Artifacts delay sale of Appalachian Highway contracts in Athens
An 8000 year old Indian site found in the highway right of way between Richland Avenue and Blackburn Road pauses the $9.9 million contract sale. Ohio University anthropologist Saxe and OHIO Historical Society officials assess significance and possible preservation while Gifford of the Ohio Department of Transportation notes the sale is now set for July 19 if cleared.
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Herb Amey
Athens
Howard Gifford
Ohio Department of Transportation
Gifford
Art Saxe
Ohio University
Richland Avenue
Blackburn Road
Saxe
Ohio Historical Society
Athens County
Hooper Street
Morrison School
Athens bypass work on schedule despite landslip and strike
A Department of Transportation official said the Athens Route 33 50 bypass project remains on schedule. The project between Stimson Avenue and Richland Avenue extends Route 682 and may open by mid summer next year after a landslip forced a redesign shifting the route 140 feet onto Ohio University land. The department plans paving this year and does not expect delays from the slip or redesign.
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Athens
Laborers Union
A Department
Messenger
Bob Wilson Jr
Department of Transportation
Howard Gifford
Stimson Avenue
Richland Avenue
Sion
Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center
Gifford
Ohio University Inn
Ohio University
Transportation Department
Barrett's Budget Okayed by City Finance Committee
The City Finance Committee narrowly approved Mayor Donald Barrett's 1978 general fund tax budget with small cuts by scrapping two proposed new employees in two departments. The panel urged considering more staff only during the appropriations budget cycle when income forecasts improve. The tentative general fund budget stands at 1.54 million dollars, a 4.5 percent rise, driven mainly by inflation. The panel also nudged income projections, predicting a near 100000 increase in the Local Government Fund and a 4 percent rise in City Income Tax receipts, with only 32000 of revenue sharing used to balance this budget versus over 150000 last year.
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City Council
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Auditor
Finance Committee
Joe Johnson
Council
AHS Seniors Honored For Science Talent Search Achievements
Athens High seniors received honors at the annual commencement practice. Lyle McGeoch, 17, won Westinghouse Science Talent Search recognition for a chemistry theory project with Ohio University support. Other Athens students earned National Merit Certificates and various local scholarships and state awards.
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Martha Wilhelm Messenger
Lyle McGeoch
Athens High
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Athens High School
McGeoch
Briarwood Drive
Gary Pfeiffer
Ohio University
This Morning
Andrew B. Cohen
Brent A. Douglas
Jacqueline Chen
Sore Fitzwater
Mary Rauschenberg
Christine Kline
OU Manasseh Cutler
Carolyn Quattrocki
Bennett
Kathy Bush
Athens Kiwanis
Cheri Lynn O'Brien
Miss Quattrocki
Athens Elk
Philip Yun
Larry Spaulding
William Aera
Earl Washburn
Miller
Medical
Diane Wilhelm
Jeff Griffin
Athens Rotary Club
Charles Wood
Claude L. Steppe
Marcy Libman
Lois Wood
Kim
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Palm Beach
Johnny Carson
Hardwick and Shepard
Jack L. Smith
Lincoln
Ohio
N. Court St
Marting’s
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