After Appointment Day at Ohio University
Nearly 60 students met with top Ohio University officials this spring to discuss grievances and plans. Most who kept appointments with President Alden attended. Whalen and Smith drew far fewer. Attendance sparked questions about timing and student leadership during the Freedom University protests and the subsequent National Guard discussions.
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Ohio University
Cutler and McGuffey
Vernon Alden
James Whalen
Thomas Smith
Alden
Whalen
Smith
Marie White
Freedom University
Memorial Auditorium
Freedom U
National Guard
Athens Fairgrounds
National Air Races Slated In Cleveland 1968
The 1968 Cleveland National Air Races will run Labor Day weekend at Burke Lakefront Airport with U S Army Golden Knights, Air Force Thunderbirds, and midget airplane pylon racing heats daily. Backers include George M. Steinbrenner III and Mayor Carl Stokes, who highlight fast speeds, prize money, and local charity funding. Tickets go on sale August 1.
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Cleveland
Steinbrenner
Group 66
United States
Stokes
Burke Lakefront
Health Department's June Report Details Activities
Health officials released June activities for Athens City County Health Department nurses. Over 60 children were examined at Nelsonville crippled children's clinic by Dr. Joseph T. Leach. Immunizations included 60 DPT injections 8 smallpox vaccines 55 polio vaccines 15 typhoid shots and 30 TB tests. Three TB clinics with 850 participants and 30 new positive reactors were reported. Home visits covered tuberculosis orthopedic health promotion birth defects hearing and other categories. More than 100 varieties of bananas were under cultivation.
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Allan A. Baldwin
Crippled Childrens
Nelsonville
Joseph T. Leach
Columbus
Chauncey
Health Department
Renovation Under Way of Corpus Christi Buses
Renovation of buses purchased in Corpus Christi Texas is underway by city crews. Safety-service director Dwight Robinson says one bus will be fully painted and three touched up, with cream and green colors replacing the red and white of Athens Bus Lines. No repairs are needed though interior renovation is planned. Bids will be taken July 26 for two mini buses with hydraulic doors automatic transmissions and seating for 12 to 14 passengers.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Dwight Robinson
Athens
James Morton
Robinson
Our Only Sport Basketball Founded by James Naismith in 1891
The only major sport created in the United States is basketball. It was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, marking a pivotal development in American sports history.
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James Naismith
435 Badges Awarded To Swimmers At Athens Recreation Dept
Athens Recreation Department awarded 435 badges in the first summer swimming session sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. Turtle badges went to 173 beginners, tadpole to 111, frog 68, minnow 49, and sea horse 36. Enrollments total 430 for the second session at Crystal Pool with another class planned for August.
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Ttion Department
Athens Kiwanis Club
Robert Kappes
Kappes
Crystal Pool
Porpoise
Howard Dean
Tim McNabb
Rick Dudis
Steve Noel
Clyde Johnson
Brenda Burson
Michael Gabriel
Kenna Goodfellow
Julie Stout
Ann Roberts
Jack
AHS Plans Buy Tryouts For Majorettes
Athens High School announces majorette tryouts for the Marching Bulldogs to be held Saturday at 9 30 a.m. in the old high school gym on W State Street. Band director James Rees says interested girls must be members of the Marching Bulldogs. New district students or former band members not yet registered for 1968 bands should contact Clayton Smith or William Hodges at the new high school guidance office. Summer practice begins August 15 with a schedule to be released later.
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Athens High School
W. State Street
James Rees
Marching Bulldogs
Rees
Clayton Smith
William Hodges
Athens High
Birds of Paradise Discovery From Maluccas 1522
Europeans first learned of birds of paradise after two skins were brought from the Maluccas in 1522 by Magellan's expedition. In Sardinia, sheep and goats outnumber people two to one.
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Maluccas
Magellan
Sardinia
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