Glouster Fire Destroys Drury Variety Store on High Street
Firefighters from Glouster and Jacksonville battled a pre dawn blaze that gutted the Drury Variety Store on High Street near Front Street. The fire started on the second floor of the brick building and smoke spread to adjacent units including V-Store and the Jaycee headquarters. Firemen remained on site two hours and vigilantly watched for rekindling. John Waldeck operated the store after the Drury Drug Store era. building owner listed as John Davis.
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Glouster
Jacksonville
Drury Variety Store
High Street
Front Street
V-Store
DWI Charge Brings Jail For Driver
An Athens man was sentenced to two weeks in jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Michael Searls, 23, of 28 Montr ose Ave., was fined $20 and costs and given a one year license suspension. The intoxication charge was dismissed on motion for good cause.
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Athens
Athens County
Michael Searls
Montrose Ave
WATH Wins AP Award for Special News Program
WATH Athens earned an Ohio AP Broadcasters Association prize for best news special at the annual Columbus meeting. News Director Jerry Izor cited the January Town Talk with former drug user Gary Bowen, an Ohio University student, as the winning program detailing LSD use and recovery in a market under 225,000.
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Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Columbus
WATH
Jerry Izor
Gary Bowen
Ohio University
Bowen
Street Work Scheduled in Nelsonville on Myers Street
Nelsonville street repair set for Wednesday from Canal Street to Watkins Street weather permitting. Service Safety Director Homer Adams urges residents to move cars off Myers Street all day Wednesday. Parking available at the shoe factory lot while work proceeds during factory vacation closure.
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Nelsonville
Myers Street
Canal Street
Watkins Street
Nelsonville Service Safety
Homer Adams
Adams
Budget Cut Protest Organized in Columbus
A Columbus protest meeting is planned for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ohio University Seigfred auditorium to oppose a budget cut for state employee raises. Oscar McGee and Ben Fortney urge union activity including a possible chartered bus. OU personnel director notes vacation time may be used with supervisor approval. Constitution Lodge 426 in New Marshfield schedules a special meeting for degree work Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Columbus
Ohio University
Seigfred
Oscar McGee
American Federation of State
Ben Fortney
Athens Mental Health Center
Constitution Lodge No
New Marshfield
Mrs. Cox to Receive National Rehabilitation Award
Mrs Charlotte Cox director of activity therapy at the Athens Mental Health Center will receive the 1971 Professional Achievement Award from the Association of Medical Rehabilitation Directors and Coordinators Inc. The July 21 presentation will occur at the group convention in Houston Texas for advancing total rehabilitation for disabled persons and for shaping activity therapy services.
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Charlotte Cox
Athens Mental Health Center
Association of Medical Rehabilitation Directors and Coordinators, Inc
Association
Houston
Texas
Vincent T. Cicchio
Cox
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
National Forecast Indicates Showers East and Southwest
A weather forecast shows showers in most of the East and Southwest on Monday with cool conditions in the Great Lakes and Rocky Mountain regions. Warmth is expected in the Deep South and Southwest, with recent and historical temperature and precipitation figures noted.
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Great Lakes Area
Rocky Mountain States
Deep South
Recreation Classes Scheduled for Summer Sessions
The Athens City Recreation Department lists archery fencing and golf classes. Deborah Kohler leads archery at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays behind Bird Arena. Nick Vergis runs fencing at 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Grover Center. Harold Kessler teaches golf at 6 and 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays on the Ohio University course practice green. First session starts Tuesday. Registration is $2 per class.
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Athens City Recreation Department
Deborah Kohler
Bird Arena
Nick Vergis
Grover
Harold Kessler
Ohio University Golf Course
Presbyterian Synod Sets 91st Annual Meeting in Wooster
The United Presbyterian Synod of Ohio will hold its 91st annual meeting June 24 to 26 at the College of Wooster. Ministers J Edgar Tweddle of Georgetown and Evan D Fisher of Portsmouth will represent Scioto Presbytery with alternates John Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville and James A M Hanna of Oak Hill. Elder delegates include Margaret Potts of Chillicothe and Nathan Poff of Ripley, with Joy King of Chillicothe and Thomas Drake of Ripley as alternates.
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Columbus
United Presbyterian Synod of Ohio
College of Wooster
Scioto Presbytery
J. Edgar Tweddle
Georgetown
Evan D. Fisher
Portsmouth
John Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
James A. M. Hanna
Oak Hill
Margaret Potts
Chillicothe
Nathan Poff
Ripley
Joy King
Thomas Drake
PA System Stolen From Grace Wesleyan Church
The Rev. James Kelley of Grace Wesleyan Church in Athens reported the theft of the public address system amplifier and four speakers. The items were taken between Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, entry gained through a window, valued at 214 dollars.
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Grace Wesleyan
Athens
James Kelley
Lancaster Street
Kelley
Willison couple welcome a son at O'Bleness Memorial
The item notes a birth at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital for Mr and Mrs Roger Willison of Columbus. Other names listed include Kevin Bennett Virgil Dowler Mrs Ralph Parry Susan Dickerson Jack Metcalf Jr and several relatives or witnesses from Athens Chauncey Albany and Coolville in scattered entries.
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Roger Willison
Columbus
Kevin Bennett
Millfield
Virgil Dowler
Shade
Ralph Parry
Susan Dickerson
Carbondale
Jack Metcalf Jr
Chauncey
Dale Mace
Martha Wurtz
Jane Evans
Michael Loos
Lawrence Wallace
Warren Wistendahl
Athens
David Hostetler
Delbert Cnasey
Albany
Rena Clarke
Coolville
Muskie pushes plan for independent declassification board
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie proposes a seven member independent board with power to lift secrecy labels from government documents after a two year waiting period. The board could declassify papers and send relevant material to Congress while protecting national security and ensuring frank public accountability. Democratic rivals McGovern and Symington weigh in on the Vietnam disclosures.
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Edmund S. Muskie
New York Times
Washington Post
Pentagon
Muskie
Congress
Dakota
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress of
United States
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Johnson
Greyhound Improves Services Between Cincinnati and Major Cities
Greyhound will launch nationwide service improvements on June 24 affecting Cincinnati Louisville Cleveland and other points. The plan adds two nonstop expresses daily to Louisville from Cincinnati at 8 15 p m and 3 a m and two from Louisville to Cincinnati along with two Cleveland bound nonstop expresses and two from Cleveland. New Super 7 buses will debut on many routes. Further details are available at local Greyhound terminals.
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Cincinnati
Greyhound
Louisville
Cleveland
Nine Area Students Get Degrees at OSU Spring Commencement
Nine Athens Countians earned degrees at Ohio State University's spring commencement on June 11. Names include Judith A. Antle and William B. Biggs Jr. from Bernita, Donald S. Solon, Charles L. Fulks, Craig W. Patton, Phyllis Lausche Price, Bernita E. Cagg and Kathy Lower Fudge from Nelsonville, plus John P. Ross from The Plains.
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Columbus
Athens
Ohio State University
Judith A. Antle
William B. Biggs, Jr
Donald S. Solon
Charles L. Fulks
Craig W. Patton
Phyllis Lausche Price
Kathy Lower Fudge
Nelsonville
John P. Ross
the Plains
State Seeks To Acquire Porter Land Near Athens
The State Highway Department filed an appropriation action in Athens County Common Pleas Court on four acres of land owned by the heirs of Oscar Porter. Named is Helen Smathers and other heirs living near U.S. Routes 50 A and 33. Two parcels total .041 acres, one .011 and the other .03. Suit filed due to heirs not all contactable.
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State Highway Department
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Oscar Porter
Helen Smathers
McDougal Road
Athens
Squad Responds to Two Medical Emergencies
Fire department emergency squad responds to 7:13 a.m. call for Leo Sanborn 72 of Athens Route 2 who fainted and is taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. A 4:53 a.m. call to Hillcrest Nursing Home Albany Road assists 69 year old Jane Evans with breathing difficulty, oxygen given and transported to O'Bleness Hospital. GLOUSTER VISITORS Hubert Nye Jr and Debbie return to Columbus after staying at Burr Oak Lodge with Nye family. Also visiting are Earl Davis Jr Chuckie Trimble and Sue Wheeler. Dick Robertson of the Giants pitched 18 wilds in 184 innings last season.
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Fire Department
E. State Street
Leo Sanborn
Athens
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Albany Road
Jane Evans
O’bleness Hospital
Glo Truetown
Glouster
Hubert Nye Jr
Debbie
Columbus
Burr Oak Lodge
Hubert Nye
Truetown
Nye
Earl Davis Jr
Chuckie
Trimble
Sue Wheeler
Cleveland
Two-Day Probe Planned for Athens Mental Health Center
An eight member citizen task force visited the Athens Mental Health Center on Friday and plans a two day study soon. Dr. David Caul acting director said the group will interview staff and community members and review many center aspects. The probe follows a request by Dr. Caul and Dr. Victor Victoroff and is led by Dr. Marshall Ginsberg of the University of Cincinnati.
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Athens Mental Health Center
David Caul
Caul
Victor Victoroff
Cleveland
Marshall Ginsberg
Department of Psychiatry
University of Cincinnati
Heat Sparks Route 50 Pavement Explosion Near McArthur
Heat from the sun drove water under Route 50 to steam, lifting the pavement east of McArthur and halting traffic until repairs. Foreman Delbert Johnson alerted Vinton County’s maintenance supervisor Robert Perry, earlier reporting the rising roadway and subsequent drilling to relieve pressure followed by blacktop filling. In a separate item, Mason County jail records show Theodore Smith of Beech Hill arrested for intoxication over the weekend in Point Pleasant.
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Mcarthur
Delbert Johnson
Highway Department
Robert Perry
Vinton County
State Highway Department
Johnson
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Theodore Smith
Beech Hill
Pitcher Detective Lowell Palmer Offseason Career
Philadelphia Phillie pitcher Lowell Palmer serves as an apprentice detective in the off season. He works for his stepfather's agency in Sacramento California.
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Philadelphia
Phillie
Lowell Palmer
Sacramento
Calif
Trial Begins In Card Use Case In Athens County
A jury trial opened in Athens County Common Pleas Court over Donald Hall a Marietta auto dealer accused of credit card misuse He allegedly used Joseph Morgan s card to buy 90 worth of merchandise in Nelsonville The May grand jury indicted Hall on the charge.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Donald Hall
Marietta
Hall
Joseph Morgan
Nelsonville
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Lloyd Wolfe
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James Weinstein
Eldon Brown
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Pentinon
U.S
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George McGovern
South
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Squad
Dick Robertson
San Francisco Giants
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Rey
Culligan Water Conditioning
Stimson
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