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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1974
Page
2
Doctors at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital have used pocket pagers for two months to receive eight mile range alerts. Operators transmit a 10 second message from the main switchboard or ER transmitter, prompting doctors to call the hospital or go in person.
Young men may register with volunteer registrars 30 days before or after turning 18. List of registrars includes school officials and community leaders at Athens Meigs Gallia and surrounding areas with locations in Athens Portsmouth Glouster Nelsonville and more. Also available at the Portsmouth office 815 Gallia St and by mail via post offices.
Athens County School Board member Nick Cardaras criticized Supt George Christman before resigning. He urged a county wide administration study proposing one seven member board replacing district boards and a single superintendent with focused assistants. He favors Trimble district replacement on the board and notes his own ineligibility due to state civil service status.
Larry Arnett formerly of Belpre was arrested after threatening to shoot Athens County Sheriff Paul Brown and police. A loaded .22 pistol was found hidden in weeds near the Downstairs restaurant parking lot. He’s held for a preliminary hearing on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and mental incompetency.
Clearing and cooler tonight with lows in the low to mid 60s. Sunny Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 80s. Extended outlook shows fair warm weather Wednesday through Friday with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and 60s for lows. Yesterday 89/68, humidity 90 percent at 9 a.m. Precip yesterday .03 inches, month total .12, normal 4.57, year total 28.13, departure 3.78 above. Sunset 8:55 p.m., sunrise 6:16 a.m.
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