Murder probe continues in Armstrong slaying as weapon ruled out
Investigators led by Sheriff Harold Shields and Ohio Bureau of Investigation review evidence from the Sunday murder of Cecilia Marie Armstrong, 23, at a Guysville rooming house. Autopsy shows two hits with a sharp instrument. a suspected weapon was ruled out by tests at the BCI lab in London. Armstrong and husband David, 21, were estranged with divorce filings recent. interviews with OU friends intensify as they await summer departures. Funeral services occurred Tuesday in Athens.
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Cecilia Marie Armstrong
Ohio University
Harold Shields
Herman Henry
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification
Guysville
Armstrong
Athens
Armstrongs
Shields
Gallipolis
Funeral for Mrs. Armstrong Cited Joyful Memory
At the graveside in Athens mourners heard prayers for Ceci Armstrong who loved the area. Rev. Jackson broke earth on the casket and kissed it as consoling words were shared. Her home was Cincinnati and her husband’s Gallipolis, but she chose to be buried in Athens amid flowers from family and friends.
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Ceci
Vickie Moser
Marla
David Armstrong
Jackson
Armstrong
Athens
Cincinnati
Gallipolis
McBee Unions Seek to Preserve Work at Athens Plant
Union leaders in McBee aim to keep production at the Athens plant amid looming October contract expirations. The meeting paused for breaks and produced transcripts for next week's session, with members wary of production cutbacks tied to pending negotiations. Company officials declined comment as two recent publications related to Athens plant developments draw attention.
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Athens
Bob
Panaro
Litton Abs
Insight
Ogden
Utah
McBee Co
Progress
Ellis
McBee
Marijuana Conspiracy Charge Dismissed in Athens Court
An Ohio University student and three others charged with conspiring to possess marijuana after a Athens police raid have the conspiracy charges dismissed by Athens County Municipal Court on prosecution motion. All four entered innocent pleas. preliminary hearings for the other three were continued at defense requests. Pepper faces additional marijuana for sale charges.
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Ohio University
Athens
Athens County
Edward Scove
South Green
Mill St
Kathleen Conway Hursh
Susatz. Conway
Alan Pepper
Scots Save More on National Deposits Than England Peers
Edinburgh officials released figures showing average savings deposits per person in the national savings program rose to 192 dollars for Scots last year while residents of England Wales and Northern Ireland averaged 127 dollars.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
National Savings
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Coca-Cola Athens Plant Strikes Over Wages and Conditions
Coca-Cola workers at the Athens distributing plant have gone on strike. Manager Wendell Moore says the action affects Ravenswood Parkersburg and Athens plants with the entire company in the same union facing wage and working condition frustrations. The Athens plant employs ten people and operations are partially suspended.
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Coca-Cola
Athens
Pepsi UN
E. State Street
Beverage Workers
Wendell Moore
Pepsi
Moore
Ravenswood
Parkersburg
Police Find Sick Boy On West Side
PERU Ind two officers found one and a half year old Bobby Brown wandering on the citys west side with a high fever and took him to a hospital. About three hours later his father reported the boy missing and not surprised to learn he was in the hospital amid measles in the family.
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Peru
Ind
Bobby Brown
Bobby
Brown
Center Walkaway Blamed In Fire
A walkaway incident from Athens Mental Health Center sparked a fire at an unoccupied cottage 430 Richland Ave. Firemen fought flames and later captured the 13 year old at Route 50W before returning him to the hospital. Ambulance calls followed for a traffic collision on 66 N. High St and a horse fall at 145 W. Washington St.
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Athens Mental Health Center
Richland Ave
Charles Brown
Richland
Jerry Robertson
Charles Dalton
Abortion Law Change Hearings Under Way
Dr. Douglas Bond told a House committee that unwanted births can lead to low spirits and personal crises. Ohio lawmakers hear two bills to modernize abortion statutes balancing physician patient decisions with youth crowd applauding or hissing as testimony unfolds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Douglas Bond
Case Western Reserve Medical School
House
Judiciary Committee
Bond
Robert Manning
Akron
John Galbraith
Maumee
Galbreath
Galbraith
Births Reported at O Bleness Memorial Hospital
A list of newborns and parents from Athens Glouster Amesville and Stewart areas. Babies include daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Thompson Athens a son to Mr. and Mrs. Oris Smith Millfield Route 1 a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Duncan Glouster and several more listed parents with residences and names across the region.
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Jerry Thompson
Athens
Oris Smith
Millfield
Gary Duncan
Glouster
James Weinstein
Ray J. Gilkey
John McCleary
Ernest Johansson
Floyd Hart
David Myers
Richard Young
Leonard Depue
Amesville
Alfred Howard
Debbie McAllister
Henry Brown
Stewart
McCulloch to Retire opens field for successors
Rep William McCulloch of Ohio’s Fourth District will retire in 1972 for health reasons after a fall and surgery. Potential GOP successors include Theodore Gray and Walter White with others from Lima and nearby counties considering bids. Democrat Robert Mihlbaugh says no plans to run now.
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Columbus
Ohio
William McCulloch
McCulloch
Piqua
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Theodore Gray
Ohio Senate
Ohio House
Walter White
Lima
Robert Mihlbaugh
Mihlbaugh
Lima State Hospital
William Brown
Watch theft reported to Athens police
Police report multiple thefts in Athens. A $1,000 diamond-banded watch and two cameras were stolen from Mrs. W. Chapman at her residence between May 31 and June 1. A Bromley Hall resident, Tom Roberts, reported a camera, lens, light meter, and wallet stolen from his room. Jill Reicher said her camera was taken from her home last Saturday between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m.
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Athens
W. Chapman
Charles Sr
Tom Roberts
Bromley Hall
Bromley
Jill Reicher
Union St
OU Faculty Meeting Set
A general meeting of Ohio University faculty and contract staff will be held at 4 p.m Thursday in Memorial Auditorium. President Claude R. Sowle will address the gathering with a brief state of the university report followed by a question and answer session. Faculty present will approve the June 13 graduation candidates list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Claude R. Sowle
NLRB Begins Probe Into Athens Bottling Dispute
Investigators for the National Labor Relations Board started a probe Tuesday into charges of unfair labor practices filed by the operating engineers union against Athens Bottling Co. International rep Al Lake said testimony should finish by Wednesday, with findings usually taking two to four weeks. The union alleges promises were not kept before workers joined. Striking employees have begun a consumer boycott of Athens Bottling products.
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National Labor Relations Board
Operating Engineers Union
Athens Bottling Co
al Lake
Lake
Athens Bottling
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