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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1974

Page

3

Route 56 Bid Set For July 16 In Waterloo Two

State Transportation Director J Phillip Ridley announces a July 16 bid opening for a Route 56 slide correction project west of Athens in Waterloo Two. The $100000 program covers right of way engineering and construction costs to repair embankment failure with excavation to solid foundation drainage and reconstruction. Traffic will be maintained during repair and completion is expected by October 31.

Columbus — State Transportation J. Phillip Ridley Athens Waterloo

Storm knocks out Albany power line and blocks Route 33

A morning storm knocked out the Albany area power line serving Vore Ridge Hebardville and Carpenter from 3 25 to 5 10 a m. Crews worked through the night to repair damage. A fallen tree blocked Route 33 two miles south of Athens for about half an hour. A lightning strike also killed 34 turkeys on Double B Farms near Albany from a storm that hit four times. The birds were part of Mattox’s 30 000 birds with 10 000 to be shipped July 1. value estimated at about 26 cents per pound.

Albany Frank Shay Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Shay Vore Ridge Hebardville Carpenter State Highway Patrol Athens Route Robert Mattox Mattox

Striking Lake Shore Bus Drivers Reject Offer

The Lake Shore System bus drivers in Columbus voted to reject the latest contract proposal after 25 days on strike. Bargainers for the union, Lake Shore officials and a federal mediator worked out the offer, but no new talks were scheduled. The system connects Columbus with Pittsburgh and other Ohio cities.

Columbus Ohio Lake Shore Pittsburgh

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