Prisoner Describes How Drugs Ruined His Life
Dennis Forney, an inmate at Chillicothe Correctional Institute, spoke at the Athens Lions Club about his 20-year drug habit starting with marijuana at 15. He urged family, religion, and reforms to deter youth, recidivism rates, and plans to work as a municipal drug counselor.
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Athens Lions Club
Ohio University Inn
Dennis Forney
Chillicothe Correctional Institute
Sgt
J. H. Ratliff
Forney
Europe
Federal Hospital
Lexington
Sargent Ratliff
Concern, Inc
Two OU Students Jailed Over Marijuana Case
Two Ohio University students were bound over to the grand jury by Judge Franklin Sheeter for allegedly allowing Room 361 Scott Quadrangle to be used to keep marijuana on February 9. Richard Eubank 20 and Mark Niccolini 18 pled innocent. charges of possession for sale were dismissed for lack of evidence. Both remain jailed after failing to post $5,000 bond each. Mexico City had its first electric trolley car in 1902.
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Ohio University
Franklin Sheeter
Athens County Municipal Court
Scott Quadrangle
Richard Eubank
Mark Niccolini
Ohio University Security Police
Sheeter
Eubank
Niccolini
Officers Renamed By Union At OU
Ohio University non academic employees union Local 1699 AFSCME reelected table officers Oscar McGee president David Lyons vice president Beaulah Carpenter secretary Floyd Ritz treasurer Contested posts for three on the executive board filled by Cash Dexter Pamela Keels Donna Knox Norma Shields Thomas Llewellyn Bernard Davis Caroline Koker Marie French trustees Franklin Blackford David Chase chief steward McGee elected union delegate to the international convention in Houston Texas the week of May 29 Polls open 6 am to 6 pm Monday March 20 at Grange Hall county fairgrounds.
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Ohio University
Afscme
Oscar McGee
David Lyons
Beaulah Carpenter
Floyd Ritz
Grange Hall
Cash Dexter
Pamela Keels
Donna Knox
Norma Shields
Thomas Llewellyn
Bernard Davis
Caroline Koker
Marie French
Franklin Blackford
David Chase
McGee
Union
Houston
Texas
Church Sets Program on Drugs at Graham Chapel
Ptl. Donald Atwell of the Athens Police Department will host a Friday night program on drugs with a display at Graham Chapel Church off County Road 75 Coolville Ridge aimed at parents and local residents. A Q and A session will follow and Atwell will discuss drug dangers and reporting authorities. The Mossie Wax story will air on WOUB TV Wednesday at 730 p.m. as part of All About Welfare. James Wallace of The Plains is hospitalized at Ohio State University Hospital Columbus Means Hall Room 209 for at least a week.
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Ptl
Donald Atwell
Athens Police Department
Graham Chapel
County Road
Coolville Ridge
Church
Atwell
Mossie Wax
Woub-Tv
Channel 20
Public Television
All About Welfare
James Wallace
the Plains
Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus
Means Hall
Ramp Talk Aims to Link Route 33 Bypass With Harmony Road
Athens safety director Phillip Goldsberry says city and county officials will meet next week to discuss a temporary ramp over the Hocking River connecting the Route 33 bypass to Harmony Road. With a permanent bridge not ready until late summer, a dirt fill or paved ramp may relieve traffic sooner, though fill volume remains undecided.
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Athens Service Safety
Phillip Goldsberry
Hocking River
Harmony Road
Goldsberry
Messenger
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Nelsonville
Ohio
Ohio Electric Company
Total Electric
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Ohio University Opera Theatre Presents
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Little Red Riding Hood
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