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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1973

Page

2

Spraying Could Save $50,000 A Year in Athens County

County Engineer Gerald Hann told Athens County commissioners that chemical brush spraying on 380 miles of roads could cost $14,000 yearly, compared with about $66,500 in labor for cutting brush and potential daily costs of $325. He awaits an Ohio AG ruling on the term destroy. Other business included petitions to oust Dog Warden John Villars and a public hearing on proposed county subdivision regulations set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Common Pleas Courtroom.

Herb Amey Messenger Athens County Gerald Hann Hann Chemi-Trol Company Gibsonburg Ohio Joseph Burns New Mashfield Le-Ax John Villars Humane Society Wilbur Mender Odell Villars Wadley Peggy Gorby The Plains Athens County Common Pleas

Law and Justice Conference Opens at Ohio University

A five day public conference at Ohio University explores law justice and public opinion with sessions in Alden Library rooms and WOUB TV studios. Notable participants include Harrison Sheppard FTC and judge Clifford Brown.

Ohio Ohio University Ohio Program In the Humanities College of Arts and Sciences Office of Workshops Alden Library Woub-Tv Clifford Brown Sixth Appellate District Court of Leonard Reichlin Elyria Barbara Rodemeyer Cochairman Ohio Penal Study Commission Kenneth Mickalo Lisbon

Bossing in Politics Traced to Tweed Ring Exposure

The term boss has appeared in political discourse since the 1871 Tweed Ring revelations in New York, signaling centralized control by city leaders and graft exposed in press investigations.

New York

Three Drivers Cited In One Car Wrecks

State Highway Patrol cited three drivers for driving while intoxicated after separate accidents on Saturday and Sunday. Earl Bayous Jr. of Chillicothe 22 lost control on Route 278 near Route 50 in Vinton County. Jerry Teal 18 of Nelsonville Route 1 crashed on Route 33 in York Two. Richard Fetherolf 25 of South Bloomingville Route 1 crashed through a fence on Route 50 in Vinton County. Kenneth Hayes 33 of Pomeroy Route 2 was charged with failure to yield after a collision with Lucille Holden 60 of Athens Route 5 on County Road 69 in Lodi Two. bruises reported for both drivers and Darleen Hayes 24 of Pomeroy Route 2 injured in Hayes car.

Earl Bayous Jr Chillicothe Vinton County Jerry Teal Nelsonville York Two Teal Richard Fetherofl South Bloomingville Con James Waldren McArthur Kenneth Hayes Pomeroy Lucille Holden Athens Lodi

OU Professor Granted Leave for North Atlantic Assembly

Dr. Harold Molinen an assistant professor of government at Ohio University has been granted leave to join the North Atlantic Assembly as director of external relations starting Sept 1. He becomes the first American on the assembly secretariat staff in Brussels. He will liaison with U.S. delegations and assist NATO relations as the organization promotes Atlantic cooperation across political economic military and educational fields.

Harold Molinen Ohio University North Atlantic Assembly International Parlimentary Association North Atlantic Treaty Organization Assembly Molinen Brussels Belgium Atlantic Community U.S NATO Wayne L. Hays Flushing Molineu The Phillipe Deshormes

Krauss Promoted to Associate Personnel Director in Livonia

Theodor P Krauss a Athens High School and Ohio University graduate has been promoted to associate personnel director in Livonia Michigan a Detroit suburb where he has worked seven years He is son of Mr and Mrs Paul G Krauss and has been elected chairman of the Western Metropolitan Division of the Greater Detroit Safety Council for 1973 74 and named to the Livonia Public Employes Credit Union board of trustees.

Theodor P. Krauss Athens High School Ohio University Livonia Mich Detroit Paul G. Krauss Strouds Run Rd Western Metropolitan Greater Detroit Safety Council

Property transfers and life estates in Ohio townships

Joseph and Wilma Gilkey transfer lot in Middleport to Earl and Nancy Gilkey. Louise Gilmore grants life estate in Pomeroy to Nora L. Gilmore. Dale L. and Shirley Priddy convey acreage in Rutland to Ross Stewart Jr. and Wanda M. Stewart. Minnie Trader and Charles Edmund Carroll convey acreage in Lebanon Two to Vincent and Virgil Davis. Heirs of Fred Goeglein, eal and Jacob Schaefer record judgment in Salisbury Twp to State of Ohio. Green Hill Homes Inc. sells lots in Chester Twp to Donald Burton and Carol Ann Diddle. Ohio Power Co. easement in Sutton Two to Blythe J. and Nina L. Theiss. Robert and Barbara McCartney convey acreage in Bedford Twp to Alfred M. Conrad.

Joseph and Wilma Gilkey Middleport Earl Nancy Gilkey Louise Gilmore Pomeroy Nora L Gilmore Dale L Shirley Jean Priddy Rutland Ross Stewart Jr Wanda M Stewart Minnie Trader Charles Edmund Carroll Lebanon Vincent Virgil Davis Fred Goeglein Eal Jacob Schaefer Salisbury State of Ohio Green Hill Homes Inc Chester Donald Burton Carol Ann Diddle Ohio Power Co Sutton Two Blythe J Nina L. Theiss Robert Barbara McCartney Bedford Alfred M Conrad

Turcotte’s Tenth Dominates Derby Ride History

Ron Turcotte earned his second straight Kentucky Derby win and a tenth victory in 11 Secretariat rides. The piece lists several young residents including Billy Houze Cretsinger, 24, Shady Valley. Sharon Kay Yates, 23, Longsville. Timothy Ray Gumpf, 19, Chester. Cheryl Lee Kuhn, 16, Tuppers Plains. Forrest Roger Barnett, 22, Tuppers Plains. Janet Sue Fick, 22, Gallipolis.

Ron Turcotte Secretariat Billy Houze Cretsinger Shady Valley Sharon Kay Yates Longsville Timothy Ray Gumpf Chester Cheryl Lee Kuhn Tuppers Plains Forrest Roger Barnett Janet Sue Fick Gallipolis

Weather summary with temperatures and rainfall totals

Yesterday high 84 low 68 and precipitation .03 inches. Today low 68, 9 am humidity 90 percent. yesterday 4 pm humidity 62 percent. Month rainfall 4.23 inches, normal 4.57. year total 25.52 inches, depart 0.93 above. Sun sets 8 50 pm, rises 6 22 am. Pressure 30.19 inches. Data from Ohio University geography. Hocking River stage noted.

Fire prompts inessential links to strike claim

Athens firemen said a trash container fire behind General Telephone Co. on W. Washington Street Sunday and Saturday was not related to a Communications Workers of America strike. No damage occurred Saturday as officials doused the blaze. Sunday calls involved a gas regulator damage, attic wiring short, and two injuries under hospital care.

Athens General Telephone Co W. Washington Street Communications Workers of America Gene Harlan Columbia Gas Co Lancaster Street Arden Pt. House Walter Hails W. Carpenter St O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Russell Cullums Jr Madison Ave

Higher, More Stable Food Prices Predicted

A Nixon economist predicts higher food prices under Phase 4 but expects stability and falling unemployment. Herbert Stein and peers say the boom is waning, with Phase 4 easing price rises enough to preserve essential production and move toward a freer market.

Washington (Ap Herbert Stein Council of Economic Advisers Stein Earl L. Butz Labor Peter J. Brennan Butz Brennan Cost of Living Council NBC Meet the Press CBS Face the Nation ABC Buzz

Man Sought In Hit-Run Surrenders in Georgia

Raymond Alwyn McMahon surrendered to Baxley police after a weeklong manhunt for the July Tampa hit-and-run deaths of Roxanne Caton 13 and Robyn Caton 5. He faces two counts of first degree murder and waived extradition to Florida. Curtis Caton 12 was injured.

Tampa Robyn Caton Curtis Caton

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