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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
3
Two Buchman brothers pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to breaking and entering and arson tied to a June 19 burglary at a Trimble Wildlife Area building. They received five years probation, with restitution for damages and a curfew, bar abstention, and sobriety rules.
Judge Bolin heard a motion to authorize a mental health evaluation of Curtis Malone in the rape case from Athens. Defense says the aim is to assess awareness of guilt, not insanity, while prosecutors argue law prohibits such an examination absent an insanity plea. Malone, with Ohio University student Dwight Kelly, was charged after a January incident and an escape from the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center.
An Athens County man William Cline 20 The Plains was injured Tuesday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Route 278 near Lake Hope. He was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment. a passenger Todd Weaver 14 Clark Street was uninjured. Cline will be cited for reckless operation. Sheriff Harold Steele noted the incident occurred near the site of a previous fatal motorcycle crash on June 8.
Athens County Elections Director William Howe said Knox voters living in the Alexander School District will vote in Lee Two polls for the coming school levy. Only two votes were cast in the last Alexander special levy, and the reassignment by the Vinton County Board of Elections sets Aug. 13 as the levy election date.
Birth announcements list a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Algeo of Athens and a son for Mr. and Mrs. William Bakker of Athens Route 5. Admissions include Frank Matson and others in Athens and surrounding areas, while dismissals cover a mix of individuals including Mrs. George Gilden and Betty Jo Leedy.
Donald J. Rixman, 21, of 7 Park Estates, appeared in Common Pleas Court on probation violation. Judge John W. Bolin extended his two year term to five years, barred alcohol including 3.2 beer, imposed a midnight curfew, and noted violations for a stop light arrest and a bad check.
Jeanine Neutzling of 7 Maplewood Place Athens files for divorce from David Neutaling of 264 State Street alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. She seeks court and attorney fees as part of the action.
A Fairfield County collision near the Fairfield Pickaway line at 10 05 a m injured two motorists. Frank E Rohr 79 Laurelville Route 2 had rib injuries after his car was struck by John W Schroeder eastbound on Route 22. Rohr was cited for failure to yield. Schroeder sustained a left elbow injury. A second accident on Route 50 near the Athens Vinton line at 10 30 am damaged a windshield when a stone rolled from Willie Willi s bed and struck Benjamin Swanner 42 Winchester Ky car.
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