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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1971
Page
9
Police cracked a theft case after an anonymous tip about missing chocolate chips from the Wesley Foundation at the First Methodist Church. A dispatcher received a gruff call saying the chips were behind the parking garage and officers recovered them.
In Athens County Municipal Court, a charge of discharging untreated sewage into a land drain on Clearview Heights against Rev. Paul Alden of Akron was dismissed Friday. Prosecutor Claire Ball Jr. cited a misunderstanding. Alden corrected the problem and will pay court costs. Ball warned future violations will not be dropped.
Mrs Ever ett Carrol hosted the Queen Esther Class gathering at her Nelsonville home with 13 members and one guest present. Devotions by Mrs Dorothy Barber featured an article from Readers Digest and prizes awarded to Lora Jane Campbell Barbara Downhour Betty Oliver and Sally Dishong. Refreshments followed served by the hostess and assistants Shirley Fink Marilyn Shanklin and Betty Oliver. Frankfurt Airport passenger traffic rose 17.1 percent in 1970 to 9 401 842, ranking third in Europe after Paris Orly and London Heathrow.
Loretta Lynn organized a miners relief benefit in Louisville drawing over 10,000 fans at Freedom Hall. A 514 hour program of the event will air on WOUB 91.3 FM beginning 6:30 p.m. Saturday, featuring Conway Twitty Roy Acuff Jr Connie Smith the Osbourne Brothers Tex Ritter Skeeter Davis Grandpa Jones and more. The Hydeon Kentucky disaster left 38 miners dead and 104 children fatherless. over 250000 was donated.
Kenneth W. Bailey of the Cincinnati regional office announces approval of home delivery for The Plains, but officials refuse to give start dates or employment figures. Columbus officers were unavailable for comment Friday morning.
A grant from the Ohio Urban Affairs and Law Enforcement Planning Agency funds six one week riot control schools. The first class begins March 8 in Chillicothe with 40 hours of training on firing ranges and weapons. The program targets officers across 12 counties including Athens Belmont Gallia Hocking Jackson Meigs Monroe Morgan Noble Perry Vinton Washington.
Marietta auto dealer Donald Hall faced a misdemeanor case in Athens County Municipal Court after a hearing on credit card misuse. He was arrested on two counts with one felony tied to purchases over sixty dollars, while the Nelsonville business charge involved under sixty dollars. A decision is pending.
Cardinal Dearden revealed results of a Detroit Archdiocese survey of about 3000 people showing 68 percent of priests and 55 percent of lay members would permit priests to marry. Future reports will cover abortion divorce and birth control attitudes.
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