Opportunity Center Wins 322000 Federal Grant For Appalchia
The Center for Economic Opportunity in Appalachia gains a 322000 federal grant to fund four new programs and up to 17 seminars over three months. CEO officials, led by Samuel Sharp, aim to boost business involvement in the war on poverty, with conferences in Ohio and Washington DC and plans for housing, software industry partnerships, and media forums.
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Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Samuel Sharp
Washington, D. C
Sargent Shriver
Jaycee
Sharp
Jaycee Organization
Appalachia
Ohio University Inn
Ohio U
Athens
Institute For Regional Development
Shriver
IRD
Ohio
Ohio U. Inn
Upward Bound
Vista
Consumer Action
Athens City Schools Calendar Released by Board of Education
Athens district adopts a 180 school day calendar with two teacher meetings on September 5 and October 27. Thanksgiving break spans November 23 and 24, winter recess starts December 20, classes resume January 2, spring recess begins March 15 with return March 25. No school on Good Friday April 12 or Memorial Day May 30. Extra days for weather may be added during spring recess.
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Athens City
Athens Board of Education
Cess
River Hocking Crest Reaches 11.35 Feet
The Hocking River rose to 11.35 feet and halted at 3:30 p.m. as it crested. Observer Cr. L. Colmer said the river fell to 10 feet by 7 a.m. and was dropping. Overnight low was 42 degrees after a high of 65, with 11 a.m. temperature at 70.
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Hocking
Cr. L. Colmer
U.S
Milk sales await contact from NFO in Athens area
Milk producers in the Athens area who belong to the National Farmers Organization await contact from a processor for the first sale of their milk in more than two weeks. NFO officials said farmers would sell milk for cheese and other products, with no local talks scheduled and picketing suspended.
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Athens
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Earl Bailey
Athens County
Bailey
Albany Youth Wins County Spelling Bee
Greg Brooks a sixth grade pupil at Albany Elementary School won the county spelling bee held Wednesday at Rome-Canaan School. Runner up was Nancy Jo Dorr of Rome-Canaan High School. Dorr missed "chronicle" and exited. Brooks will advance to a state bee sponsored by a Columbus newspaper. The event drew 14 finalists from grades four to eight including Emma English and Patsy Greer among others. Tenth District Rep Clarence Miller plans a Saturday Athens visit for open talks with voters at 2 p.m. at the Athens Post Office.
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Greg Brooks
Albany
Rome-Canaan
Nancy Jo Dorr
Rome - Canaan High School
Miss Dorr
Chronicle
Brooks
Donald Dorr
Willard. Brooks
Columbus
Herman Ellis
Clarence Miller
Lancaster
Athens
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