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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1971
Page
2
The Athens Mental Health Center union warns of a strike if union president Ben Fortney is not reinstated within seven days. Fortney, AFSCME Local 1782 chief, was dismissed last week for undisclosed reasons, which the union says were politically motivated. About a dozen other center staff faced discipline tied to the incident.
The Ohio University OCSE chapter calls a special emergency meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Grange Hall on the county fairgrounds. Bryan McLaughlin says non academic jobs are threatened by contracting out positions that should use classified staff. He urges affected employees to attend.
Two black guards were seized by about 30 inmates at Parish Prison in New Orleans in a protest over conditions. The inmates, including Black Panthers on trial for alleged murder attempts against police, demanded meetings with Sheriff Hyed, Mayor Landrieu, and Panthers lawyers. Police formed a perimeter as negotiations began.
Audra M. French, 44, of Athens Route 1, was driving south at 12 05 p m when her car rear ended James B. Cadwell, 23, of 27 N Court St who was waiting to turn into the C and E Market. Both vehicles had moderate damage and no injuries were reported. French was cited for failure to stop within an assured clear distance.
Four men filed petitions with the Athens County Election Board to run on November 2. Walter E. Staley seeks Chauncey councilman, John Rapp seeks Jacksonville councilman, William J. Withem of Athens Route 1 seeks Canaan Township trustee, and Henry A. Shreve of Guysville seeks another term as Carthage Township trustee.
Polar air west of the Rockies brings cool conditions while the East and Gulf Coast endure heat and humidity. Scattered showers expected from eastern Texas to New England. Yesterday’s high 80 low 68. humidity 77 percent at 4 pm. Sun sets 8 47 pm. barometer 29.88 at 9 am.
Randy Van Nest, 19, Athens Route 5, pleaded innocent to destroying property valued over $200 belonging to Clarence Owens. He also faced trespassing on Walter Braley’s land and assault on Gary Stright, all in The Plains. Bond set at $1,000. He pleaded guilty to two charges and was fined $25 plus costs.
Parkersburg police recovered a 1964 light blue two door hardtop reported stolen in Athens Friday from Judith Mogyardy of 3 Maple St. The theft occurred between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. A separate weekend spate of vandalism damaged several vehicles including Tom Coffman’s convertible top and antenna, Robert Sutton’s right side, and Henry Salas’s antenna, fender and mirror.
A proposal to raise Warren city income tax from 1 percent to 1.39 percent will go on the November 2 ballot. The plan would raise over $1 million annually for police department operations and would apply for 1972 and 1973 unless voters renew it.
The document lists residents and locations across Athens, The Plains, Albany, Nelsonville, and Lancaster connected to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. It notes transfers including C. A. Slater to Columbus University Hospital and names individuals such as Mrs. Marie Quick, Mrs. Roger Combs, Linda Withrow, and others.
Sudanese President Jaafar Numairi’s forces arrested fugitive Communist leader Abdul Khalek Mahjoub at dawn and held him for a military trial on charges tied to last week’s failed coup. The government labeled him “the number one enemy,” and said aides remain at large while the party claims thousands of members exist in Sudan.
Police and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation probe two Wellston break ins at Link's South End Foodtown and Montgomery's Truck and Marathon Service Station. Both rear doors breached. grocery ransacked with only a dollar found. service station cash register and vending machine contents stolen.
Novelist Joe David Brown is reported in fair condition at DeKalb General Hospital after being admitted last week for internal hemorrhaging. Brown, author of Addie Pray Kings Go Forth and Stars in My Crown, is a former Time magazine contributing editor.
Cartoonist Al Capp will surrender to Wisconsin authorities to face charges of sodomy attempted adultery and indecent exposure filed in Eau Claire. No surrender date set. Capp, whose legal name is Alfred Gerald Kaplin, has denied the charges. He was released on personal recognizance in Boston after a July 7 hearing.
Athens County sheriff's deputies investigate a possible break in at a house trailer owned by James Bolin of Columbus. A neighbor reported the door standing open at 8:45 a.m. on Friday. The entry did not appear forced and the owner has not yet returned to check for missing items.
Athens firemen responded to a false alarm at 7:45 p.m. Sunday at 128 Franklin Avenue and a squad run after Miss Treva Jacobs, 79, of 81 Jacobs Dr, fell on a front yard step injuring her hip, she was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. Jay Philip Bratton, 19 Pomeroy Road, made the dean's list at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign for the spring semester.
Washington AP reports a 12 hour session failed to yield a deal in rail labor negotiations. UTU President Charles Luna and National Railway Conference chair J P Hiltz Jr led respective sides as talks resume to avert strikes across 11 railroads amid work rule disputes and a recent Chicago & North Western settlement.
Two 15 year old Logan youths injured Saturday morning when struck by a car driven by Tanya L Johnson 24 of 898 Walhending Ave. Mark Mock Logan Route 2 admitted to Hocking Valley Community Hospital with head contusions and possible concussion James Leonard treated for shoulder and knee injuries Police said Johnson was traveling south on Walhending Ave did not see the boys and could not avoid impact Investigation ongoing.
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