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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1970

Page

2

Apollo 12 astronauts greet in Bucharest welcome

In Bucharest Romanian crowds greeted Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Richard Gordon Jr and Alan Bean at Otopeni airport then along the route to the capital. The welcome with Romanian and American flags was led by Prof Gheorghe Buzdugan and the National Council of Scientific Research.

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Weather Summary for Sunday March 1 1970

Focal forecast calls for cloudy warmer weather Sunday with upper 40s in Inglis. National outlook shows rain in California Rockies and lower Mississippi Valley, snow in parts of the Plains, colder conditions in the Plains and New England, warmer in the Upper Midwest. Precipitation totals for the period and normal levels are noted, sun set 6 24 PM, sunrise 7 00 AM.

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OU Students Spend $13 Million In Athens Yearly

A survey by Ohio University marketing students estimates that OU students spend about 13 million dollars annually in the Athens area for a 15 month period. The study, led by Dr. Wilkany fuse and Lawrence Morman, used 234 responses from off campus and university housing students to approximate spending by category including rent, food, clothing, books, and entertainment.

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Registration Deadline Looms For May Primary Elections

SCOTL NELSON reports the May primary is near with March 25 as the last day to register in Athens County. William Howe notes absentee ballots for servicemen, students, and residents with address changes. ballots must arrive by May 3 in the office or be valid if postmarked by April 30. For those voting, address changes require a courtouse form and registration rules vary by area with permanent registration for regular voters and special rules for students and servicemen.

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Athens County Faces Varied 1960s Economic Outlook

County agent Kenneth Ackerman reports Ohio State University cooperative extension statistics for Athens County and state comparisons. Projected population change in 1960s stands at 15.04 percent for Athens, 11.1 percent state average, Warren County 2.1 and Perry County 0.1 percent lowest. Employment changes under unemployment law reach 21.2 percent for Athens, 17.8 state average, Morrow 62.7, Harrison 10.8 percent. 1968 average weekly earnings: Athens 103.83 dollars, state 137.42. Monroe highest 161.43, Highland lowest 84.92. 1968 per household buying income: Athens 9,018 dollars. state average 9,753. Geauga top 11,413. Adams low 4,975. 1968 real and public utility tax valuations average 47.25 dollars per pupil tax per pupil 1969 Athens 12,393, below state 15,441. Monroe highest 27,233, Megs lowest 6,716.

Athens County Kenneth Ackerman Cooperative Extension Service Ohio State University Warren County Perry County Ohio Morrow County Harnson Monroe County Highland County Geauga County Adams County Cuyahoga County Calla County

Squad Aids East End Child After Glass Dish Injury

An 11 month old boy was brought to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the department emergency squad after suffering a minor laceration from a fall onto a glass dish. Delz oe Krompecher, son of Mr and Mrs Laswo Koe Krompechei of 77 Sunnyside Or, aided by squadmen. Fire God according to Indian reytholo and Ago the Hindu fre god.

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Fraternity Leaders Attend OU Leadership School

Forty men from thirteen fraternities attended a leadership school at Burr Oak Lodge sponsored by Ohio University's Interfraternity Government and the College Fraternities Secretaries Association. Robert Winters of OU discussed campus arts programs while an OU student entertainment group performed. Fraternity presentations covered historical background chapter management membership development public relations leadership and innovation.

Burr Oak Lodge Ohio University Interfraternity College Fraternities Secretaries Association Robert Winters

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