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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1972

Page

2

Women Voters Press Title I Parent Council Demand

Athens League of Women Voters urged the School Board to form an active parent advisory council for Title I funds. They cited programs in Alexander Federal Hocking and Athens City districts and noted past council inaction. The board approved four new school buses at 37460 and adopted union policies effective Sept 1.

Susan Crites Athens League of Women Voters Athens City Patricia Light Women’s Group Alexander Federal Hocking Bowser Michael A. Hooper the Plains W. H. Liggett Clairebel Bond New Marshfield Mary Beth Lewis Dorothy Rise Athens Carol Ann Kirwin Carriage Hill Laura Steves Conestoga Trailer Park William Helsel Longview Heights Joseph Palazzo Bromley Hall

Pen reforms prepared by Gilligan administration

Ohio Governor Gilligans administration moved to toughen policy as guards at the penitentiary strike sick call. Four bills prepared for the General Assembly would offer inmate brutality legal assistance from the attorney general, create a 52 year retirement with 20 years service, allow cashing sick leave beyond 120 days, and permit 120 day salary preservation during injuries. Senate passed two tax and fee bills while the House approved appearance bonds for support cases and a five year statute of limitations on transfers of religious and charitable trust property.

Columbus Ohio Gilligan General Assembly Attorney General's Office John McDonald John Gilligan Gilligan Press Robert Tenenbaum Senate State Controlling Board Armco Steel Middletown Ohio Water Development Authority Michael Maloney R-7 Cincinati House

Debaters Invited To National Tournament

Ohio University debaters earned a bid to the National Debate Tournament set for April 13 to 17 in Salt Lake City Utah. The team tied for first at a district tournament at Butler University with Illinois State and Wayne State while Loyola edged Northwestern for fourth. OU qualifiers are Matthew Logas and Michael Muth both listed as participants supported by coach Dr Ted Foster and the School of Interpersonal Communication.

Ohio University Salt Lake City Utah Raymond Beaty Ohio Butler University Illinois State Wayne State Loyola Northwestern Illinois Indiana Michigan Matthew Logas Parma General Communication Michael Muth Chicago Ted Foster Sharron R. Stevens Ruth Pierce Henderson Nickels Sanders Mary K. Abel Marilyn Keim Kathy L. Woolfson Robert J. Smith

Citizen Voice Pushes Referendums for Dam Projects

Democratic candidate Bob Whealey proposes that residents affected by federally funded regional dam and channel schemes have a vote on their necessity through referendums. He cites Wolf Creek Conservancy and Pine Creek disputes, urging broad participation including watershed landowners. He frames himself as a conservation minded advocate for long term environmental protection in Southeastern Ohio.

Bob Whealey 10Th Congressional District Wheeler Morgan County Whealey Athens Wolf Creek Conservan

Morris named director of residence life at Ohio University

Tyrone Morris, longtime residence life coordinator at Ohio University South Green, is appointed director of residence life by Robert A. Hynes. He will oversee four residential greens housing about 8,900 students for 1972-73 and succeeds Dr. Jerrold Griffis. Morris brings leadership, student rapport and administrative skill to the post.

Tyrone Morris Ohio University South Green Robert A. Hynes Morris Jerrold Griffis Hynes East Chicago Ind Lake County

Weather Outlook for Tuesday and Wednesday in Local Forecast

Local forecast calls for cloudy skies and little temperature change with tonight’s lows in the 30s. Wednesday will be cloudy with showers likely and highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. National view predicts cold conditions for most of the country and rain or snow from the Carolinas to the Midwest with snow flurries in the northern Rockies.

Southeast Central Gulf States Carolinas Midwest Rockies

Student Injured In Crash Near Athens Route 50

A 22-year-old Ohio University student, Peggy McGraw of Portsmouth, suffered a forehead laceration in a one car crash on Route 50 one point eight miles west of Athens Monday. Patrol officials report she drove west at 1 18 p m when her car slipped off the right side of the road hit a guardrail and returned to the left side. She was taken to Hudson Health Center and was not cited.

Ohio University Athens Peggy McGraw Portsmouth Hudson Health Center

Weinfurtner May Head Eight-County Program

Former Athens County School Superintendent Robert Weinfurtner may become director of an eight county program for handicapped children in Athens. The eight county program offices are writing a 1972 73 budget due April 3 funded by Title VI. Weinfurtner serves as a consultant while remaining a full time project director with the State Department of Education and lives in Athens.

Stephanie Wooddell Marion Fugate Margie S. Nickels John K. Sanders Earl Bowser Barbara Chu Athens County Robert Weinfurtner Athens Weinfurtner N. McKinley Ave Weinfurther John Palmer State Department of Education Columbus

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