Five Hurt In Weekend Accidents Prompt Traffic Citations
Five people were injured in six weekend accidents in Athens County. Edward Gambill, 19, New Marshfield, was jailed Sunday and fined for driving under the influence and driving left of center after a route 56 crash near route 33. Nancy Durst, 21, Athens, rolled her car on route 56 but was released from Hudson Health Center. William Coleman, 34, Indianapolis, was hospitalized in Logan after his car went into a creekbed near route 50. Martha Roberts, 31, Columbus, and passenger Jane Roberts were not cited after their car rolled near a curve on route 33. Marc Miller, 26, Lancaster, was cited for conditional speeding after a crash on county road 11. Nora Buchanan, 57, Reedsville, and Jesse McCoy, 60, Coolville were involved in a Route 50 collision. McCoy was cited for speeding and Buchanan for parking on a highway.
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State Highway Patrol
Edward Gambill
New Marshfield
Gambill
Nancy Durst
Athens
Hudson Health Center
Miss Durst
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Logan
William Coleman
Indianapolis
Ind
McArthur
Martha Roberts
Columbus
Jane Roberts
Marc Miller
Lancaster
Miller
Coolville
Nora Buchanan
Reedsville
Jesse McCoy
McCoy
Buchanan
West Virginia state road workers go on strike
Maintenance and labor workers from the State Road Commission join nearly 4,000 peers statewide on strike Monday. Pickets block access at the local state garage the bridge office on Jackson Avenue and the Henderson site while office staff are allowed to cross. The workers say they formed a AFL CIO union in October and seek recognition seniority and job security. The strike could affect the new bridge construction if a work site picket line is established.
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Point Pleasant
State Road Commission
West Virginia
State Garage
Jackson Avenue
Henderson
Aflcio
Two Fined On Check Counts In Municipal Court
Two residents pleaded guilty in Municipal Court on bad check counts. Shiry D. Keirns of Chauncey was fined 25 dollars plus costs for a bad five dollar check written August 8. Judge Franklin Sheeter ordered the check to be made good. Faye Wooten of Athens Route 1 was fined 25 dollars plus costs for a six dollar check written June 21.
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Shiry D. Keirns
Chauncey
Franklin Sheeter
Keirns
Faye Wooten
Athens Route 1
Mercury Rises As Sun Brightens Athens City
The city enjoyed a sunny morning with a frosty start at 7 a.m. temperature 20 degrees rising to 32 by 9:40 a.m. Observer C. L Colmer notes Sunday reached a high of 41. February precipitation totaled 0.90 inches, down from February 1968.
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Athens
C. L Colmer
Observer
Court Cases Municipal Court Case Summary
David R. Uni age 85 of 85 S Shafer St faces dis orderly conduct charges held for police officer taunting and flees an officer. Fines total 15 dollars plus costs for dis orderly conduct and 25 dollars plus costs for fleeing law enforcement.
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David R. Uni
Three Bills On Agenda for Athens City Council
Athens council set for 7 p.m. meeting at City Hall with three ordinances on the agenda. One would vacate streets in the urban renewal area, another would dedicate a new alley behind the parking garage, and a third would authorize buying a 1969 four door sedan as a police cruiser trading in a 1960 station wagon.
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Athens
Gerald Mollica
Band Booster Meeting Set at Middle School
The Middle School Band Boosters will meet Tuesday March 4 at 7 30 p.m. in the middle school music room. Douglas Pratt invites all parents of band members to attend as the group discusses future projects including fundraising to buy blazers for the Cadet Band and instruments for school use.
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Douglas Pratt
Court Hears Two Charges In Municipal Court
Oba Douglas Jr. of Athens pleaded guilty to intoxication with a $25 fine and costs. He also faced trespassing and assault charges with bond set at $33 on each. a hearing was scheduled for 8 a.m. March 11. Maxine Roof filed the latter charges.
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Oba Douglas Jr
Athens
Douglas
Property Destruction Charged At Highlander Motel
Suzanne C. Sterritte of 101 S Court St pleaded no contest in Municipal Court to malicious destruction of property. She broke a $50 coffee table at the Highlander Motel February 22. Bond set at $58 with a hearing at 9 a.m. March 1.
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Suzanne C. Sterritte
S. Court St
Highlander
Firefighters Respond to Furniture Store Fire Alarm
Athens firemen were called at 5 46 p.m. Saturday to J and M Furniture at 9 Mill Street. An employee left cash on a gas heater causing a smoke haze but no damage was found.
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Athens
J & M Furniture
Mill St
Police Work Available In Washington
Nel sonville postmaster William Theisen says openings on the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington D C are available to area young men. The department seeks applicants with an interest in police work and invites interested area citizens to call 753 3165 at the Nelsonville Post Office for requirements and salaries.
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Nelsonville
William Theisen
Metropolitan Police Department
Washington, D.C
Theisen
Point Man Hit By Car in Point Pleasant
Charles Gleason, 55, of Greer Road Point Pleasant, was seriously injured when struck by a car on Jackson Avenue in front of Western Auto Store. He is in fair condition at Pleas ant Valley Hospital with a possible skull fracture and multiple injuries. Driver Mer vin Dale Roush, 3305 Jackson Ave, said he stopped after Gleason darted into the road. no charges were filed.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Gleason
Greer Road
Jackson Avenue
Western Auto
Gleason
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Mervin Dale Roush
Jackson Ave
Jackson
Roush
OU Doctoral Program in Mathematics Approved by Regents
The Onto Board of Regents granted final approval Friday for a doctoral program in mathematics at Ohio University. Dean Taylor Culbert calls it a key step in the math department’s program, contingent on accreditation by the North Central Association with an April 21 inspection.
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Board of Regents
Ohio University
Taylor Culbert
Graduate College
Regents
North Central Association
Middleport Squad Responds to Two Calls Saturday
Middleport emergency squad made two calls on Saturday. At about midnight they went to the Charles Snyder residence on Union Avenue to assist Janet Reeves who was admitted to Veterans Memorial Hospital for breathing trouble. A second call at 2 32 p m sent Geneva Shoemate to Veterans Memorial Hospital as a medical patient.
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Middleport
Charles Snyder
Union Avenue
Janet Reeves
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Geneva Shoemate
Pomeroy
Two Cars Collide In Route 143 Parking Lot
POMEROY Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reports a two car crash Sunday at 2 15 am on Route 143 at the Jack Ward parking lot. Garrett Knorr 57 Albany backed from the lot and hit Pamela Goodwin 40 Pom ery. Knorr vehicle sustained slight damage while Goodwin's was moderately damaged. No arrests or injuries.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Jack Ward
Garrett Knorr
Albany
Pamela Goodwin
Knorr
Goodwin
Births at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A list of births and names associated with Sheltering Arms Hospital notes includes multiple families from Athens and surrounding areas. Entries name newborns by parents and locations such as Athens, Albany, Stewart, Barberton, Millfield, Rochester, and Columbus University Hospital, plus transferred patient Milford McClain.
Stricter Safety Precautions After Fatal Drag Race Crash
In Covington Georgia at the Yellow River Drag Strip a fiberglass Camara weighing under 1000 pounds traveling about 180 mph left the track finish area, crashed into an embankment and tore through a crowd of spectators killing 11 and injuring at least 46. Race driver Huston Platt walked away uninjured.
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Covington, Ga
Lester Maddox
Covington
Yellow River
Alice Black
Atlanta
Jimmy Edwards
Sidney Castleberry Jr
Kennesaw
Huston Platt
Rick Lynch
Memphis
Tenn
Covering
Appeals docket includes 17 cases in Athens County
Fourth District Court of Appeals opens in the Athens County courthouse with 17 cases on the docket including two criminal matters. Fore appeals his second degree murder sentence for the 1966 shooting of Isabelle Fore. Bailey challenges a vehicular homicide conviction from Common Pleas Court. Also on appeal are disputes involving Ohio University professor Irvin Bromall and student Terry Latanich from Municipal Court. Juries are not used in appeal matters. Executive committee of Camp Fire Girls meets at 7:30 p.m. at Fayette Street home of Mrs. Maxine Johnson.
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Fourth District Court of Appeals
Athens County
Frank Denver Fore
Guysville
Isabelle
Spanish Main Hotel
Route 50-E
Fore
Common Pleas
Larry Francis Bailey
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Bailey
Poston Road
Ohio University
Irvin Bromall
Ohio U
Terry Latanich
Bromall
Athens City
Students For A Democratic Society
Latanich
Gordon Gray
Homer Abele
Earl Stephenson
Gray
Camp Fire Girls
Maxine Johnson
Fayette Street
Three distress calls answered by town squadmen
Emergency squadmen responded to three calls Sunday and another early Monday. Miss Lynn Corbacho, 21, from Hayes Hall, was taken to Hudson Health Center at 12:19 a.m. with a possible right ankle fracture after a fall. Richard Gaston, 56, of 38 Brown St., was rushed to Shelter ing Arms Hospital at 5:06 a.m. with a suspected heart condition and given oxygen. Mrs. Anna Stauffer, 20 N. Congress St., was transported to the same hospital around 8 p.m. with a similar condition. Miss Barbara Black, 21, of 33 W State St., was taken to Hudson Health Center at 3:33 a.m. Monday after an illness.
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Fire Department
Lynn Corbacho
Hayes Hall
Hudson Health Center
Richard Gaston
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Brown St
Gaston
Anna Stauffer
N. Congress St
T.hen
Barbara Black
W State St
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