To Norway Will Be Like Home for Marks Family
Ohio University English professor Lester Marks, a Fulbright scholar, heads to Norway with his wife and two daughters for a year. The family will split time between Tromso and Trondheim, returning home to Athens periodically.
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Athens
Ohio
Norway
PEG Pi
Marks
University of Tromso
University of Trondheim
Tromso
Arctic Circle
America
Lapland
Frontier
Trondheim
University of
Erica
Ohi University
Visi
OVHSF Asks Rhodes to Preserve Two Health Districts
The Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation asks Governor Rhodes to maintain two separate health planning districts after federal and state rejections of merger plans. OVHSF and SEOHPA pursued sole HSA status, with funding tied to the Sept 30 deadline. OVHSF remains funded by ARC and may continue beyond that date.
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Herb Amey
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation of
Athens
Rhodes
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
OVHSF
Southeastern Ohio Health Planning Association of
Cambridge
HEW
Jack Farrington
Seohpa
HSA
Sechpa
E. Frank Ellis
Farrington
Appalachian Regional Commission
OU Graduate Receives Royal Society Award
A 1976 Ohio University graduate, Nancy Cohen of Maryland, won the London Royal Society Silver Medal for artistic and academic achievement. She received the award from OU president Charles Ping at a ceremony with guests including Dr Robert Worman and Shirley Wimmer. Cohen, OU Dance School alumna, interned with the Jean Erdman Dance Company and created the senior project In a Medieval Garden. She has staged numerous dance concerts, acted in a Renaissance play, and served as a pre college counselor for three weeks for incoming freshmen. She will study at the Baltimore School of Ballet and join Jean Erdman Dance Company as dancer and choreographer in August. Truck Stolen A 1974 pickup truck was stolen from Green Lawn Cemetery near Nelsonville Monday night per the Athens County Sheriff.
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Ohio University
London Royal Society
Nancy Cohen
Maryland
OU School of Dance
Charles Ping
Robert Worman
Benjamin Franklin
Royal Society
OU Comparative Arts
Shirley Wimmer
School of Dance
United States
College of Fine Arts
Miss Cohen
Jean Erdman Dance Company
New York
Ping Miss Cohen
Baltimore School of Ballet
Messenger
Carol James
Carter Briefed On Economics In Plains Ga Campaign
President candidate Jimmy Carter and Senator Walter Mondale heard a two hour defense briefing from experts including former Pentagon officials. They concurred that the U S and Soviet Union are roughly equal in strategic nuclear strength and weighed nuclear options with restraint. Carter backed arms reductions and warned against allowing marked Soviet superiority while avoiding a definite stance on a first strike. They expect CIA director George Bush briefings on Wednesday and a foreign policy briefing on Thursday.
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United States
Soviet Union
Mondale
CIA
George Bush
Hearst Waives Speedy Trial in California Case
Patricia Hearst has waived the right to a speedy trial and a Jan 10 1977 date is set for her trial on kidnapping robbery and assault charges The prosecutor plans to bring Hearst before a jury while she undergoes psychiatric tests Her attorney argues jury bias and immunity issues may bar testimony in the Harris case and questions Hearst's health and appearance are noted in court coverage.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Atty
Sam Mayerson
William
Emily Harris
Harris
Mayerson
San Diego
Harrises
William Rizzi
Johnson
San Francisco
John van de Kamp
California
Hearst
HEW Grant to Boost OU Osteopathic School Funding
Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine receives a 240 000 dollar HEW Public Health Service grant as part of a four year 870 000 dollar request to boost class size by 50 percent. Acting Dean Gerald Faverman says funds cover equipment library acquisitions and faculty hiring to expand medical education and strengthen regional health services.
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Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Health Professions
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Public Health Service
Gerald Faverman
Faverman
Ohio Osteopathic Foundation
Southeastern Ohio Medical
Nnion
Appalachia
Rhodes appoints 10 member Ohio commission review task force
Gov. Rhodes named a 10 member task force to review 300 state boards and agencies for usefulness. G Kenner Bush, publisher of The Athens Messenger, is named to the group which aims to cut waste and unnecessary public spending. The panel will report back by December 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Rhodes
G. Kenner Bush
Athens Messenger
Rhodes
James M. Wilsman
Greater Cleveland Citizens League
Thomas A. van Meter
Ashland
Marigene Valiquette
Toledo
Paul S. Wingard
R-40
Stow
Michael del Bane
Hubbard
Charles A. Calhoun
Ohio Public Expenditure Council
Richard L. Krabach
William W. Wilkins
Joan Lawrence
League of Women Voters
Teenager Injured In Motorcycle Crash In McArthur Area
Arthur C. Pauley, 16, of McArthur Route 2, was injured when his motorcycle overturned on County Road 32 at County Road 32A in the McArthur area. He sustained facial and other lacerations and was treated at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital.
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McArthur Area
Vinton
State Highway Patrol
Arthur C. Pauley
McArthur
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Bicyclist Struck by Motorcycle in Athens Collision
A 12-year-old Athens boy, Chuck Longnecker of 123 N Lancaster, was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after being struck by a motorcycle on North Lancaster Street. Stephen J Hornik, 23, Arlington Virginia, was driving the motorcycle and was not injured.
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Athens
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Lancaster Street
Chuck Longnecker
N. Lancaster
Athens Fire Department
Longnecker
Stephen J. Hornik
Arlington
Hornik
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the Messenger Co
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