Two Girls Injured in School and University Activities
Two girls sustained possible back injuries and were hospitalized Wednesday by Athens fire department emergency squad. Jackie Lynn Dyess, 13, of 42 Walker Street, fell from parallel bars in the Middle School gym. Nancy Stewart, Treatley Hall, fell while skating at Ohio University’s Bird Arena and was taken to Hudson Health Center.
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Athens’ Fire Department
Jackie Lynn Dyess
Walker St
O'Bleness Hospital
Nancy Stewart
Treatley Hall
Hudson Health Center
Ohio University
Bird Arena
Grass Fire Near Townsend Pl Suspected Cause
Athens firemen extinguished a quarter acre grass fire behind 33 Townsend Place and halted a gasoline leak from a parked car at 44 Grosvenor Street. About 200 gallons of water were used. Police towed the car. GLOUSTER Past Matrons of Thea Chapter 192, Order of Eastern Star, meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Masonic Temple.
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Athens
Townsend Pl
Grosvenor St
Richland Area Department
William Rowland
Glouster
Thea Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Athens Bus Venture Leaves City $45000 Hole in Pocket
A past bus venture in Athens from 1968 to 1970 left the city with a $45,000 deficit as planners weigh reviving service under a Tri County Community Action Agency project. The earlier Athens Transit System failed after low ridership, averaging 325 daily riders with Ohio University students forming a large share.
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Athens
Tri-County Community Action Agency
CAA
James Morton
Bucyrus
Athens Bus Lines Inc
Morton
Ohio University
Arts and Crafts Fair Showcases Talent of Mentally Retarded Youth
The second annual Arts and Crafts Fair of the Southeastern Ohio workshops and schools for the mentally retarded drew a larger crowd than expected at Baker Center Ballroom. Participants from Athens, Washington, Scioto, Meigs, Gallia, Hocking and Perry counties displayed crafts and performed in a program featuring dancing, singing and drama. Wasco ceramics by Washington County Sheltered Workshop showed strong sales while attendees praised the social and personal growth opportunities the event provided. The fair, hosted by Beacon School and the AtCo Workshop, closed with participants upbeat about future events and the upcoming Special Olympics.
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Ohio
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Jackson County
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Gallia
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Athens
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Gallipolis
Washington County Board
Marietta Workshop
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Washington County
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Beacon School
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Sands
PET Course Aims to Aid Parent Child Relationships
An eight week training program in Parent Effectiveness Training PET will be offered by the Services for Handicapped Children IRC and Wellston City Schools. Coordin ator Linda Bauer notes the nationally known program developed by Dr. Thomas Gordon will meet once weekly from 3 30 to 6 30 p.m. starting Wednesday at the Milton Day Care Center in Jackson County. The program seeks to improve two way communication reduce conflicts and lessen the need for punishment.
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Services For Handicapped Children Project
Wellston City
IRC
Linda Bauer
Thomas Gordon
California
Miss Bauer
Milton Day Care Center
Jackson County
Local Marriage Licenses Reported in Five Pairs
Five marriage licenses are listed with couples from Millfield Athens Albany Reynoldsburg and Coolville. The pairs are Harry Smathers and Lena Pollard Pamela Carsey with Michael Stanley Kathryn Bailey and James McGrady with Kathryn Bailey Steven Gura and Janice Enlow. School betterment programs in Athens and surrounding counties are described along with contact details for enrollment.
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Harry Smathers
Millfield
Lena Pollard
Athens
Michael Dale Stanley
Albany
Pamela Kaye Carsey
James A. McGrady
Reynoldsburg
Kathryn J. Bailey
Coolville
Steven M. Gura
Janice K. Enlow
National and Local Weather Forecast Summary
The national forecast calls for rain in the Southeast and showers in southern California and western Arizona with warmer spells in the South. Local weather predicts clear conditions tonight with lows in the mid to upper 30s and increasing clouds Friday with highs in the 50s.
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California
Arizona
Fighth Grader Wins Athens Spelling Bee
Theresa Norris an eighth grader from Trimble School Glouster won this year’s Athens County spelling bee at Albany Elementary, organizing supervisor Andy Ransom. The 14 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Norris will advance to the State bee in Columbus. Second place went to Amy Lehman an 11 year old sixth grader at Albany Elementary School daughter of Dr and Mrs Lyle Lehman.
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Albany
Theresa Norris
Trimble
Glouster
Andy Ransom
Russell Norris
Columbus
Theresa
Amy Lehman
Lyle Lehman
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State Street Man Is Cited
Kyle Leonard 17 of 428 E State St was cited after his northbound car hit the rear of Debra Lamp 17 of Radford Rd who had stopped ahead on Route 682 near Route 33. No injuries were reported.
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Route 33
State Highway Patrol
Kyle Leonard
E. State St
Debra Lamp
Radford Rd
Don's Restaurant Destroyed by Thornville Fire
A fire in Thornville Perry County destroyed Don's Restaurant with a grocery store and two apartments in the same building saved but heavily damaged by water. Fire officials said the blaze started in an exhaust system in the kitchen and broke out shortly before 9:00 p.m. Monday.
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Thornville, Ohio
Don's
Thornville
Perry County
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