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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1975
Page
2
In a closed session Athens City Council indicated plans to appeal a cable rate increase set by an arbitration panel, seeking legal specialists in rate making and constitutional law. City Solicitor Mollica will pursue authorization for the hiring and prepare an ordinance, arguing the panel’s decision warrants challenge.
President Harry B. Crewson appoints E. Dale Mattmiller MD to be acting vice president for academic services effective July 1. He succeeds Edward M. Penson who leaves June end to become president of Salem State College in Massachusetts. Dr. Mattmiller will aid the transition and does not seek a permanent appointment.
State Transportation Director Richard Jackson is invited to speak at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council in Gallipolis about planned highway improvements in the region. Jackson previously spent 10 years in the Ohio Department of Highways and served as Columbus service director for three years. The meeting opens with dinner at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn.
Athens police charged 18 year old James Eugene Cassels of 11 Granville Drive with raping an Athens woman early Tuesday. He was released on his own recognizance after arraignment in Municipal Court and a preliminary hearing was set. Cassels was identified by the rape victim. The incident involved a man entering the home and forcibly raping her. Rape is a first degree felony.
Copies of the 1975 Athens County plat book remain available through the Athens Soil and Water Conservation District. The book includes township maps, a list of owners with more than three acres, and an alphabetical landowner index. Price is four cents per copy at the county Extension agent's office.
Alexander High School coach Ken Turner submitted his resignation to the local school board citing acceptance of a position at Tennessee Temple in Chattanooga Tennessee. His wife Lea Turner and Dennis Printz also resigned from teaching roles while staff changes included new hires and a raised salary schedule.
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