County precincts cut to 66 as budget shortfall looms
Athens County Elections Board reports a 15 000 deficit for 1972 without county funds and completes re precincting from 77 to 66. Budget pressures stem from student voters 18 year olds ballots and the new computer punch card system.
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Susan Crites
Athens County Elections Board
County Commissioners
William Howe
William A. Lavelle
Howe
Lavelle
Athens City
Nelsonville
County
Athens County commissioners plan hearings on health facility funding
Athens County commissioners will meet with Athens City officials to discuss financing for a new two story health building on the county fairgrounds with $140,000 in federal funds and an estimated $200,000 cost. They also plan a session with the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board about a proposed 0.3 mill levy for operating expenses and whether other counties will contribute cash next year.
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Greg Black
Athens County
Athens
Donald Barrett
Athens County Fairgrounds
Athens City- County
Earl C. Hayes
Athens County Fair Board
Commission
John Law
Community Mental Health and
James Edwards
Hocking
Vinton
Mental Health Board
Law
Edwards
Jack White
William G. Black
Mental Health and Retardation Board
Helen Daily
Black
Roger McCauley
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Perry
McCauley
Ohio Bankers to Attend 19th School of Banking
About 260 Ohio bankers are set to attend the 19th annual Ohio School of Banking at Ohio University. John M. Peterson will deliver the keynote at the opening banquet, with Harry Blythe and Ralph E. Bolen giving orientation talks. Robert E. Hall will preside over graduation ceremonies.
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Ohio Bankers
Ohio University
Ohio School of Banking
Ohio Bankers Association
John M. Peterson
OU College of Business Administration
Harry Blythe
Ralph E. Bolen
Robert E. Hall
Student Injured In Crash Near Athens
Ohio University student Richard Weisz 18 of Lincoln Hall was taken to Hudson Health Center in Athens in good condition after his car crashed on Athens County Road 26. Deputies say he lost control while approaching from Ames Two Road 215. the car skidded 85 feet, went over an embankment and rolled three times. Two passengers, Douglas Karr and Greg Steele, were treated for bruises and released. Weisz was cited for conditional speeding and being treated for back injuries.
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Richard Weisz
Lincoln Hall
Ohio University
Hudson Health Center
Athens
Athens County
Amesville Man Knife Wounds After Early Morning Fight
Terry Jago, 22, of Amesville, is in good condition at O'Bleness Hospital with knife wounds from a Sunday morning altercation at the Millview Inn in Athens. Police report the incident occurred around 2:46 a.m. and are investigating. A separate hit and run on Mill Street Sunday involved several cars but caused no injuries.
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Terry Jago
Amesville
O’bleness
Millview Inn
Athens
Mill Street
Woman Injured In Crash At Route 2
Patricia Ann Stover, 33, of Ashton West Virginia, was treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a one car crash on Route 2. Police report she, driving west, left the road, struck a bank, causing about 200 dollars of damage and she was cited for driving while intoxicated. Separately in Athens County Municipal Court two Ohio University students faced fines and suspended jail for using false credit card numbers to place long distance calls. Gerry Rhode and Fran Cohen were each fined 100 dollars plus costs and given 30 days in jail, suspended on two year good behavior conditions.
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Point Pleasant
Patricia Ann Stover
Ashton
W. Va
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Stover
Ohio University
Athens County
Gerry Rhode
Davis Hall
Fran Cohen
South Green
Mini Fire Doused At Mini Park Site
Athens firefighters extinguished a small fire at the Ohio University mini park on S College Street near Kantner Hall at 2 29 p m peat moss burning believed lit by a cigarette A pressurized extinguisher smothered the smoldering blaze Emergency squad responders assisted three accident and fall cases including Bonnie Joyce Bennett 22 of Parkersburg WV and Mark Brown 22 of 36 N Court St all taken to O Bleness Memorial Hospital
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S. College St
Kantner Hall
City
Harland Harris
E. State St
Bonnie Joyce Bennett
Parkersburg
W. Va
O’bleness
Mark Brown
N. Court St
Smith St
Lenora Buck
Shade to Form New Scout Troop at Elementary School
An organizational meeting for a new Boy Scout troop in Shade will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Shade Elementary School. District Scout Executive Phillip Kahler invites all boys ages 11 to 17 and their parents. Scoutmaster is Dennis Krass with helpers Jack Keirns Dick Lawless Allen Rankin Bill Snow and Wesley Thomas Kahler.
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Shade
the Shade Elementary School
Phillip Kahler
Parent Teacher Association
the Shade
Dennis Krass
Jack Keirns
Dick Lawless
Allen Rankin
Bill Snow
Wesley Thomas Kahler
Weather Outlook With Showers and Warm Temps Ahead
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers late. Lows in mid to upper 50s. Tuesday brings more clouds and showers with thundershowers. highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Wednesday fair and cool. warmer Friday with showers. National forecast calls for cool northeast, warmer Southwest, showers in parts of the Midwest.
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Midwest
Local youth wins Somerset Legion oratorical contest
Dan L. Webster captured the American Legion oratorical contest in Somerset, receiving a gold medal and a $25 Savings Bond. He spoke on Our Living Constitution, a favored topic linked to his namesake Daniel Webster, the 1800s statesman.
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Somerset
American Legion
Dan L. Webster
Webster
Daniel Webster
U.S
Marijuana Trial Begins In Athens Court
The trial of John Thomas Trout, an Ohio University freshman from Beverly, opened in Athens County Common Pleas Court as jurors were seated. Prosecutors allege possession with intent to distribute and related charges stemming from the case.
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John Thomas Trout
Ohio University
Beverly
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Floridians Urged to Fund Love Bug Eradication Study
Florida Cabinet urged to fund a University of South Florida study to eradicate love bugs described as nasty and omnipresent. Marvin Holloway of the Florida AAA Motor Clubs asked for emergency money to address swarms in central and north Florida during spring and fall.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Marvin Holloway
AAA Motor Clubs
Holloway
University of South Florida
Central
North
Judge Orders Boys to Clean Subway Graffiti
In New York City, Family Court Judge Shirley Kram ordered two pre-teen boys to scrub graffiti they sprayed on subway station walls. She rejected institutionalization, saying the aim was to foster responsibility rather than punishment.
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New York
Ap— Family Court
Shirley Kram
Kram
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