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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1971

Page

2

Ohio University to Honor 11 Alumni With Certificate of Merit

Ohio University selects 11 alumni for the Certificate of Merit at a Oct 30 banquet in the OU Inn ballroom. Recipients include Dr. Lawrence Eblin for service and innovation in chemistry, John Fusco for Look photographer work, James Hall for alumni service in Florida, and other professionals. Two honorary awards go to Charlotte LaTourette and Kermit Sitterley.

Ohio University Alumni Association Ohio University Inn Lawrence P. Eblin Athens Eblin John Paul Fusco New York Look Magazine Fusco James Hall Clearwater Fla Jimmy Hall Florida Hall Brick Township High School Bricktown N. J New Jersey John Russ Bsed Charlotte F. LaTourette Kermit Sitterley Lancaster Miss LaTourette Sitterley

OU Alumni elects two new and two returning board members

Ohio University Alumni Association names Helen Matthews and George Voinovich to three year terms. Both Cleveland residents are graduates, with Matthews leading the Cleveland Women’s Club and Voinovich running for Cleveland mayor.

Ohio University Alumni Association Helen Matthews George Voinovich Cleveland Arthur Aspengren Paul Brickman Aspengren Sheller Globe Toledo Ohio University Brickman Fuller, Smith and Ross, Inc Chicago

Congress to sue Laird over release of Pentagon papers

Two congressmen prepare to sue Defense Secretary Laird to publicly release all 47 volumes of the Pentagon papers on Vietnam policy origins. Rep McCloskey says he obtained papers from Ellsberg and will cooperate with investigators, despite FBI inquiries.

Washington Defense Melvin R. Laird Pentagon Paul N., McCloskey Jr R-Calif FBI John E. Moss D-Calif Ogden Reid R-N.y Laird U.S Vietnam McCloskey Daniel Ellsberg Ellsberg Massachusetts

Athens Sailor Rescues German Sailors Aboard Wood County

Navy Petty Officer J C Robert E Eyre of Athens joined two Wood County sailors in rescuing two German crewmen from a foundering sail boat in a Northern Germany inland waterway. The Wood County towed the sail boat to a nearby village during a six month European deployment supporting the USS Tucumcari hydrofoil demonstration to NATO.

Navy J.C. Robert E. Eyre Ula R. Eyre Athens Wood County Germany Tucumcari

Weather forecast notes scattered rain and warm trend

The forecast calls for a chance of thundershowers with possible local severity. Lows 60 to 65, Thursday partly cloudy with little temperature change, highs in the low to mid 80s. Nationwide scattered showers expected Wednesday mainly in the northern Great Plains and the West, with warm Southwest weather.

Great Plains

Bond sales tally in Athens County May

Sales of United States Savings Bonds in Athens County totaled 69908 in May. The Volunteer Savings Bond Chairman reported 49.9 percent of the yearly goal achieved by month’s end.

States Savings Athens County Volunteer Savings Bond

Water use in steel and rayon production outlined

A report states that producing one ton of steel requires 65 000 gallons of water while manufacturing one ton of rayon consumes 300 000 gallons, highlighting high water intensity in heavy industry and textiles.

Woolworth Sales Rise 8.2 Percent in Four Weeks

New York F W Woolworth Co reports consolidated four week sales ending May 29 totaling 908 768 249 dollars up 8 2 percent from 192 882 293 dollars for the comparable period last year. The 22 week total to May 29 reaches 969 133 633 dollars up 7 4 percent from 1970.

New York F. W. Woolworth Co

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