Laborers Strike Halts Athens Construction Projects
Pickets at sites in four counties halt work on millions in building. Local 1103 AFL-CIO laborers began a midnight strike after their contract with three Ross County firms expired. Officials sue for a 50 cent hourly raise on a new one year pact while contractors offer 30 cents. Negotiations affect about 90 percent of building trades workers across Athens Hocking Vinton and Ross counties.
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Local 1103
International Laborers of North America
Afl-Cio
Ross
Robert Kauffman
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Local 83
Athens
Hocking
Vinton
Gasoline Flushes Halt Major Athens County Projects
Firemen responded at 1 19 p m to gasoline leak at a parked car on 69 W Union St as construction trades in four counties honor a local 1103 contract strike. Athens projects including Ohio University Beasley Center and McBee Plant face delays tied to statewide engineer walkout affecting 60 70 workers. Emergency squad treated Hazel Gaston after fainting at 24 Smith St at 2 56 p m.
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W. Union St
Athens County
Ohio University Beasley Center
McBee Systems
Route 50K
QO. A
South Green
Carriage Hill
Journalism student wins Minneapolis scholarship
Ohio University The Post editor candidate Thomas Price wins a 400 scholarship from The Minneapolis Tribune for being the outstanding journalism student at the end of his junior year. Price, a journalism junior, is a Sigma Delta Chi J Club and Phi Eta Sigma member. The award was presented by Joyce A Swan. Sandusky Register will sponsor internships for juniors and seniors each quarter starting Sept 1.
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Ohio University
the Post
Minneapolis Tribune
Thomas Price
School of Journalism
Price
Sigma Delta Chi
J-Club
Phi Eta Sigma
Joyce A. Swan
L. J. Hartin
The
Sandusky Register
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens
Mr and Mrs William Muse of Athens announce the birth of a daughter. Admissions include Mary E Cox and Helen Begg of Athens Mrs Robert Beaty Athens Route 1 Burt Carpenter Athens Route 3 Mrs William Rodgers Nelsonville Lena Blackford Glouster Route 3 Margaret Cunningham Guysville. Discharges list Clyde Beasley John Risch Gary Kantner Mrs Samuel Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Muse
Athens
Mary E. Cox
Helen Begg
Robert Beaty
Burt Carpenter
William Rodgers
Nelsonville
Lena Blackford
Glouster
Margaret Cunningham
Guysville
Clyde Beasley
John Risch
Gary Kantner
Samuel Buffington
Two motorists cited for failure to stop within clear distance
Two drivers were cited Wednesday by city police for failure to stop within assured clear distance. Diana Lee Wells, 18, of Wilson Hall, was involved in a two car crash at Court and Union with Wanda L. Martin, 61, of 8 N Shannon Ave. Joyce E F Smith, 28, of Athens Route 1, was cited after a three vehicle mishap near 112 E State St.
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Diana Lee Wells
Wilson Hall
Court and
Union
Wanda L. Martin
N. Shannon Ave
Joyce EF. Smith
Athens Route 1
E. State St
Municipal Court Records Show Multiple Traffic Violations
Nora Winston Jenks 73 of 41 Mound St cited for failure to yield eight of way. Howard T. Frost 21 of 16 No Shafer St charged with left of center. Bond forfeitures and contined cases include Clinton H. Donovan no contest intoxication and Eric A. Lindgren fined for disturbing the peace. Several couples and individuals from Athens and nearby towns listed with speeding unsafe operation and traffic sign offenses. Vernon Smith Audio Visuals listed as a local business contact.
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Nora Winston Jenks
Mound St
Howard T. Frost
Shafer St
Benito F. Mosier
Athens
Clinton H. Donovan
Pomeroy
Bend
Eric A. Lindgren
East Cleveland
Janis Lynn Strevake
Bromley Hall
John Phillip Post
State St
Paul Neil Williams
Sargent Hall
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N. Leslie Moore
Ohio Department of Highways Safety
Moore
Howard Cline
R. T. Fannin
Athens National Bank
POSIT
Eeee Ee
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
DIAL
Fire Department
Smith St
Hazel Gaston
Brown Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Herbert Jacobs
Cleveland Heights
Shelia A. Russell
Robert Watson
Mona Bolin
John F. Benning
Sandra Louise Mysse
David Allen Conner
Reynoldsburg
Bonnie Mae Rutter
Hugh Werner
Millfield
Roberta Jenkins
Chauncey
Hearing Aic
Bill Diles
Mgr
Vere Smith Audio-Visuals, Inc
Union Street
Ohio
Bermuda
Sportempos
Suburbia
U.S.A
Altman
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