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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1973
Page
9
TV scouts best bet The Marcus Nelson Murders dramatizes a true New York miscarriage of justice. Telly Savalas leads as a sharp cop and Gene Woodbury shines as the wronged man in a three hour film featuring strong photography and a layered cast.
The play Bus Stop at Athens High School features a meticulously built diner set with real fixtures and effects. Students and volunteers, under Er. Abraham and director Mary Jo Bowes, recreate a Kansas snowbound night with a working neon sign, a snow system, and a window bus stop scene.
CBS airs a three hour dramatization of the Marcus Nelson murders from 1963. Abby Mann wrote the script. the case involved Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert who were stabbed in an East Side apartment and a Brooklyn drifter, George Whitmore Jr., who was linked to multiple crimes.
Miss Sharon Burt of 14 Hooper St has been chosen by Ohio University to participate in the spring Zapata program in Mexico. She will join about 70 students under Dr Wallace Cameron in five days in Mexico City and the rest of the quarter at the University of Veracruz in Jalapa taking four Spanish courses to complete her arts and sciences language requirement.
Athens Ohio sculptor David Hostetler will exhibit 24 new wood carvings and bronzes at Buck Gallery in Louisville starting Monday at 8 p.m. The show runs through April 9 before moving to Lexington May 1 to May 21.
Famed author Pearl Buck, who died at her Vermont home, made at least two visits to Athens. She spoke at Ohio University convocation in January 1959 and appeared again in April 1966 for the midwestern premiere of The Guide, a film she co wrote with Tad Danielewski. Buck met townspeople and students on both trips.
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