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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1971
Page
3
Ohio University President Claude R. Sowle denounces Gov Gilligan budget as fiscally mediocre for higher education. He warns the 1971 72 plan is bare bones and would force large student fee hikes without added state aid. He notes no subsidy increase for 1972 73 except enrollment growth funds for branches.
OU president urges Governor to reassess higher education needs and proposes special state appropriations to cover costs like Civil Service pay raises. He calls on university community to pressure legislators if the governor is unresponsive and flags potential cuts in areas such as the Board of Regents Budget and state aid programs.
Ohio University President Claude R. Sowle opposed Gov. John J. Gilligan's Ohio Plan calling for graduates to repay state higher education subsidies. He questioned practicality, equity, and societal benefits, arguing it singles out educated graduates for a tax-like burden while others receive state services.
Ohio University President Claude R. Sowle said in a morning press conference that relations between Chancellor John D. Millett and Governor Gilligan's administration have deteriorated due to inadequate higher education budget proposals. Sowle warned Millett may find the situation intolerable and may not remain in office much longer.
Births at O Bleness Memorial Hospital include a son for Mr and Mrs Richard Downs of Jacksonville and a son for Mr and Mrs Oba Douglas of Athens Route 4. Additional births list Mr and Mrs Norman Holthouse of Athens and Mrs Louise A Orcutt among others. Dismissed are Marie Batista Cynthia Davis Anthony Riegel Harvey Judy Constance Weigandt and Thompson baby girl.
Smoke odor triggered a fire alarm in Building 38 Lakeview Manor at 2 18 p m Sunday. Firefighters from two stations used three units after Apartment 501 occupant reported smoke. Chief Charles Dalton said wax melting in Apartment 401 caused the incident with no damage.
A Glouster man, Ernest Chalfant, 20, was injured in a weekend crash investigated by the Athens post of the Highway Patrol. He complained of back injuries and was admitted to Mount St. Mary Hospital in Nelsonville after his auto went left of center on Route 13 near Glouster, then overturned at a midnight Sunday curve.
Harry Parris of Lakeview Manor reported his motorcycle stolen over the weekend. He said the bike was taken from 15 Park Place sometime in mid February. In another report Charles Beckley of 29 Brown Ave reported a rear window broken with a rock on Saturday.
The State Highway Department filed an appropriations suit against the Community Improvement Corp of Athens for 7.94 acres on Route 50E. CIC rejects offers, arguing the land's value and its industrial potential are not reflected. the land is part of a 32 acre site bought in 1966 to support future industry and utilities are in place.
A 60 by 80 foot three story barn owned by the Wilson heirs burned Saturday night in New Marshfield. Firemen kept flames from the attached garage and a calf and a dog were rescued. Origin undetermined. mutual aid from Athens and Richland arrived but were not needed.
In Columbia Missouri a final conference report calls for dropping terms like mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed and focusing on individual learning problems. Over 200 attendees, led by Maynard Reynolds, press for alternative models within regular education and a review of funding practices for the handicapped.
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