Athens may get Amtrak stop next spring
Amtrak eyeing a Washington to Denver line could include Athens as a stop at the Athens Depot on Chessie System rails. Officials say the May 1 1976 target allows time for station and car concerns, with current schedules tentative and subject to board approval and legal siting.
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Key Speakers Set for Athens Miners Rally
The rally marking the 85th anniversary of the United Mine Workers in Athens features Arnold Miller as main speaker with UMWA Local 1957 leader Robert C. Porter announcing other speakers including Karl Kafton and James Kidd. The event includes the Appalachian Green Parks Project and ends with a Miner meet at the Athens Fairgrounds.
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Athens
United Mine Workers of America
Robert C. Porter
UMWA
Meigs Mine 3
James Kidd
Southeastern Ohio Black Lung Association
John Gusek
Appalachian Green Parks Project
Ohio University
Miller
Athens Fairgrounds
Porter
United Mine Workers
Captain Exam Taken By Four Fire Lieutenants
The Civil Service Commission will take about a week to release results for the captain’s exam in the fire department. Four lieutenants Ron Walls Ron Bumgardner Gary Bruce and Walter Jones took the Tuesday test as the captaincy vacancy follows Richard Chad Cooley’s promotion to chief.
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Civil Service Commission
Commission
Ron DeVeau
Ron Walls
Ron Bumgardner
Gary Bruce
Walter Jones
Richard
Chad) Cooley
DeVeau
Jones
Department
Walls
Bruce
Bumgardner
Fred Weber II
Note Found at Park Indicates Possible Teen Self Harm
A unsigned note said to be from a teenage girl and found near the pond at Sells Park prompted a police search Tuesday afternoon. Police chief Ted Jones said no missing person reports exist and the note suggests family trouble. authorities believe the incident may not be a prank but could be self harm. The note's remote location and tone informed the cautious response.
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Sells Park
Ted Jones
Jones
AAA Official Urges New Energy Probe
An AAA executive urged Congress to probe energy programs before legislation. J. B. Creal warned against proposals that place excess burden on motorists, citing voluntary conservation and declines in oil demand as travel increases. He stressed gasoline supports employment and the economy, urging proportionate reductions by all petroleum users.
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Discover America Travel Organization
New Orleans
Congress
AAA
J. B. Creal
Creal
Federal Energy Administration
Deputies Arrest Nude Streaker Near Jacksonville
A 45-year-old man, Bill Cisco, was arrested by the Athens County Sheriff's Office after a nude streaking incident on Taylor Ridge near Jacksonville. He was found sitting nude on a front porch and is jailed awaiting Municipal Court arraignment Thursday.
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Athens County Sheriff's Office
Bill Cisco
Taylor Ridge
Jacksonville
Sheriff's Office
Cisco
Vandals Break $700 Windows On Carpenter Street
Vandals damaged two business windows on Carpenter Street in Athens Monday night. A $400 window at Athens Automotive, 20 E. Carpenter St., and a $300 window at Charley Moore Ford, 27 E. Carpenter, were shattered by concrete fragments, per police.
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Athens
Athens Automotive
E. Carpenter St
Charley Moore Ford
E. Carpenter
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