Police May Use Teams If Assaults Continue
Police Chief Ted Jones says no policy changes yet despite two recent assaults on officers. If assaults rise, the department may adopt a two man per car system to improve safety, though manpower limits prevent immediate implementation. Over the past year Athens officers have seized more than ten handguns amid frequent armed arrests.
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Robert Ekey
Ted Jones
Jones
National Fraternal Order of Police
Athens
National Fop
Chovnick charges patients hostage to system
Dr. Harry Chovnick accuses workers at the Athens Mental Health Center and other state facilities of holding patients hostage to an aging system. He quashes the union line after a seven day strike and urges reform including pensioning long-tenured staff and reeducation.
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Herb Amey
Messenger
Athens Mental Health Center
Harry Chovnick
Athens Center
Ohio Mental Health and Mental Retardation Department
Chovnick
Supt
David Caul
Interrogations Ruled Inadmissible in Gilkey Murder Trial
Common Pleas Court Judge Lowell Howard ruled three of five interrogations of Paul David Gilkey cannot be used as evidence in his August 5 murder trial.
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Common Pleas Court
Lowell Howard
Paul David Gilkey
Gilkey
Weather and legal notes from Ohio university data and case ruling
Fair tonight with mid 60s lows and mid 80s highs. Showers possible Saturday with a broad Ohio outlook for fair Sunday and Monday and possible showers Tuesday. Humidity at 9 am 84 percent and rainfall totals noted for the period. A court ruling suppresses statements from Gilkey in five interrogations, determining rights were waived only in the fifth session after no attorney present. The report mentions a historical 2210 pound polar bear exhibit at the Seattle World's Fair in 1962.
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Ohio
Seattle
Kent State Students Challenge Dorm Residency Rule
A Kent State University student group filed suit in U S District Court challenging the mandatory dormitory residency policy for first and second year students. The suit alleges violation of equal protection and argues the policy imposes a financial burden to support dorm bonds.
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Cleveland
Kent State University
U. S. District Court
Board of Trustees
Joel Rudy
Rudy
Brian M. Anderson
Anderson
U.S. District Court
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C. L. Colmer
U.S
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Fairfield
Athens County
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Circle Hill
Dale Herb
Kent
Ohio University
Arthur Gibson
Earl A. Hooper
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
John J. Lavelle
Robert S. Mathews
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Athens National Bank
Athens National
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