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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1974

Page

2

Law blocks Meiling from Ohio University acting presidency

Ohio University trustees ruled that Dr. Richard D. Meiling cannot serve as interim president under state law. The six other interviewed candidates remain under consideration as the board plans a one year acting term starting mid July with a permanent pick later.

Herb Amey Messenger Richard D. Meiling Ohio University Meiling Ohio State University William R. Morris Morris Claude Sowle Sowle Associated Press

Copper wire theft and vandalism report in Athens

Police say three reels of copper wire worth 843 dollars were stolen from the B and O railroad in Athens late Wednesday night or early Thursday. Two reels were unwound and taken, a third reel removed with wire intact. A Belk's Department Store window at 15 North Court Street was broken with a three foot pipe. nothing else was reported missing.

B&o Athens Belk’s N. Court St

Response To Inquiries Slowed By Secretary's Illness

Albany report on Margaret Creek Conservancy District notes inquiries delayed about two weeks due to Secretary-Treasurer J. Floyd Williams recovering from a stroke. Williams, now home after a week in O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, is expected back in about two weeks. duties are shared by Pearl Ator and Cliff Mohl. The 1973 state audit by Joseph Ferguson and Harry A. Evans shows minor discrepancies, with a $832.19 overpayment to a construction contractor to be recovered from U S Fidelity and XL Corp. The audit covers Feb 15, 1972 to Dec 31, 1973, with total indebtedness rising from $557,568 to $744,568. The district operates recreation, watershed maintenance, and improvement funds, reporting 1973 receipts and disbursements across these funds and noting significant grants, loans, and expenditures, plus a dam maintenance review by the U S Soil Conservation Service confirming structural soundness with minor maintenance urged.

Albany Margaret Creek Conservancy District J. Floyd Williams Williams O’bleness Memorial Hospital Perry Munn Munn Pearl Ator Cliff Mohl Margaret Creek Joseph Ferguson Harry A. Evans U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co XL Corp U. S. Fidelity Leax Water Distribution Corp Joe Skinner Corp U. S. Soil Conservation Service Bob Steele

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