Gun Control Views of GIs in Vietnam Split on Confiscation
An informal Vietnam survey shows GIs favor some gun control like registration and bans on mail order sales, while opposing confiscation. Soldiers argue laws won t stop access for determined buyers and stress responsibility over the weapon. Some plan to dispose of guns at home.
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Saigon
United States
Jerry Ballard
Kansas City
National Rifle
Vietnam
U.S
Glouster Community Meetings and Court Notice
Youth Choir of the Church of Christ meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Trimble Two. Jaycees gather Thursday at 8 p.m. in the K of P building. Loyal Berean Class picnic Thursday at 6 p.m. in Memorial Park with potluck and own table service. UMWA Auxiliary meets Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Eagles Hall. Marcellite Rebekah Lodge meets 7:30 p.m. in the K of P building with potluck lunch. Steven Mace was cited in Mayor Wadley’s court for excessive speed on Lexington Avenue, pleaded guilty, fined $20.
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Church of Christ
Trimble
Jaycees
K. of P
Berean
Memorial Park
UMWA
Eagles Hall
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
Chauncey
Steven Mace
Nelsonville
Charles Wadley
Lexington Avenue
Emergency Squad Runs and Auto Fire Reported
Athens fire department logged two emergency squad runs and one auto fire over the weekend. A 61 year old man at 2444 S Shafer St received oxygen en route to Sheltering Arms Hospital after a possible asthma attack. A backfire through a carburetor at 197 W Union St caused a car fire, slight damage, extinguished on arrival. A 32 year old man at 542 Richland Ave experienced breathing difficulty and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Athens Fire Department
S. Shafer St
Robert Sheridan
Sheltering Arms Hospital
W. Union St
Robert Decker
Richland Ave
Albert Limney
Grove City
Trio Held To Jury In Logan Car Wash Break-In
Three men were bound over to the grand jury in Logan Mayor's Court after a Friday night break in at the Chieftain Car Wash. Poling, Thompson, and Cozad were jailed on $750 bonds each after failing to post them.
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Logan
Chieftain
James Russell Poling
Lester Clay Thompson
New Straitsville
Dwight D. Cozad
Gore
East Clayton Road Dispute Over County Status
Nelsonville residents argue over whether East Clayton Road near Lick Run Hill is a county road. A washed out wooden bridge blocks access to homes and fire protection, with county engineers questioning legality and funding. Local businesses and utilities use the road, which has been maintained for 45 years.
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John Williams
Nelsonville
Clayton Road
Athens County
Chestnut Street
Lick Run Hill
Hocking River
Williams
Columbus and Southeastern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Ment
York Township
Gardner urges governors to boost urban funding and programs
Former Johnson Cabinet member John W. Gardner told governors that cities must spend more and raise new taxes to solve urban problems. He urged revitalized national resolve and decentralized federal programs under Volpe’s opening address, urging stricter firearms control and state cooperation.
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Cincinnati
John W. Gardner
Johnson
Gardner
The
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Volpe
Battle Of The Bridge Heads To Legal Review
The Trimble Township dispute over replacing a washed out bridge on Eddie Cartwright property returns to the county commission. Mrs. Cartwright argues the county must rebuild, while officials seek a legal ruling on authority. Also, Alloway requests road work completion and the county accepts a $4925 bid for treated lumber for bridge work. A Beechwood subdivision road responsibility hearing date is to be set.
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Athens County Commissioners
Eddie Cartwright
Green Run Road
Trimble Township
Journal
Alloway
Coolville
McArthur Lumber Co
Beechwood
Athens
U.S. 50
Woman Hurt In Collision On E State Street
Mrs. Richard Wien of Plaza Apartments Athens was injured Saturday on E State Street near Euclid Drive when a car rear ended the one she rode in. Clarence Fortner of New Lexington drove the striking vehicle. Richard Wion drove the Wion auto. No citations issued.
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Richard Wien
Plaza Apartments
Athens
E. State Street
Euclid Drive
Clarence Albert Fortner
New Lexington
Richard Wion
Wion
E. State
Fortner
Athens Man Charged After Speeding Crash on Waterloo Road
Patrolmen cite Leslie J. Dowler 41 of 23 Rose Ave for speeding and no operator's license after his car skidded on gravel on Waterloo Road north of Route 691. The vehicle struck a bridge abutment and overturned into a creek bed at 2 15 a m.
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Athens
Waterloo Two
Leslie J. Dowler
Rose Ave
Barbara Canter Chauncey Hospital Patient in Bellaire
Mrs Barbara Chauncey underwent surgery at Bellaire City Hospital. Cards may be sent to her in care of Mrs Walt Smathers Jacobsburg Route 2 where she is recuperating.
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Chauncey
Barbara Canter
Bellaire City Hospital
Bellaire
Walt Smathers
Jacobsburg
Route 2
GOP Plans Two Events for Athens County
Athens County Republicans outline two summer events. Elmer Jones says James Shipman will host a fundraising dinner August 22, while Edward Van Dyke coordinates the bi annual ox roast at the Athens County fairgrounds. Wakefield attended the meeting and plans for a campaign headquarters in Athens are under way.
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Athens County
Republican Steering Committee
Elmer Jones
James Shipman
Edward van Dyke
Athens
County Fairgrounds
W H. Wakefield
Jones
Delegates Named for AFL-CIO Convention Trip
Oscar McGee president of Local 1699 AFSCME says two delegates will be chosen at an Aug 3 meeting to attend the AFL-CIO convention in Cleveland September 13 to 15. The selection will be by a false membership vote.
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Oscar McGee
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afl-Cio
Cleveland
McGee Saia
Office Hours Set by Gale Slater Postmaster
The Plains post office main lobby will be open for service Monday to Saturday from 7 30 a m to 5 p m for water bill payments. The CHAUNCEY water office will operate 8 a m to 11 a m and 12 30 p m to 5 p m through July 31.
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Gale Slater
the Plains
Sunday Messenger
Chauncey
Councilmen To Consider Hocking Bill
Mayor Raymond Shepard said he would meet with city councilmen to discuss Athens share of the Hocking Conservancy District payment. The city can pay 141 807 now for a 10 discount or start a 25 year installment plan with interest, which would cost over 100 000 extra. City Auditor Robert J L Lee noted the lump sum option is under serious consideration to secure the discount.
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Raymond Shepard
Athens
Hocking
Robert J. L. Lee
Court Case Under Way in Rape Charge for Akers
A Common Pleas Court jury was seated to hear Roger Allen Akers of Albany Route 1 on a rape charge. Akers is indicted by the May term grand jury and is defended by William Lavelle of Athens with Homer Gall prosecuting for the state.
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Common Pleas Court
Roger Allen Akers
Albany
Akers
William Lavelle
Athens
Homer Gall
Police Court Fines List As Local Vehicle Offenders Plead Guilty
A roundup of Athens and surrounding area violators shows multiple guilty pleas for intoxication driving improper passing speeding and license violations. Individuals include Floyd E Bennett William H Putnam Clarence Bing Jr Leslie Junior Dower Robert E Cooley Jr Joe Kern Kenneth Green Paul Forste Roger Marsh and others with fines ranging from 10 to 258 dollars and license suspensions or jail terms as stated.
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Floyd E. Bennett
Athens
William H. Putnam
Stewart
Clarence Bing Jr
Herbert Hine Jr
Buchtel
Lesie Junior Dower
Atheny
Robert E Cooley, Jr
Mulligan Rd
Joe Kern
Homestead
Kenneth Edwin Green Columbus
Paul Forste
Cincinnati
Roger Charles Marsh
Brown Hall
Don Leedy
Pomeroy
Glenn Harlow Charleston
John Clark
Pigins
Stanford Showalter
William Glen Ervin
Charleston Woman Surpasses Longest Underground Stay
Patricia A. Haverland of Charleston emerged after 64 days 18 hours 41 minutes in a seven foot coffin on the city’s outskirts. Food and water were delivered via a wooden passage. she celebrated with roses from her children and spoke of proving women can set records.
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Patricia A. Haverland
Charleston
Diana
Michael Mealey
Haverland
Three Car Crash At Addison Cited Driver
Roscoe Satterfield a 74 year old from Middleport was southbound on Route 7 near Addison when his vehicle veered left of center and collided with cars driven by Joyce Browning 24 of Shade and Eugene Gardiner 35. Satterfield suffered leg injuries but did not seek medical care and was cited for driving left of center.
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Addison
State Highway Patrol
Gallipolis
Roscoe Satterfield
Middleport
Joyce Ann Browning
Shade
Eugene Gardiner
Satterfield
Non-Support Charged in Millfield Arraignment
Williard Clark of Millfield Route 1 was arraigned in Municipal Court for failure to support his wife and children. He is jailed at Athens County until a hearing Wednesday after failing to post a $200 bond. Chauncey village council meets tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss a new gas contract.
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Hocking County
Athens County
Hartman
Laurel Run
Williard Clark
Millfield
Daisy
Chauncey
Chauncey Village
Donates Building To Camp For Underprivileged Youths
The Big Brothers Camp in Hocking County receives a building donated by the estate of Columbus real estate man Don C. Coultrap. Funds come from Charlotte Allom Coultrap and Frances Jane Coultrap of Iowa City to the Big Brothers Association of Columbus. Coultrap, born 1866 in Nelsonville, spent his boyhood in southeastern Ohio and graduated from Ohio University in 1908.
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Big Brothers
Hocking County
Columbus
Ohio
Big Brothers Association of Columbus, Inc
Charlotte Allom Coultrap
Don C. Coultrap
Frances Jane Coultrap
Iowa City
Iowa
Nelsonville
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Admits and Dismissals
The report lists admissions of Robert Sheridan Timothy Keirns Donna Smith Rowland Congdon Patrick White and others from Athens The Plains Chauncey New Marshfield and Glouster Dismissals include Dean Thompson Charles Thompson James Ely John Bush Dennis James Andrews Roger Vickers and several others The mercury rose to 70 daytime after a low of 66 with Sunday high near 89 and no significant rainfall.
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Robert Sheridan
Timothy Keirns
Donna Smith
Rowland Congdon
Patrick White
Keith Dunfee
Ruby Moore
Keith Ervin
Athens
Larry French
Gary Johnson
the Plains
Larry
Freddy Baughman
Chauncey
Dorothy Baughman
Jacksonville
Gary LeMay
Clyde Stanley
New Marshfield
Roger Vickers
Glouster
Anthony E. Taglia
Carbondale
Dean Thompson
Charles Thompson
James Ely
John Bush
Charles Holland
Keith, Ervin
Billie Jo McDaniel
Lawrence Colbert
Raymond Davenport
James Creamer
Dennis James Andrews
William Caine
Clarence L. Colmer
Theft at Logan-Bill's Place Concession
A break in at Logan-Bill's Place the city pool concession led to the loss of 13.50 in candy and chewing gum. Police reported a large rock used to break a window and gain entry.
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Logan
Bill’s
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