$2.1 Million Loan Approved for Gallia Water System
Sen. Stephen M. Young announced a 2,113,000 Farm Home Administration loan to the Gallia County Water Association to build wells treatment facilities trunk and service lines serving 1 400 rural families in Gallia County Ohio The loan runs 40 years with bids to follow for final designs by Helco Engineering Co and lists water board officers and directors.
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Columbus
Farm Home Administration
Gallia County
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Gallia County Water Association
United States Department of Agriculture
James T. McDormann
USDA
Helco Engineering Co
Zoning Board Hears Landlord Appeals Over Rooming Houses
Athens zoning board wrestled with four rooming house appeals in an extended four hour session led by John Stimmel for JDB Development and the Bumpass family. Residents warned of declining property values and parking issues as hearings paused for possible later rulings or a transcript review.
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Athens
JDB Development Inc
Grosvenor St
Dudley Bumpass
E. State St
Morris Ave
Stimmel
Shelter Notes Report List of Births and Legal Claims
Sheltering Arms Hospital notes list numerous birth announcements for families in Albany Athens Chauncey New Marshfield and Pomero y Route 3 and Lawrence Ames Athens and Nelsonville. Also included are two custody or divorce style filings with charges of extreme cruelty and gross neglect against and by Pugh Mourne and Mourne in Amesville Nelsonville.
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Harvey Pugh
Enid Pugh
Amesville
Pammy Ann Mourne
Charles Earl Mourne
Nelsonville
Lancaster Girl Abduction Report Raises No Leads
Lancaster police report no leads in the abduction of a 16 year old girl from her grandmother's home. The sister says four young men took both girls by car to near Columbus and raped them. The 13 year old was released in a Lancaster lot. hospital tests confirm rape. FBI not yet involved.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Columbus
FBI
Bomb Hoax Strikes Point Pleasant High School Again
Point Pleasant police report a second bomb threat at Point Pleasant High School within a week. A caller claimed a bomb was planted. deputies and state police searched the building with no findings. The incident follows a prior threat and a theft of sixteen fire extinguishers from school buses on the grounds during a bus driver strike.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Country Club
Coolville Squad Responds To Appeal At Marietta Plant
The Coolville-Troy emergency squad responded to an appeal for help at the Union Carbide plant near Marietta on Thursday afternoon after an explosion injured 12 men. Ambulances were requested but not needed as the men were turned away at the plant gate.
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Coolville-Troy
Union Carbide
Marietta
Nixon Sees Slum Rebuilding Plans After Riots
President Nixon visited Washington's riot-damaged Negro slums to discuss rebuilding with officials. He watched a wrecking crane demolish Waxie Maxie's Discount Record Department Store as a park and playground are planned on the site, while sanitation crews cleaned streets and police secured the area. He spoke with local residents, shaking hands amid the crowd.
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Washington
Nixon
7Th St
Martin Luther King Jr
Waxie Maxie
Discount Record
Waxie Maxie’s
Jimmie
Young Predicts Troop Removals Before July
Akron Ohio AP Sen Stephen M Young of Ohio predicted 200000 US troops would be home from Vietnam before end of June and a cease fire probable by August. He spoke during an unofficial hearing on urban problems with Sen William Saxbe.
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Akron, Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
U.S
Vietnam
Senatos
Senate Armed Services Committee
Young
William B. Saxbe
Pueblo
Central Intelligence Agency
Navy
Saxbe
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Select
Appalachian Happening at Ohio University Baker Center Ballroom
An Appalachian Happening featuring art music and handi crafts from southeastern Ohio and West Virginia along with resident discussions will be held in Ohio University Baker Center Ballroom at 7 30 tonight Admission is free Donations to an Appalachian Ohio Legal Aid Fund will be accepted
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Ohio
West Virginia
Ohio University
Baker Center Ballroom
Appalachian Ohio Legal Aid Fund
Mattresses Destroyed In Basement Fire at Smith Street
Two mattresses in the basement at 50 Smith St. were destroyed by a fire that started near a hot water heater. Ohio University students John Porter and Mike Blakemore occupied the residence. fire crews arrived at 2:46 a.m. There was no structural damage to the building owned by Kenneth Kerr.
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Smith St
John Porter
Mike Blakemore
Ohio University
Charles Dalton
Kenneth Kerr
Dickens divorce grants relief in Athens case
Evelyn Dickens against Tot Dickens Jr. at Athens Route 2 results in a decree restoring her maiden name Ross and finding grounds for divorce on gross negligence.
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Evelyn Dickens
Tot Dickens
Athens
Ross
Ohio Farm Bureau seeks review of meat law standards
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation asked Secretary Clifford M. Hardin to reexamine the 1968 Federal Wholesome Meat Law amid concerns from Ohio livestock producers and meat packers. Executive vice president C William Swank warned that as many as 450 of Ohio’s 700 packers could go out of business under current rules. The state favors a federally run inspection, urging a possible less demanding program while maintaining consumer protection.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
U. S. Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Ohio
C. William Swank
Federation
Hardin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ohio Department of Agriculture
James A. Rhodes
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Swank
Street Repair Planned on E State Street If Weather Permits
Preparations for street repair in Athens began Friday on E State St. Safety Director Dwight Robinson said a new material meeting State Highway specs will be used early next week if weather stays favorable. He noted winter makes finding durable material difficult and an attempt will repair streets riddled with chuck holes.
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Athens
E. State St
City Service
Dwight Robinson
Robinson
Ohio River Flood Update Sees Crests Near Athens
Ohio weather officials report rivers largely cresting as cooler weather arrives. Flooding caused temporary evacuations. Hocking River at Athens expected to crest at 13 feet by noon and several county roads remain closed due to high water.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Toledo
Akron Canton
Cincinnati
State Highway Department
Ohio Turnpike
Hocking
Athens
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Huntington
W. Va
Colmer
Enterprise
Gerald Hann
Glen Ebon
Nelsonville
York Township
Harmony Road
South Canaan Bridge
Athens’ East Bridge
Troy Township
Klimko Named Director of Ritari Processing at Ohio University
Thomas N. Klimko was appointed director of Ohio University’s Administrative Data Processing Division announced by Dr. James J. Whalen. Klimko, previously the division programming director since May 1967, succeeds John C. Froelich who resigned last year. He holds a BA from Youngstown University and has 14 years in computer data processing.
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Thomas N. Klimko
Ohio University
James J. Whalen
Klimko
John C. Froelich
Youngstown University
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Donald Carsey
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Scott Shambart
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Larry Pierce
Roger Wiseman
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Lawrence Graves
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Dennis Hicks
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James C. Dodds
Eden PI
Sergeant Dodds
4Th Battalion
77Th Artillery
101St Airborne Division
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Alpar Kustom Kitchens
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