Three Weapons Charges Filed In Athens
Cleveland man William Slobody faced two carrying concealed weapons charges in Athens County Municipal Court after pleading innocent. Police said he hid a knife and a hatchet in his car. later related charges were dismissed then refiled as misdemeanors. Bond set at $300 per count for an April 8 hearing.
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Athens County
Cleveland
William Slobody
Athens
Slobody
Alan Goldsberry
Goldsberry
Gilligan Set For Dinner In Athens
Tickets go on sale for the Athens Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on April 14 where Gov. John J. Gilligan will speak. The 6:30 p.m. dinner at Ohio University Baker Center Ballroom costs $5 and can be bought from the chamber office or listed directors.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
John J. Gilligan
Ohio University
Baker Center
Logan Auto Destroyed By Route 664 South Fire
Firefighters responded to a late Monday blaze on Route 664 South near the American Legion Hall. Ray Hoy owned the wrecked car. Mrs. John Culbertson called in the blaze. The incident left the vehicle destroyed.
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South
American Legion Hall
Ray Hoy
John Culbertson
Railroads Seek $600 Million Annual Aid to Avert Takeover
Washington reports the nation's railroads asked Congress for 600 million dollars per year to avoid a government takeover and achieve parity with other transport modes. George Smathers, former Florida senator and AAR counsel, warned that without aid service would deteriorate, earnings fall, and more railroads face bankruptcy.
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Washington
Congress
George Smathers
Florida
Association of American Railroads
Smathers
Congressional Economists Challenge Nixon on Economy
Congressional economists urge a different recovery plan from the White House. They call for lower taxes, reduced defense spending, more public jobs, a national income floor, and a price-wage policy. They say the economy will not meet White House targets with inflation easing or higher employment, predicting GNP capped at about $1.045 trillion by year end.
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Congressional
White House
Nixon
House Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Nixon sets flexible wage price limits for construction
President Nixon signed an executive order creating a craft by craft system to curb inflation in construction with wages aimed at about six percent yearly. The plan reactivates the Davis Bacon Act for federal projects and relies on labor management review boards to regulate increases.
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Washington
Nixon
Cials
Labor Management Review Boards
Aussies To Withdraw 1000 From Vietnam
In Canberra Prime Minister William McMahon announced the Australian government will withdraw 1000 of its 7000 troops in South Vietnam before November. Two infantry battalions will stay in place prompting opposition leader Gough Whitlam to call the force dangerously unbalanced and exposed.
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Canberra
South Vietnam
William McMahon
House of Representatives
Barron Pleads Guilty in West Virginia Bribery Case
Former West Virginia Governor W W Barron pleaded guilty to three counts accusing him of paying 25000 dollars to Ralph Buckalew the federal grand jury foreman for a 1968 acquittal in a bribery conspiracy case Buckalew has pleaded guilty to taking the money and Barron received a 25 year federal prison sentence.
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W. Va
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Barron
Ralph Buckalew
Buckalew
Barron West Virginia Governor Faces Corruption Scandals
West Virginia's 26th governor Barron served 1961 to 1965 amid corruption rumors. A 1964 funds case tied to dummy corporations led to convictions later overturned, and others received state or federal sentences. Barron was charged in 1968 but acquitted. prior rumors included a $65,000 bribery claim against rival Orel Skeen.
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West Virginia
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West Virginia Supreme Court
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Alcohol Beverage Control
State Road Commission
Orel J. Skeen
Regents chancellor calls Millett critique of Ohio Plan too strong
Millett tells The Messenger relations with the Gilligan administration are strained but not broken. He rejects the Ohio Plan and backs higher state university funding yet doubts internal funding reallocations can boost university allocations without higher taxes. He plans to testify before legislative committees and supports broader appropriations.
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John D. Millett
the Messenger
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Ohio
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Restraining Order Eases Use Of Harmony Road
Athens County officials and Myers Contracting Corp. officials held a conference to modify a restraining order on County Road 24 Harmony Road. The order allows regular licensed vehicles while prohibiting heavy equipment. damages request by County Engineer Gerald Hann was not addressed. The case remains in Common Pleas Court.
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Gerald Hann
Clare M. Ball Jr
Myers Contracting Corp
Hocking River
Harmony Road
Ball
Hann
Common Pleas Court
Lancaster Man Sues HAPSEC For Payment
Ernest Lippert Jr. sues the Hocking-Athens-Perry Supplementary Educational Center in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking payment for services rendered on a dropout study. The complaint names directors and administrators from several towns including Lancaster Athens Nelsonville Granville Logan and Columbus. Yost was dropped after a motion asserting no claim against him.
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Robert Weinfurther
Athens County
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Weinfurtner
George Saribalas
James Frey
Logan
William Jones
Howard Nance
New Lexington
Jack Hillyer
Nelsonville
Cumberland
Sam Henderson
Athens
Lewis Mollica
Granville
Marlin Yost
Columbus
Yost
State Department of Education
Four GHS Pupils Earn All A's
Four Glouster High School students posted all A averages in the fourth six weeks with Karla Geiger Linda King LaVerne Kittle and Larry Border named. A list of B average pupils follows by grade level and name. London report notes Britain’s installment debt hitting a record 3.3 billion dollars for last year, up from 1969.
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Glouster High School
William White
Karla Geiger
Linda King
LaVerne Kittle
Larry Border
Connie Talbert
Linda Withem
Mary Laudermilk
Carol Hogue
Vicki Davis
Becky Christman
Julia Johnson
Ed Morris
Don Seevers
Rebecca Powell
Vicki Bokovitz
Rhonda Russell
Susan McCall
Claudia Johnson
Barbara Cartwright
Paula Koons
Debbie Drake
Janet Withem
Vicky Coffman
Rhonda Peach
Marilyn McCune
Mary Johnson
van Carderas
Mike Echstenkamper
David Withem
Cheryl Henderson
Mary Hunter
Diana Limerly
Kathy Angle
Sharon Mayle
Mike Marshall
Richard Shafer
Donna King
Jan Hooper
Winnie Weeks
London
Britain
Student Pays Fine For Disturbing The Peace At Vending Machine
An Ohio University student in Athens County Municipal Court pled guilty to disturbing the peace by attempting to force entry into a vending machine and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. A charge of tampering with a vending machine with intent to steal was dismissed. The defendant is Tom Tietjen of Bush Hall.
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Athens County
Tom Tietjen
Bush Hall
Harold Laughlin
Laughlin
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