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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1973
Page
10
The commission backs treatment and counseling for simple heroin possession and calls for better-trained police, less interagency conflict, and private sector involvement to curb drug use. It urges limited literature and classroom instruction, funds states' programs, and notes root causes lie in social and economic factors.
Trustees of the Penn Central Railroad sue Perry County officials in federal court for 10347 alleging airport construction redirected surface water onto railroad tracks near a tunnel south of the village. They name the county commissioners and the county engineer, claim water diversion caused track damage and a 1971 derailment, and seek an injunction to halt the drainage.
Wellington AP reports New Zealand Fire Services Council warns beards and sideburns prevent tight seals for breathing apparatus. Hair may allow gas leakage and risk asphyxiation, guiding district fire authorities to ban facial hair for effective equipment use.
Valley Lodge No 169 in Nelsonville announced April 18 as the date for a dinner honoring Life members. Chancellor Commander James Hollenbaugh said committees will plan the event and discussed redecorating the dining and club rooms.
Admitted: Mrs Linda Perry Hamden, Mrs Marjorie Grantham Ottie F Sherwood, Mrs Lulu Courtney all of Nelsonville, Leonard Leach Columbus, Worden Baker Dresden. Discharged: Cyrus Brookins, Mrs Joann Spencer, Mrs Garnet Clark, Mrs Lorna Barber, Mrs Agnes Kitchen.
West Coast salmon eggs from Oregon and Washington hatcheries are being shipped to Korea. Three million eggs airfreighted in January arrived in good condition and will be hatched and raised for a year in two Korean hatcheries. Fingerlings released locally are expected to return in three to four years. Returns have been scanty but optimism remains for stronger results with more releases.
Ronald Nida owner of Bar N Ranch on Buena Vista Road Rockbridge Route 2 aided by a hunch solved a burglary at his tack room. Thieves took 13 saddles 100 bridles a set of horse clippers and $25 cash from a restaurant till. Three unidentified suspects were arrested in Rushville Indiana after Nida traced goods to an auction. Sheriff Hartman coordinated the investigation and identified the stolen items for recovery.
Logan Lions Club received special recognition at the District Convention in Zanesville for leading the district’s 50 clubs with the largest membership increase. Paul Kelly announced the 25 percent rise. Don Wood, Dave Mingus, Nick Maniskas, John Bumgardner and Don Robers were honored for sponsoring new members. Plans for the May light bulb sale and April May projects were discussed.
Ottie Sherman, 73, and Lula Courtney were admitted to Mount St. Mary Hospital after their car left Route 691 a mile south of Route 33 striking a fence and a tree. Sherman suffered fractured ribs and facial injuries while Courtney had a head laceration. preliminary reports say Sherman was driving northbound.
Washington AP reports Brant geese on the east coast are dwindling with nesting failures blamed on the Canadian Arctic. Nathaniel P Reed, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, forecasts a two year hunting season closure as numbers fall from about 200000 in the late 1960s to roughly 40000.
Morgan County Coonhunters Association hosts a banquet Saturday at 6 p.m. at M&M Grade School with State Rep Don Maddux as guest speaker. A square dance follows with The Clarks providing music. Tickets cost 2.50 for adults and 1 for children, menu offers raccoon or beef. Geoffrey Chaucer planned 116 Canterbury Tales but completed only 24 with four unfinished.
ITT Latin American specialists acknowledged offering assistance to anti Allende forces in Chile's 1970 campaign. Testimony to a Senate subcommittee said no money was solicited or pledged. ITT executives did not approve increased advertising and no plan to fund opposition existed.
Obituaries from Gallipolis Lima and surrounding areas note deaths of Mrs Verda Cremeens Mrs Edna Cooley James A Roush Orland Stimmel Kenneth Mount and others. Details include ages birthplaces family survivors service times and burial plans across Gallia Gallia County and adjacent counties.
A gray wagtail and other birds are seen in central London as cleaner air and Thames river conditions attract wildlife. The London Natural History Society notes teal, red crested pochard, kestrels and rocks frequent central parks, suggesting birds move farther up the cleaner river.
The notice lists new arrivals: a son for Mr and Mrs Eddie Roberts of Jacksonville and a daughter for Mr and Mrs William Collier of Logan. Also named are Robert West in Cleveland and several others with spouses and children, reflecting a crowded birth announcements page. The rest states California as the most populous state per the 1970 census with 19,953,134 people.
Alberta Free Balloonist Society led by Brian Hval plans a two man helium blimp similar to a 1910 airship. The craft would be about 80 feet long, 20 feet wide, with two propellers and hover capability. Testing will be cautious as no Canadian precedents exist. Estimated cost up to 15000 dollars with funding sought. envelope donated from Vancouver.
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