennie Rayfod
Toledo
County Sheriff's Department
Franklin Sheeter
Rayford
Duncan Hill
Albany Road
Clyde Ratcliff
Murray City
Ronald Gilmore
Central Avenue
Clarence Kelly
Valley Acres
Albany Cable Upgrade Completes in Local Exchange
General Telephone Co of Ohio announced completion of an $85,000 cable addition in the Albany exchange. Athens district manager Kenley R. Krinn said the project upgrades facilities and allows future growth. The new line serves 1,113 phones over 98.8 square miles in Athens Meigs and Vinton counties.
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Albany
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Kenley R. Krinn
Athens District
Albany Exchange
Athens, Meigs
Vinton Counties
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Notes
List of names including Carl Colburn Pearl Richards Mrs Ivan Romine Mrs Clayton O'Neal Mrs Elizabeth Beatty Russell Mosley all of Athens and others Roshan Jain Grace Bailes Nida McClure Joseph Balsenak and daughter Leslie Halbirt Larry Lightner Iva Hawk William Lewis Sr Leonard Crow Cathy Rosser Clarice Shields and Fred Kiltau.
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Carl Colburn
Pearl Richards
Ivan Romine
Clayton O’neal
Elizabeth Beatty
Russell Mosley
Athens
Ervin Puckett
Guysville
Leroy Mayles
Millfield
Frances Smith
Albany
Roshan Jain
Grace Bailes
Nida McClure
Joseph Balsenak
Leslie Halbirt
Larry Lightner
Iva Hawk
William Lewis, Sr
Leonard Crow
Cathy Rosser
Clarice Shields
Fred Kiltau
Rehabilitation Talk Highlights Cancer Society Efforts
At the Athens Athens area event the American Cancer Society discussed rehabilitation for throat cancer patients including laryngectomy care. Richard Dean from Ohio University described speech training funded by a 5000 dollar yearly grant supporting laryngectomy rehabilitation across 13 southern Ohio counties. Awards were given to Bike-a-thon contributors Peter Williams Tina Franks Eric Evans Susan Sligo and Laura Samaan and Pedaler Bicycle Shop received a trophy for coordinating the event. A new committee was approved to form Athens County branch units to educate areas outside the city about Cancer Society services.
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American Cancer Society
Richard Dean
Ohio University School of Speech and Hearing Therapy
Ohio
Athens Area
The
Cancer Society
Peter Williams
Tina Franks
Eric Evans
Susan Sligo
Laura Samaan
Pedaler Bicycle
Jim Bessman
Debbie Heath
Athens County
Bill's Buys Large Army Navy Surplus Shoes Boots
Bill's has acquired a sizable stock of Army Navy surplus footwear and gear dating back to World War I. The purchase covers a wide range of shoes and boots and related surplus goods.
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the Messenger
Lt. Dowler
Free World
Hocking
U S. Observer
Colmer
Kan
L. Rock
Albuque
L. Angeles
Amarillo
L'ville
Asheville
Marq
Atlanta
Memphis
Birm
Miami
Bismarck
Milwaukee
Boston
Mpls
St.Pt. Orleans
Buffalo
New York
Charleston
Okla. City
Charlotte
Omaha
Chicago
Ruth
Christman
Sandy
Gyare
High St
Glouster, Ohio
Bank Americard
Messenger
Ohio Universi
Keaton
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Nelsonville
Court St
Athens, Ohio
Bankamericard
Men's & Boys
Army-Navy
N. Court
Goldberg
W. Union St
French McCormick—Dealer
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