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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1971

Page

2

Probation Given in Baby Death Case at Ohio University

Brenda Helen Campbell 20 of Dayton was placed on 18 months probation after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her newborn son in an OU dorm January. Trial was cancelled. prosecutors say the charge fits the state's evidence. Costs total 1064.03 for police security during hospital stay.

Ohio University Brenda Helen Campbell Athens County Common Pleas Court John Bolin Miss Campbell Dayton Robert Bostick Claire M. Ball Jr John Campbell O’bleness Memorial Hospital Pickering Hall

Payment Of Overtime To Shrink City Funds

Athens firemen receive about $12,000 in retroactive overtime pay dating back to May 1968 due to past misinterpretation of the city's overtime ordinance. City officials say the budget is already tight and the payout may force further cuts, while talks with the local IAFF branch progress on wage classifications and unfilled lieutenant positions.

Tom Price Messenger Athens Tad Grover Tol The Gerald Mollica Grover Council Mes International Association of Fire Fighters IAFF Walter Jones the Messenger Raymond Shepard Shepard

Mainstream Work Objection Voiced by County Officials

Athens County Engineer Gerald Hann voiced dissatisfaction with progress by Operation Mainstream workers in the Deanville area. He alleged deliberate equipment sabotage and said only the agency supervisor can fire workers. He sought to hire an elderly volunteer but CAA policy forbids it. Commissioners discussed jail repairs and funding for sheriff deputies facing budget limits. Treasurer Olive Rose received a 30 day extension to collect real estate taxes.

Athens County Gerald Hann Deanville Tri- County Community Action Agency Athens-Hocking-Perry County Hann CAA Roger McCauley Charles Ennis Harold Shields Commission Jim Edwards Shields Olive Rose

Parish Picnic Planned at Chauncey Church

The annual Christian Church parish picnic will be held at the Bert Kozma home in College Hill on June 27. Activities begin with a 4 p.m. softball game and recreation, dinner at 5 p.m., then devotional time led by Chauncey CYF.

Chauncey Christian Church Parish Bert Kozma College Hill Chauncey Cyf

Weather forecast and highlights for June 3 1971

Local forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s and Friday highs in the mid 80s. National outlook shows showers in the northern Rockies and a Texas to Nebraska line with cooler conditions in the Northeast and Great Lakes.

Rockies Texas Nebraska Plains States Great Lakes

Robber Pulls $1500 Haul From McDonald's in Athens

An armed man robbed a McDonald's in Athens at 12:50 a.m. taking $1,500 from a bank bag after locking employees in the basement. Police held two suspects Thursday, with one taken for a polygraph test and the other in Meigs County. The suspect matched a prior April 20 robbery description, using a .38 caliber revolver and ski mask.

McDonald’s Athens Larry Smith Smith Fred James Bureau of Criminal Identification Meigs County

Ohio student charged with counterfeit card calls fined bond

An Ohio University student Michael D. Rasner was charged in Athens County Municipal Court with using a counterfeit credit card number to make long distance calls. He posted a $1,500 bond pending arraignment. The calls totaled $86.57 between February 7 and March 16. Dean Sager was bound over to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing on a $150 insufficient funds check to Troy General Tire Co and pleaded innocent.

Ohio University Athens County Michael D. Rasner James Hall General Telephone Co R. Walter Rauch Dean Sager Union-Luhing Road

Retired Teachers Group To Meet In McArthur

The Vinton County Retired Teachers will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at Mary H. Smith's home in McArthur. Refreshments will be served. Mrs. Katherine McCall regional director from Portsmouth will attend.

Mcarthur Vinton County Mary H. Smith Katherine McCall Portsmouth

Mayor Files Statement on Expenditures

The Committee for Raymond Shepard for Mayor reports spending 756.61 in the May Primary. Glouster Mayor Thomas Williams files expenses of 21.84 for newspaper ads. Gladys Richards shows no expenditures while running for Glouster clerk. Shepard has not yet filed his own expenditures and receipts with the Athens County Board of Elections.

Raymond Shepard Shepard Athens County Board of Elections Glouster Thomas Williams Gladys Richards

Appalachian Highway Delay Affects Athens Connection

The Athens city school board rejected a land exchange offer for a recreation area behind Morrison Elementary School on Richland Avenue. The four lane highway would run parallel to Richland and link with Hastings Road, Stimson Avenue, and Route 33 East Bypass, with sale planned this summer and bids opening August 17.

Morrison Richland Avenue Highway Department Richand Avenue Hooper-Mulligan Hastings Farley Athens North Hill Hocking Albany

Import Auto Center Opens on E State Athens

Import Auto Center Inc opened at 600 E State St Athens with Ray Noel as president and manager. The firm will sell and service imported autos and will focus on the Subaru sub compact from Japan, occupying the former Bill Edwards Pontiac space.

Import Auto Center, Inc E. State St Athens Ray Noel Noel Buckeye Mart Dale Sanders Auto Agency Subaru Bill Edwards Pontiac

Only Smoke At Bromley

A smoke scare at Bromley Hall in Athens caused lunch hour disruption after a fire alarm at 12 27 p m. Smoke from an incinerator triggered a response by two pumper companies an aerial ladder truck and police. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said there was no fire.

Bromley Hall Athens S. Congress W. Union Charles Dalton

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