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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1971

Page

2

First Tax Charge Filed Against Athens Mayoral Candidate

Athens moves to press criminal charges against Demo cratic mayoral candidate John Snediker over 1969 income tax acts, the first such case since the 1964 city tax law. Prosecutors cite residency disputes and a missing declaration of estimated income as key factors while Snediker calls the move politically charged harassment amid his campaign.

Gail S. Schnitzer Athens John Snediker Harold Ross Robert J. L. Lee Mollica Snediker Messenger

Attorney General Probes Conflict of Interest Allegations

The Ohio attorney general plans an inquiry into alleged conflicts tied to Ohio University figures and Rumac Inc. If warranted, the governor may request a formal investigation. Investigators would review statutes and gather evidence, with OU officials pledging full cooperation.

Page One Messenger Jenkins Gilligan Attorney General Joseph Ferguson The Ohio U the Plain Dealer Fred Johnson Rumac, Inc Lakeview Johnson Rumac Ohio Rutherford Alden the Messenger Claude R. Sowle Atty William J. Brown William L. Williams State Auditor Robert E. Daley Sowle

Book Club Reviews Love Story at March Meeting

The Tuesday Book Club met at 59 N Culver St to discuss Love Story by Erich Segal. Mrs Ted McFadden praised the Harvard trained author and the tale of Oliver Barrett IV and Jenny Cavilleri as funny touching and imbued with wonder. The April meeting will be hosted by Mrs Robert Gosnell with Mrs Charles Orwig presenting.

Radcliffe

Breakin g and entry hits campus fraternities in vacation period

Athens police reported that the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house at 25 N College St was broken into Monday night. A resident, Bill Wittman, said a radio amplifier and turntable worth 530 dollars were stolen from his apartment Tuesday. Police are investigating similar vacation era break ins at Ohio University.

Athens Tau Kappa Epsilon N. College St Athens Apartments Bill Wittman Ohio University

FFA Officers Are Elected

Stewart A presidents and five officers plus five assistants were chosen at a Recent Federal Hacking Future Farmers of America meeting. Greg Phillips elected president. The officers named include Danny Cre means and Joe Hawk as vice presidents, Charles Jarvis and Rex Robinson as secretaries, David Starlin and Jerry Bibbee as treasurers, Randy Copeland and Del bert Guess as reporters, and Fred Clark and Daryl Ashcraft as sentinels. Belmont Park stands as the nations only 114 mile racetrack.

Weathered forecast for midwest plains and coast

The national forecast calls for snow across much of the Midwest and Great Plains on Thursday with flurries in the northeast and rain in northern California and parts of the south. High yesterday was 37 and low 21 with moisture totals and pressure readings noted.

Midwest Great Plains California

Bat Assault Case Ends With Six Month Sentence

Logan A Hocking County man Elson Mace Jr. waived a jury trial and was found guilty of assaulting Kay Windle with a baseball bat on April 14 1970. He was sentenced to six months in jail with costs and the jail term suspended pending restitution of medical expenses. Five Bend area teenagers traveled to Niagara Falls to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Tedesco mother of Wahama High School senior Gary Tedesco.

Logan Hocking County Harley Meyer Common Pleas Phil Henderson Elson Mace Jr Kay Windle Bend Area Niagara Falls New Haven Sarah Tedesco Tedesco Gary Tedesco Wahama High School David Russell Steve Morris Lee Bumgarner Cozy Cook Beverly Knapp New York William Russell

Mason Child Struck By Auto In Mason County

Six year old Robyn Icenhower of Mason was treated at Pleasant Valley Hospital for abrasions after being struck by a car near Adamsville Cemetery in Hartford. Deputy Sheriff Jack Pyles investigated the incident. The Tu-Endie-Wei Garden Club will be represented by Mrs Carroll Casto and Mrs Clifford Schane at the WV Garden Club meeting in White Sulphur Springs.

Point Pleasant Robyn Icenhower Melba Icenhower Mason Pleasant Valley Hospital Adamsville Hartford Mason County Jack Pyles Club Carroll Casto Clifford Schane Tu-Endie-Wei Garden Club West Virginia Garden Club Inc White Sulphur Springs

Courthouse Bird Control Plan and Sheriff Cruiser Bids

Athens County Commissioners approved a plan to use sonic booms from a record player on the courthouse tower to deter nesting starlings. They opened bids for two air conditioned sheriff cruisers with Bill Edwards Pontiac submitting the apparent low bid of 6773.92 dollars. other bids from Page Chevrolet Oldsmobile and Charley Moore Ford will be reviewed. Commissioner Jack White was absent due to his wife’s surgery in Cleveland. she remains in intensive care but improving.

Athens County Health Department Sheriff’s Department Joe Kasler Laurence Bean Bill Edwards Pontiac Edwards Page Chevrolet Oldsmobile Charley Moore Ford, Inc Jack White Cleveland

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