Athens parking garage talks set with Trott and Bean
Mayor Raymond Shepard says preliminary planning talks with Trott and Bean Architects will occur next week in Athens. City officers will review plans for a garage on College and Washington Streets to include up to 400 spaces, with two ground floors usable during construction and a ramped structure with elevators for pedestrians. A ticket machine at the entrance and a single exit attendant are planned.
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Athens
Raymond Shepard
Shepard
College and
Washington Streets
Warren
Mock GOP Convention Scheduled For April At OU
The Mock Republican Convention date moved from late March to April 26 27 at Ohio University Athens will draw senators and congressmen from Capitol Hill Speakers include Sen Charles Percy Sen Howard Baker Rep Robert Taft Jr and others The rally on April 25 features Rep Buzz Lukens Rep Don Riegie Rep Bill Steiger and Rep Al Quie Quie will introduce the keynote speaker Other invited include Rep Les Arends Rep Gerald Ford and Rep Charles Godell Fire crews respond to a Park Place library light inquiry and Hayes Hall illness incident with Debora Edwards treated at Hudson Health Center.
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Mark Dalton
Jeff
Libby Sanders
Ohio University
Washington
Clarence E. Miller
10Th District
Athens
Capitol Hill
University
Dalton
Miss Sanders
Charles Percy
Illinois
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Four Horsemen
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Senator Baker
Percy
House
Ohio U
Rep
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Republican Party
Buzz Lukens
Don Riegie
Michigan
Bill Steiger
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
al Quie
Minnesota
House Labor and Education Committee
Miss Sander
Les Arends
Gerald Ford
Charles Godell
New York
Republican Task Force Committee
Arends
Ford
Godell
Larry Gibbons
Rep. Miller
Park Place
McBee Move Set For Next Month
McBee Systems announced tentative plans to move the office force to the new plant on February 12 with equipment relocation during that week and full removal by April. Otis Simpson said a two week August shutdown is planned at the Athens plant. City crews addressed water pressure after filling a 350000 gallon reservoir, noting gravity flow and awaiting pumping hookup to maintain pressure.
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McBee Systems
Ineer
Henry Colby
Otis Simpson
Athens
East End
Dwight Robinson
Safety Service
Robinson
Mayor Outlines Athens 67 City Accomplishments
Mayor Raymond Shepard spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Club recounting 1967 progress and outlining plans for 1968. Improvements include resurfaced streets, water system upgrades raising capacity to 7.5 million gallons daily, new fire equipment, staff increases, and a planned 400-car multi level parking garage at College and Washington Streets to ease downtown traffic.
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Shepard
City Hall
College
Washington Streets
Humanities Educator To Appear At Ohio University
Keith Hubel co author of a three year high school humanities program will visit Ohio University Wednesday as guest of the College of Business Administration Department of Economic Education. Hubel from Janesville Wisconsin will address Experienced Teachers Fellowship Program participants about the course project.
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Keith Hubel
Ohio University
College of Business Administration
Department of Economic Education
Hubel
Janesville
Wisc
William Franzmann
University of Minnesota
Purdue University
Franzmann
River Rises Six Feet in 24 Hours on Hocking
U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer reports the Hocking River at 7 a.m. stood at 11.35 feet, up six feet in 24 hours, with rain and melted snow swelling levels. If the trend continues today it could top flood stage at 17 feet in Athens. Weather Bureau predictions awaited at Huntington, W. Va. Rainfall totals reach 0.35 inches. temperature at 8:30 a.m. was 46 degrees after a 54-degree high yesterday.
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Hocking River
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Athens
Colmer
U.S. Weather Bureau
Huntington
W. Va
Gas Usage Reaches Record Demand Across Ohio
E F Roth el of Columbia Gas of Ohio notes a severe December to January cold snap pushed natural gas use to all time highs. Temperatures stayed below freezing for 28 days, driving 55 percent higher than last month and 25 percent above normal deliveries to over 939000 customers across 61 counties. Underground storage supplied about 55 percent of daily gas on the coldest days to meet the surge.
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Ohio
E. F. Rothel
Southeastern
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Rothel
Ohio Valley Gas Co
Additional Walkway Set For Richland Avenue Bridge
John Dowler plans an additional walkway on Richland Avenue South Bridge. Dwight Robinson and officials from county and Ohio University discussed the project to aid West Green students, with plans aiming for presentation in March and possible cantilever extension without widening the street. The group hopes to finish before the fall quarter.
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John Dowler
Division 10
Richland Avenue
Dwight Robinson
Dowler
John Cline
Paul O'Brien
Ohio University
Robinson
Walway
Hair Raising Offer Triggers Widespread Wig Scam
Residents in the Athens area report receiving post cards from Philadelphia promising a free expensive wig. The Better Business Bureaus in Central Ohio and Philadelphia have logged numerous complaints about the “free wig” operation. Federal grand jury indicts Elliott Nathaniel Scott of Philadelphia on 11 counts of mailing fraud.
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Athens
Philadelphia
Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio
Columbus
Philadelphia Bbb
Elliott Nathaniel Scott
Viet Vet Shot at Friend Home in Ohio Incident
Ronald Winland twenty from 21 W Carpenter St was accidentally shot in the left leg below the knee by his friend Daniel Brown nineteen at Brown's Millfield Route 1 home Monday night after a coon hunt. Winland, home on leave from Vietnam, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital and recuperating. Deputies said the latest wound appeared more serious than his Vietnam injury.
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Ronald Winland
W. Carpenter St
Vietnam
Winland
Daniel Brown
Millfield
Athens County
Brown
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Deupties
Farrington Named Director of Health Services Group
Jack E. Farrington, with 25 years in medical care admin, named executive director of the Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation based in Athens effective Feb 1. He will oversee a seven county program covering Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs and Vinton, with a $250000 first year grant and focus on accessible continuous rural health care.
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Farrington
Jack E. Farrington
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Athens
E. E. Davis
Oak Hill
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation, Inc
Columbus Hospital Federation
Appalachia
Ohio
Foundation
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Bureau of Health Services
Division of Hospitals and Medical Services
State Plans
United States Public Health Service
County Budget's Figures Reviewed in Athens County
John Law was elected vice chairman of the Athens County Commissioners as they trimmed nearly all department figures to fit estimated revenue. Salaries stayed within 12 times December 1967 payroll except the treasurer’s office which gained 1200 for extra tax time help. Soil Conservation cut 200, court house roof funded by a 700 draw, and travel was eliminated. Municipal court expenses 3600 and sheriff’s justice fund 3775 were approved. Road plans for Pine Grove Heights were approved along Route 50 west of Athens. Blue Cross insurance inquiry sparked a debate on county-paid premiums amid financial concerns.
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John Law
Athens County Commissioners
James Edwards
John Cline
Soil Conservation Service
Court House
Sheriff’s Department
Pine Grove Heights
Athens
Dow Bridgewater
Ohio Highway Department
Blue Cross
Corporate Presidents To Visit Ohio University Campus
Four of the nation’s youngest corporate presidents from the Young Presidents Organization will visit Ohio University for panel discussions with students on Wednesday and guest lectures on Thursday. Participants include Motorola’s Robert W. Galvin and others from Baker McHenry and Welch, Fostoria Corp, and Carhart Refractories. The dialogue, coordinated by Louis Kincannon, will be televised live by WOUB-TV and distributed as videotapes to campuses nationwide.
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Ohio University
YPO
Vernon R. Alden
Robert W. Galvin
Motorola, Inc
Chicago
John Baker
Baker, McHenry and Welch, Inc
Indianapolis
Ind
Richard H. Carter
Fostoria Corporation
Fostoria
John B. Sheehan
Carhart Refractories Co
Louisville
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs James Sweeney of Athens welcome a son. Admissions include Kathryn Dunlap Athens Route 1 Mrs Ronald Embrey Athens Route 1 Route 3 Albany and The Plains resident Mrs Gladys Hanning. Dismissal Marie Mechem and Miss Hazel.
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James Sweeney
Athens
Kathryn Dunlap
Ronald Embrey
Hazel Burke
Albany
Clarence Swanger
Gladys Hanning
the Plains
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Lakeview
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Hudson Health Center
McBee
Athens Kiwanis Club
Buckeye
Richland Ave
United States Air Force
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Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Sophia University
Tokyo
Air Command and Staff School
Air University
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Maryland
Columbia University
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Jeffrey
Dickson
Laura
Worthington
Mack Farrington
UPO
Galvin
Carter
Sheehan
Marie Mechem
Miss Hazel
Stihe
Tillotson
BOSCH
Isition
Stimson
A&p
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