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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1977
Page
2
Charleston report quotes Mike Tamtam president of UMW District 18 Western Canada as a vice presidential candidate on Harry Patrick’s slate. He notes miners are disinterested and skipping votes, reflecting apathy after a less heated contest than 1972.
Parkersburg man Aldridge T. Ferrell, 19, is charged with speeding and losing vehicle control after a Monday crash in Huntington killed two passengers Ernie Evans and a Cleveland, Ohio man. Ferrell is in hospital with a fractured arm and lacerations, and investigators may file additional counts due to alleged alcohol use.
In New Rome Ohio a blaze at John W Galbreath s Darby Dan Farm leveled one hay barn and gutted another causing about 90000 dollars in damage. No people or animals were hurt and crews kept the fire from reaching a nearby house and a second barn. Assistant chief Robert Stormont called the fire suspicious. The loss included 3000 bales of hay 700 to 800 bushels of oats and a 30 foot Santa Claus decoration.
Final exams and chilly weather reduce the Kent State University protest encampment. About 75 students remained in the May 4th Coalition vigil opposing a gym annex on the hillside near the May 4 site where four students died in 1970.
Joan Mondale unveiled government financed art on the Philadelphia courthouse steps to about 500 spectators. The event showcased a $175,000 Voyage of Ulysses sculpture and two linen and canvas murals for Social Security Administration workers, part of a General Services Administration project. Some workers criticized the murals as unappealing, while Mondale urged inspiration from the art.
About 100 Brown University graduates turned their backs on Defense Secretary Harold Brown as he received an honorary doctorate in science. The protest followed Brown being named a chief executive involved in the Vietnam War while he served as Air Force secretary during the conflict.
A 42-foot charter boat Dixie Lee II sank in Chesapeake Bay after a 10 to 13 foot wave despite thunderstorm warnings. Four people drowned and nine were missing. 14 aboard were rescued as Coast Guard and NWS tracked winds to 98 mph and resumed search with helicopters and patrol boats.
Chip Carter, 26, representing his father President Carter, arrives in London with his wife Caron for Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. The couple travels tourist class on a Pan American flight, welcomed by U.S. Embassy officials and a black limousine at the airport, joining about two million visitors.
Assistant county prosecutor William Grimm outlined the case against 35 year old Amesville Route 1 man at Athens County Common Pleas Court. Prosecutors say Clumm was at the scene had motive and had access to ether. Mrs Clumm's body was found in the creek April 16. His pickup truck remained missing. Evidence includes clothing fibers mud and glove fibers linked to Clumm found in the truck.
Spec.4 Marie Sode claims her spouse von Hoffburg has homosexual tendencies and faces discharge rules. Von Hoffburg, former WAC Linda Bowers Von Hoffburg, 30, left the Army in 1975 and is now an honor student at George C. Wallace Community College. The couple’s marriage, judge James Sawyer says he did not know of their same sex status. Money saved for a sex change operation is shrinking due to legal costs.
The nomination goes to the Senate for confirmation to replace Donald Whitehead as ARC chairman. Scott, a former lieutenant governor and longtime North Carolinian, is a veteran and active in many national and state agricultural and political groups. The ARC administers the nation’s largest regional economic program, covering West Virginia and parts of 11 other states.
Chris Stotler of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will address the Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission at 7 p.m. next Tuesday in Mount Carmel. He will discuss provisions of the new Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976. Members should reserve dinner by Friday.
The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce shifts its annual dinner to a public family picnic next Tuesday at 6 30 p m with catered food by Miller’s Poultry and tickets 3 50 adults 2 children. The Jaycees run games and prizes while the Frog Whampers provide music. A golf outing at Athens Country Club follows at noon with extra green fees. sign up by Friday. Nominations for new directors are open as the chamber plans its later annual business meeting. Nancy Sue Dahl, 26 Farhill Drive, will graduate Saturday from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor’s degree in education.
Last week's heatwave has given way to a cool spell with residents pulling out sweaters. City records a 39 degree morning, noted by US weather observer Mrs C L Colmer.
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