City Council Defeats Fluoridation Ordinance in Surprise Vote
Three councilmen who earlier supported fluoridation switched to vote against adoption, defeating the ordinance 4-2. The session featured heated debate on fluoride benefits and costs, with supporters arguing for public health gains and opponents urging voter initiative and better public information.
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Tad Grover
Richard Phillips
Michael Moichan
Grover and
Phillips
Morchan
Floyd Wolfe
Robert Sutton
Edgar Tuckerman
Grover
Collins
Athens
Robert Green
Calvin Baloun
Byron Wolfe
Elmwood PL
Council
Harry Crewson
City approves street light plan and fee ordinance
Athens Ohio City Council approved a street lighting plan replacing a decade old ordinance. The council set a new monthly fee to the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. and aims to complete upgrades by late 1968 with mercury vapor lights in business districts and along key streets. They seek a federal planning grant and approve rifle of radio equipment for the police and water plant expansion bids for August 3.
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Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Business
W. Union St
Columbus Rd
Congress and
Carpenter Sts
E. State St
South Athens
Athens
Planning Commission
Dwight Robinson
Stimson Ave
W. Union . S. Congress
Bromley Hall
Ohio University
Peace Caravan Talks Heard By Kiwanis
Four young students from the Ameri can Friends Service Committee Peace Caravan spoke at the Athens Kiwanis Club meeting. George Brosi of Carleton College led the discussion on Viet Nam urging negotiated peace and U S willingness to leave Vietnam. Brosi cited goals of self determination and avoiding totalitarianism as the U S aims in the conflict.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
American Friends Service Committee
U. S
U Thant
Viet Nam
George Brosi
Tennessee
Carleton College
Minnesota
Paula Jones
University of Illinois
Vincent Wu
United States
China
Dora Campbell
Seattle
McAllister College
St. Paul
Kiwanis
Brosi
America
Fire Squad Aids Two Residents To Hospital
The fire department and emergency squad transported two residents to Sheltering Arms Hospital while providing oxygen at home and in transit. Four month old Duane Frum and Maxine McGee, both named in the report, suffered breathing difficulties. A Frost Route 1 youth escaped injury when his car skidded on Route 50 near Coolville. William Thomas Peters, 19, was cited for conditional speed and fictitious registration.
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Fire Department
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Frost Route 1
Coolville
State Highway Patrol
William Thomas Peters
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes and Assault Bond Forfeitures
Officials report multiple admissions to Sheltering Arms Hospital including Milton Williams and Denise Essman from Athens along with several others. In Municipal Court Richard Kisor Jr and Patrick Shannon both 21 from Lancaster forfeited bonds of 31 dollars each after being charged with assault and battery following an alleged 1215 am incident with Kenneth Clifford of Athens at the Spot Piz-.
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Raymond Jackson Kisor Jr
Patrick J. Shannon
Lancaster
Kenneth Clifford
Athens
Athens Sees Hottest Night of Summer Yet
Local observers report Athens endured the hottest night of the season as temperatures stayed well above normal. The city recorded at least 78 degrees overnight with daytime highs around 92 and a morning reading near 87 at 10 30.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Rotary hears OARDC official discuss agriculture center work
Robert Bishop of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center spoke at the Rotary Club gathering at the Ohio University Inn. He noted the center now operates eight state centers, with 28 ongoing projects near Carpenter. Projects include no till corn on former hay ground with herbicide use, alfalfa weevil control, forestry in hardwood and pine plantings, and cattle breeding studies.
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Robert Bishop
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Ohio University Inn
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Bishop
Carpenter
Athens City School Budget Approved By Board
The Athens city school board unanimously approved a 1967 calendar year budget of 1.644 million dollars for next year in the general operating budget. The increase about 99 thousand reflects higher teacher salaries and costs tied to the opening of the new high school in fall 1967.
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Athens City School Board
Fred Chase
Sidney Roach
Athens City
Chase
Architect
Inbody
the Plains High School
Marilyn Spencer
Crooksville
East Side
Shirley Dailey
Mary Wickerham
Athens
Cook
Morrison and
West Elementary
Alfred Lindsey
Albany
Alice Elliott
County School Offices Move From Courthouse
County school board staff will consolidate in rooms on the Campbell building floors by Aug. 1. The prosecutor and supervisors move into courthouse space, with rent set at 100 dollars monthly then 165 in 1967. Funds deposits will be split between Athens National Bank and Hocking Valley Bank.
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County School Board
Campbell Ridg
Court and
State Sts
T. C. Porter
Community Action Program Committee
Campbell Bldg
Washington St
County Commission
James Edwards
Roy Davis
Nelsonville
Edwards
Davis
Hocking Valley
Athens National Banks
Athens National
Fall at Baker Center Sends Woman to Hospital
Mrs. Charles Gilkey, 34, of 9 Far Hills Drive, suffered a possible left leg injury after a fall on Baker Center steps. She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the city fire department emergency squad at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday.
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Charles Gilkey
Far Hills Dr
Baker Center
Sheltering Arms Hospital
City Fire Department
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Sutton
James Collins
Crewson
Raymond Shepard
Wellston
Gallipolis
Sfemembe Neil
Barre Guild
Logan
Monument CO
W. Main St
Logan, Ohio
Sears and Elberfeld
Logan Federal
N. Market St
Ohio
Savings & Loans
Hayden, Stone
NEW York Stock Exchange
Cline
Central Division
Fourth $T
Cincinnati
Hayden
Stone
Duane Frum
Jerry Frum
Townsend Pl
Maxine McGee
Smith St
McBee
Byard St
Milton Williams
Helen Waddell
Middleport
Duane Edward Frum
Gerald Forbes
Ernest Burchfield
Amesville
Mark Nay
Glenshaw
Ben Blessing
Richard McKinstry
Denise Essman
William Trautwein
Garnet Sue Runyon
Glouster
Mary Love
Berry Hall
Watchmaker
Wilson
Court ST
Don Reed
Bob Baur
Complete Insurance Service
Reed and Baur Inc
Houck & Reed, Inc
Tony Agnone
East Elementary
Barney Andrews
Margaret Wehr
Morrison
Judy Stengal
Athens High
Carolyn Lichtenburg
Chauncey
Pat Blatt
Carol Irvin
Clyde Jarvis
the Plains
Don Anderson
Bob Finnearty
Gerald
Richland Avenue
Parkette Drive-In
South Court Street
DeWitt
State Farm
Tom Hendershot
Cols
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington, Ilinois
Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Athens County
the Securityy Bank
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