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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1974
Page
10
An Athens church series meditation recalls a farmer's log sawing lesson. A veteran sawyer missed a hidden steel under the bark that ruined the log’s value in a moment, illustrating how one concealed flaw can ruin many plans.
Cosmonauts Col Pavel Popovich and Lt Col Yuri Artyukhin docked Soyuz 14 with the Salyut 3 space station to begin experiments aboard the 18 ton lab. Tass reports include studies of earth and atmosphere, spaceflight effects, and testing of onboard systems ahead of a planned July 1975 US Soviet link with Apollo.
John Wayne Card, 26, of Woodland, was arrested in Truckee by FBI agents and Glenn County deputies on charges of kidnapping and murder in the slayings of Dr. Clayton Griffiths and his daughter Lisa Ann, and the coupling abduction of Kay Skillin and her children. The victims included a Willows veterinarian and his wife and daughter, with the kidnapped family later escaping.
An ox roast will be held at the Lancaster United Methodist Camp Grounds Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. WCVO-FM program director Dan Swander and his ventriloquist dummy Eddie perform at 8 p.m. The Rev James H McCormack superintendent of the Athens District will give the morning sermon Sunday at 10 30 a.m. Marilyn McCall and Mildred Demps present a gospel piano organ concert at 2 30 p.m. Admission to the camp on Sundays is free.
New York AP reports special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski is examining the finances of Hubert H. Humphrey 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns. Investigators focus on dairy industry contributions linked to Humphrey and past connections to Nixon donors. Humphrey denies wrongdoing and cites dairy county roots and AEC ruling on Hughes related funds.
State Highway Patrol investigated a two car crash in Canaan Township on Thursday evening. Donald L. Stover 23 of Columbus failed to yield half the roadway, colliding with a southbound car driven by Larry Matheny 22 of Lancaster. A passenger Patty Matheny 21 of Lancaster suffered a severe head laceration and was rushed to Q'Bleness Memorial Hospital. No citations were issued.
A dense listing of Athens Ohio area businesses includes banks, appliance stores, insurance, car dealers, medical center, cleaners, restaurants, furniture, motels, and service providers. Prominent entries feature Athens Savings & Loan, Logan Federal Savings, Mason Appliance, Cunningham Music Center, McDonalds, D&D Equipment, Medial Center, and the Friendship Inn among others.
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