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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1971
Page
2
Athens City Council approves participation in a Metropolitan Housing Authority lowcost senior housing project to seek federal funds with no city cost. Authority aims to place facilities downtown and ensure elderly use. Geiger to meet Mayor to finalize unit counts.
The Athens City Board of Education approved Robert Shamp as principal of Athens High School at 15750 annually and Ralph Nix as assistant principal at 12072 annually. The meeting also filled eight teaching vacancies, accepted several resignations, and approved contracts for insurance and building work.
A Chauncey man James Willison, 21, suffered a broken left leg and shoulder abrasions when his northbound car left the road on U S Route 33 near Route 13. He was hospitalized at O Bleness Memorial Hospital after the 10 45 p m crash. A separate incident notes Gretchen Barstow 75 fainting at 35 E Carpenter St and also taken to the same hospital. Ice Age glaciers formed peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, including Longs Peak at 14 256 feet.
In 1970 one in four British navy recruits in a reserve unit left service within six months. Causes cited include long training without serving aboard a ship, pressure from girlfriends and parents, and homesickness.
National weather outlook calls for showers Tuesday across the southern half of the nation, the Great Lakes, and the Pacific Northwest. Warm conditions in the West and cooler readings in the northern Great Plains. Yesterday's high 81 and low 65. Precipitation last day 0.11 inches and year total 14.2 inches. Sun set 8:59 p.m. Barometric pressure 29.94 at 9 a.m.
Two highway appropriation cases were settled in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Alice Pawlusiak of Strouds Run Road was awarded 6150 for 1.49 acres taken for the U S 33 bypass after asking 10000 plus 15000 in damages. Ruth Cone Dorman earned 16850 for 1.15 acres on U S 33 after seeking 25000 plus 1500 for a structure and 15000 in damages.
The Federal Hocking Local Board of Education accepted three resignations and offered contracts to five teachers for the 1971-72 year. Resignations from Phyllis Merkel, Jane Rice, and Randy Miller were approved. Rice will work in her hometown, and Miller becomes head football coach and English teacher at Caldwell Exempted Village Schools. The board also hired Isabelle Jarvis as cafeteria manager and Gary Block as assistant football coach.
Four persons forfeited bonds and one was sentenced Monday in Judge James Stilwell's County Court. John Dye, pleading guilty to assault, was fined 50 dollars and given a 30 day jail term suspended for one year pending good behavior. Bonds of 23.50 were forfeited by Dennis J. Tomanek Larry D Vermillion Salley Riggs and Laura E Walters for speeding.
Logan area deputy Bert J. Clay on patrol at 1:20 a.m. struck a deer with a county cruiser on Route 664 about six miles south of Logan. The deer escaped into the woods. Damage to the patrol car was about $100.
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