Planned Route West of Athens Bypass Progress Reported
Athens County engineer Gerald Hann reported that preliminary line grade and typical section plans for the West Athens bypass have been received. The two lane County Road 23 will run from Route 33 N near Johnson Road at The Plains to Route 682 near Hope's Dairy, with a project cost near 1.9 million funded by federal, regional, and state sources.
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Gerald Hann
Athens County
Athens
Johnson Road
the Plains
Hope
Hann
Ohio Highway Division 10
Max Farley
Federal Highway Administra
Weyand Named New U S Commander In Vietnam
Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, 56, a former ROTC graduate, rises to command U S forces in Vietnam succeeding Gen. Creighton Abrams. A Korea veteran and skilled diplomat, Weyand previously led the 25th Infantry Division and advised at the Paris peace talks. He will work closely with Vietnamese generals to push Vietnamization further.
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U.S
Vietnam
Frederick C. Weyand
Nixon
White House
Arbuckle
Calif
Creighton D. Abrams
Abrams
William C. West
Moreland
Weyand
Paris
25Th Infantry
South Vietnam
Whealey predicts action on dollar amid gold price rise
Democratic candidate Whealey argues London’s pound float pressures the dollar and criticizes Nixon policies on arms spending and Indochina. He cites rising gold at 63.25 and says the dollar may fall further to defend Saigon, calling Nixon too late to deescalate. He also notes the value of pearls and the Meteor Crater depth.
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Bob Whealey
Congress
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London
Ohio
Whealey
U.S
Nixon
Smithsonian
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Woman Pleads Guilty After Backing Into Gas Pump
Emily Chapman twenty one of Bellevue pleaded guilty in Athens County Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated and public intoxication after backing her pickup into a gasoline pump at Sohio Service Station in Athens. She received 200 dollars and costs, seven days in jail, and a 60 day license suspension on the DWI charge. The intoxication count fine was suspended.
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Emily Chapman
Bellevue
Sohio
E. State St
Athens
Chapman
Athens County
Franklin Sheeter
ManReports Side-Swipe on Court Street in Athens
Bankston, 25, of 87 Hooper St., told Athens police a driver in a car with West Virginia plates struck his vehicle on the right as he attempted to leave a space on N Court Street. He described the other car as unidentified and said the impact occurred Wednesday night.
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LaHugh Bankston
Hooper St
Athens
Bankston
N. Court Street
West Virginia
Times Case Goes To Justice Dept
The New York Times faces possible federal action over an ad urging impeachment of President Nixon. The office of Federal Elections says the paper failed to obtain a written statement from the ad placer alleging no federal candidate authorized the expenditure. The May 31 two page ad claimed Nixon committed high crimes and misdemeanors over Vietnam policy.
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New York Times
Nixon
Justice Department
Phillip S. Hughes
Office of Federal Elections
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Hughes
Richard Nixon
United States
Vietnam
Times
Gardeners' Jobs Saved By Widow’s Buyback Plan
A 70-year-old widow in Ipswich sold her mock-Tudor mansion with 25 acres for 208000 and repurchased it weeks later for 223600 to protect her six gardeners' jobs. Dorothy Pierson, who plans a bungalow on the grounds, says the staff kept the grounds beautiful and she hopes to still sell the house.
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London
Dorothy Pierson
Ipswich
Vienna Opens Free Abandoned Car Relinquishment Mailbox
Vienna operates a mailbox in the traffic department for motorists to surrender ownership of dying cars. Since 1970, old cars are towed away free after signing a form transferring ownership to the city. Over 1,200 Viennese have joined the program. A Maryland firm has developed a radar system for harbor controllers to direct ships like air traffic controllers guide planes.
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Vienna
Maryland
Three Auto Crashes Injure Three on Ohio Highways
Ohio Highway Patrol investigated three crashes Wednesday injuring three people. Cathern Charney 16 from The Plains was treated for a mouth laceration after a collision with David Cunningham 27 of Millfield Route 1. A second crash on Trimble Two Road 515 left Brenda Spears 6 with a bloody nose. A third incident on Route 50 cited James William Hiles 39 for speeding after his car went off the road and struck a guardrail.
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Cathern Charney
the Plains
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
David W. Cunningham
Millfield
Miss Charney
Cross Street
Cunningham
Charney
Brenda Spears
Glouster Route 3
Trimble
Charles G. Holmes
Glouster
Margaret G. Spears
James William Hiles
Hiles
Deadline for Gas Service Applications Misspelled Dates
The Messenger reports a July 1 deadline for natural gas service applications to new homes, but official notice lists July 10 as the correct deadline. Houses under construction by October 1 would secure service from Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
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Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Meeting Postponed by Athens County Board of Education
Athens County Board of Education postpones the Saturday meeting to July 15 at 7 30 p m George Christman said today.
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Athens County Board of Education
George Christman
OU Senior Heads Drive For Nixon
Ohio University senior Paul Koffel has been named area coordinator for the Ohio Committee to Re-elect the President, covering 14 southeastern counties. Koffel will organize local efforts in Athens and nearby counties and visit each county weekly. He is a political science major and former Athens County Young Republicans president.
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Southern Ohio Development Corp
Athens
Hann
Ohio University
Ohio Committee
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Charles D. Ross
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Gallia
Lawrence
Washington
Ohio U
Athens County
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Tenth District Federation of Young Republicans
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