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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1968

Page

3

Safety Advice Given by Deacon Headley at Lions Dinner

Deacon Headley of Columbia Gas urged Athens Lions Tuesday to wear seat belts and follow a five point safety plan to cut highway accidents. He warned drunk driving defeats safety features and cited $9 billion in annual costs from 14 million accidents. Also noted was Cecil McClone’s district governor candidacy and upcoming Columbus convention.

William P. Headley Columbia Gas Co Athens Lions Club Ohio University Inn Headley Lions Deacon Cecil McClone Southern Hotel Columbus McClone

Career Guidance Night At Athens High School Cafeteria

A career guidance session for Athens High School students runs 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the school cafeteria. William Hodges says Ohio University professors will cover about 20 fields including education engineering and chemistry and each student can attend two sessions with Q&A. A statewide alert notes police will search for a stolen vehicle and its wrecker.

Athens High School William Hodges Ohio University Hodges

Retired Executives Group to Offer Business Counseling

Efforts to form a SCORE service corps for Athens area businesses advance with SBA and Ohio University IRD cooperation. Retired executives would provide consultation in management financing accounting and marketing while a pilot team develops new techniques under Operation TASK Force with ABA and local officials guiding the project.

Service Corps of Retired Executives SCORE Athens Area Small Business Administration Ohio University Institute For Re Athens Business Association Joseph Taylor SBA Columbus ABA IRD Taylor Ohio College of Business Administration Victor L. Hess Service Corps of Ward R. Schram Ohio University Institute For Regional Development Ann Algeo Vernon D. Eads Midget Motors

Woman From Athens County Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Charge

An Athens Route 4 resident, Lynn Sturgeon, 20, pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to possession of a narcotic. Judge John W. Bolin placed her on 18 months probation with a condition not to associate with certain acquaintances. The case, investigated by Capt. Charles Cochran, ties to February narcotics activity with four high school students whose cases await in Juvenile Court.

Athens Route 4 Athens County Common Pleas Court Lynn Sturgeon Robinson Road John W. Bolin Homer B. Gall Jr Miss Sturgeon Athens Charles Cochran Cochran

Dr George Hill Named To Advisory Committee

Dr George E Hill distinguished professor of education at Ohio University has been appointed to the Advisory Committee on Guidance and Counseling of the U S Office of Education Department of Health Education and Welfare for three years. The appointment was made by Harold Howe II commissioner. The committee advises in programs funded by federal funds. Dr Hill came to Ohio University in 1948 from Kansas State Teachers College where he led the education department and graduate division. He holds a BA from Albion College and an MA and PhD from Northwestern University. He has written Im proving Teacher Education and published over 80 articles.

George E. Hill Ohio University U. S. Office of Education Department of Health, Education and Welfare Harold Howe II Hill Kansas State Teachers College Albion College Northwestern University

Delegates Seek City Support For Mock Republican Convention

Ohio University students plan a spring break drive to secure big city backing for the 1968 Mock Republican Convention on campus Athens. Delegates will visit media executives and political leaders in Philadelphia Washington New York and Boston to make the event the largest campus political gathering in the U S. The April 25 26 27 convention will mirror the Miami Beach GOP agenda with 4500 participants including 2660 student delegates from all states and DC.

Ohio University Big City Athens Philadelphia Washington D. C New York Boston Ohio U. S Mark Dalton College of Arts and Sciences Arthur M College of Business Administration Richard Clough Eastland Road Berea Charles Byers Grapevine Walter H. Byers Sheffield Drive Springfield Datton Miami Beach States District of Columbia Henry Cabot Lodge George Romney

Special Education Meeting Scheduled at Athens County Schools

An in service special education meeting will be held in the Athens County Schools office at 414 State St on Friday at 1 p.m. Dr Lyle Lehman assistant professor at Ohio University will direct. Topics include evaluation of students growth reporting to parents and progress reports and school records and home school interaction

Athens County State St Lyle Lehman Ohio University

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Admission and Divorce Case

Sheltering Arms Hospital notes list new birth for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Asa Pickett of Nelsonville Route 1. Also named are several Athens area residents admitted as patients. A divorce case Milford L. Perry of Chauncey versus Ethel E. Perry of Athens charges gross neglect of duty.

Asa Pickett Nelsonville Barbara Salmi Harry Thornton Ernest Hook Vernon Conkey Athens Rex Storer Chauncey Floyd Edwards Earl Metcalf Stewart Vesta Robinson Albany Harry Liggett New Marshfield Rollie Sutton Jr Trimble Milford L. Perry Ethel E. Perry

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