Two Men Hurt in Separate Weekend Wrecks
Athens police report two weekend crashes injuring men. Leslie A. Ditson 28 was treated for facial and neck injuries after his bicycle collided with James Woods 37 auto on Woodward Avenue and was transferred to a Columbus hospital. Herman D. Arnett II 26 suffered a possible broken left ankle when his car struck a curb and a second street after attempting a turn near Lancaster and Second Street.
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Athens
Leslie A. Ditson
Franklin Ave
O’bleness
Columbus
Herman D. Arnett II
Cleveland
Lancaster Street
Second Street
Institute Funding Released for Gallipolis State Institute
State Rep. Ron James says the State Controlling Board released 3.4 million dollars for Gallipolis State Institute renovations and improvements. Funds include 1.9 million for a new food service facility replacing the deteriorating building from 1893, plus power plant upgrades and safety measures to make the institution safer and more habitable.
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Gallipolis
Stocker steers fetch up to 35.50 at Ohio Valley sale
At Gallipolis Ohio Valley Livestock Co stocker steers sold for 20 to 35.50 per hundredweight with other bids including stocker heifers 18 to 27.50 and veals 24 to 36. Head prices ranged from 10 to 270 dollars depending on type. Washington Tech plans surveys in Belpre to gauge demand for adult continuing education classes at night starting mid September with $12 per credit hour tuition and rooms provided by Belpre schools.
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Ohio Valley Livestock Co
Gallipolis
Washington Technical College
Belpre
Ohio
Ted Dyer
Roger Allen
Washington Tech
College
Ham radio operators invited to participate area wide
All area ham radio operators may participate. Information is available from Mike Whitmore at 594-5988 evenings or Bill Hopstetter at 753-2636.
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Mike Whitmore
Bill Hopstetter
Stolen Motorcycle Recovered Stripped in Athens
A motorcycle reported stolen Saturday morning was recovered Sunday on Joneswood Drive. It had most parts removed after being stolen from a downtown parking lot reported by Richard Bogunia. Christopher G. Scheck of Athens Route 4 made the Dean’s List at the University of Colorado College of Engineering and Applied Science.
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Athens
Richard Bogunia
Joneswood Drive
Christopher G. Scheck
University of Colorado
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Buckeye Boys State delegates push for full rights at 18
Buckeye Boys State delegates approve measures granting 18 year olds full rights and set an age 18 proposal for Ohio University. They also back a permanent 55 mph speed limit, a five member medical board to review claims, and harsher rape penalties. The four day session approved six bills among 60 and graduation capped the 1975 Legion workshop for 1,373 attendees.
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Buckeye Boys State
Ohio University
General Assembly
Columbus
James
Charles Green
Legionnaire
Warren
Boys Nation
Mike Simons
Euclid
Buckeye
Ed Buns
Mason
Senate
Capital University
Legion Auxiliary
Kimberly Kish
Westerville
Sally Dempsey
Girls Nation
Brother Timmy Seeks Bone Marrow Transplant For Sister
In Hernando Mississippi Timmy Kelly six offers to donate bone marrow to his sister Jan a leukemia patient in urgent need The operation would require transplant to Seattle and six months hospital stay Timmy is ready to go and the family asks support via Jan Kelly House Fund at Hernando Bank
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Hernando
Miss
Timmy Kelly
Jan
Timmy
Jan Kelly
Jack House
Horn Lake High
Nora Kelly
Washington
Seattle
Controversial Noise Level Hearings Begin Today
Washington AP reports four weeks of hearings open on OSHA noise rules with 100 witnesses from AFL-CIO scientific groups government agencies and industry. Debated 90 versus 85 decibels for an eight hour day with EPA and labor backing 85 and cost estimates from 13 to 30 billion dollars.
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Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Afl-Cio
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Labor Movement
New York
ARC Federal-State Relations Strained
Washington AP reports the Appalachian Regional Commission shows strain on its 10th anniversary as governors and federal officials clash over leadership. Whitehead and Whisman dispute authority while a committee will study roles. Senate action on renewal and a $300 million funding package looms.
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Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
Poverty Fighting Commission
Senate Public Works Committee
Congress
Public Works
Sen
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Commission
Appalachian Mountains
New York
Mississippi
John F. Kennedy
Cochairman
John D. Whitman
Whisman
Whitehead
Whitman
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Randolph
Four Breakings Reported in Gallia County
Gallia County and Gallipolis police investigated four break ins over the weekend. Rocky's Luncheonette on Second Avenue in Gallipolis was entered after Saturday, with over 50 dollars taken and about 156 dollars damage to game tables and the cash drawer. Entry came through a rear bathroom window via a ladder, with about 50 dollars in change from pinball and other machines and unexplained silver and foreign coins also missing. The Gallia County Sheriff's Department looks into three other break ins: Shawn's Place in Addison, a cabin owned by con Allison, and Jason Massey residence near Waterloo, with items missing from the Massey home and other cases under review.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Rocky
Second Avenue
Wiring Short Causes Damage at Exxon Station
Electrical wiring shorted in a car at the Exxon service station on Richland Avenue causing $50 damage. The car owner is Edward Silverman of Athens Route 5. Attendants disconnected the battery. firemen arrived to find the fire out. Station closed for today and tomorrow. highway patrol exam station at the American Legion post will reopen Wednesday.
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Exxon
Richland Avenue
Athens
Edward Silverman
Athens Route 5
State Highway Patrol
American Legion Post
The Athens Messenger Publication and Delivery Rates
The Athens Messenger notes its daily delivery by carrier or tube route with Sunday editions and mail options. It lists single-copy prices, weekly rates, and annual subscriptions for Ohio, West Virginia, and elsewhere in the U.S. as published in a standard newspaper notices format.
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Associated Press
Sunda D&s
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Athens
the Publishing Co
Johnson Road
Ford Honors Russian Airmen For Polar Flight Remembered
President Ford salutes Aleksander Bel yakov Georgi Baidukov and Igor Chkalov for the 1937 Europe to United States polar crossing. The ANT-25 flight covered 5288 miles ending in Vancouver after fuel concerns redirected from Oakland to Portland. A Vancouver ceremony marked the 38th anniversary. Ford also met West German economics minister Hans Friderichs and discussed jobs with Dunlop and Meany.
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Ford
North Pole
Europe
United States
Aleksander V. Belyakov
Georgi F. Baidukov
Igor V. Chkalov
Valery Chkalov
Vancouver
Wash
Oakland
Calif
Portland
Ore
White House
Hans Friderichs
John T. Dunlop
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Metropolitan Opera
Wolf Trap Farm
Suburban
Virginia
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