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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1971
Page
2
Authorities announce charges will be filed in connection with the Athens home case. Investigators say the investigation centers on activities tied to the residence and related persons. Further details will be released by the district attorney's office.
The article outlines Gerald Snediker facing criminal charges related to a long running dispute over his Athens residency and school attendance for his children in 1969-70. It notes a tuition bill of $850, claims about residency for tax versus school purposes, and Snediker’s plan to pay 1970 taxes by April 30. Also reported are seven men charged with driving while intoxicated in Athens County Municipal Court.
Four injured and two hospitalized after a two car collision on Route 62 near Old Town Bridge in Mason County. Donald Greathouse 45 suffered a dislocated hip and facial injuries. Floyd Sayre 30 had a right hip injury and facial laceration. Treated and released were Dean Frazier 38 Clayton Faber 24 Dan Rogers 29 and Nick Nelson 27. Greathouse reportedly crossed the center line. he will be cited for driving left of center. The crash remains under investigation.
New York Jets raise ticket prices for next season. Box seats in the lodge mezzanine and upper stands rise to 10 dollars field box seats to 9 dollars and reserved lodge mezzanine and upper stand seats to 8 dollars citing higher operating costs and the players' association settlement.
Southeastern Ohio engineers participate as the 93rd annual Ohio Society of Professional Engineers meeting unfolds in Dayton with the theme Engineers Are With It The three day program expects more than 1000 attendees as OSPE boards meet and trustees from multiple chapters are listed by city and chapter heads The article also notes the 1970 Wood Memorial top New York one day handle of 6 316 372 for Aqueduct fans
Albany The Alexander School Board hired Bettina Jones to teach first grade at Shade Elementary and Jane Greer to teach English at Waterloo Junior High. Principal Raymond Brooks stated the action and also reinstated Clifford Jones as a Waterloo bus driver after a suspension. A negotiation paper for non certificated employees was deferred for member review.
The WSCS of the United Methodist Church met in the classroom to plan a dinner for Lions Club members and wives. The Legion Auxiliary gathered at Edna Brammer’s home with refreshments. Seventeen attended the Senior Citizens meeting in the Civic Building with lunch served. Local families hosted and visited relatives including the Matthews family from Columbus and guests at the Heid home.
The outlook calls for snow flurries in the northeast on Wednesday with snow and showers spreading from the Great Plains to the Rockies and the Pacific Northwest expected to see showers. Oklahoma to Louisiana may receive rain. Yesterday’s high was 1, today 20, with a 46 high and 33 low a year ago.
Barbara M. Reeves of New Hope Ohio won a 250000 damage verdict against Richmond Gas Corp in Fayette Circuit Court. The suit, arising from the 1968 Richmond explosion that killed her husband, was the first of 41 deaths linked cases to go to trial.
A special Mason County Board of Education meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m by President Ted Stevens to comply with a Supreme Court ruling ordering the reinstatement of I Brooks Smith and the removal of acting Superintendent Charles Withers. The court also requires the Saturday hearing of 22 charges against Smith to proceed as planned.
The Central Section of the Ohio Water Pollution Control Commission will meet in Athens Friday. Dwight Robinson says over 70 sewage plant superintendents and other water pollution officials will attend after registering at City Hall. They will tour the city hall building and the sewage plant, then join the meeting.
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