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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1969
Page
3
In Athens a lone bandit robbed Burger Boy Food-O-Rama early Tuesday grabbing $215 in change from eight red bags after forcing five workers to the basement. Police described the suspect as 18 to 19, 6'1", 145 to 150 pounds, wearing a blue ski mask and dark blue clothing.
A meeting for forming a mental health association in Athens County is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Ohio Valley Health Service Foundation offices, Davis Hall, Lakeview Manor. The session will discuss the need for the group and how to recruit citizens. A committee will draft officer candidates to start the group. All interested residents are invited.
A list of births and acknowledgments from Sheltering Arms Hospital includes names from Athens and surrounding areas. Notable item: Ronald A Lane of Athens, a Miami University student, named a 1969 Joseph Culler prize in physics. he is a freshman in Arts and Sciences.
James Rhodes commuted the first degree murder sentence of James Edward Koon to second degree. Koon, 50, shot Levi Laudermilk in Laudermilk's home on December 22, 1939, robbing him of 676 dollars, and later admitted guilt in a March 4, 1939, trial.
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will hold annual meetings and officer elections at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple with Athens Council 15 Royal and Select Masters to follow at 8 30 p m A Monday bus station incident on East State Street left 57 year old Robert W Robinson of Hotel Dew Nelsonville dead. no information on a charge was provided.
City Council unanimously strengthens the Athens human relations ordinance drafted with the Athens Citizens for Fair Housing and the ordinances committee. Amendments extend coverage to all employers and redefine housing to include land for dwellings, with stricter anti discrimination provisions and minority representation on the Human Relations Commission. The council also approves higher Urban Renewal land acquisition insurance and seeks more federal funds to cover relocation costs.
Ohio University will honor 15 people at Alumni Day luncheon in Baker Center. Among certfificates of merit are Janice Battin Bixler, Jack D. Gilbert, David L. Hostetler, Ann E. Mumma, and State Sen. Oakley C. Collins. Also receiving honors are Irene Olson and Duncan M. Baxter as honorary members and posthumous recognition for Everett C. Shingleton.
The Athens chapter of the ACLU schedules a Wednesday community meeting at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co building 100 S May Ave. City officials are invited to discuss police courts drugs and street conditions to improve citizen-government communication.
Fore, serving a life sentence for murder at the Ohio State Penitentiary, loses a Fourth District Court of Appeals bid to erase his guilty plea from 1966. He argued an earlier innocence plea remained unresolved. the court ruled his later guilty plea was valid, waiving jury rights and acknowledging responsibility.
Another .7 of an inch of rain fell in Athens on Monday adding to Sunday's rainfall and lowering temperatures. By 8 30 am Tuesday the low was 48 degrees, rising to 51 under a blue sky later morning, about 31 degrees below Monday’s high per observer C L Colmer.
The Memo Construction Co. of Belpre won a 67 500 contract to install sewer facilities on Rowlte SOK for Joyce Products bottling plant. Well 3 will be lost due to Hocking River relocation. salvage underway and a new well funded by the Hocking Conservancy District. City water service remains uninterrupted as not all wells are used. Columbia Gas notified a 4 cent per 1000 cubic feet rate rise effective June 14. Municipal Court Judge Sheeter commends plans for new court facilities on City Hall’s second floor.
Clifford Ford Arraigned in U5 District Court on five counts of income tax evasion covering 1962 to 1966. He was released on a $5,000 recognizance bond after the May 29 arraignment in Columbus Ohio.
Police report two large firecrackers taped to Logan's Book Store windows caused two holes and $600 in damage. Sgt. Ted Jones heard two explosions around 2 am as officers continued the search for vandals.
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