Athens Jury Acquits Morrow in Market Arrest Case
An Athens County Municipal Court jury found Lester Morrow not guilty of resisting obstructing and abusing Athens Police Capt. Charles Cochran after a four hour trial. The case centered on a 23 February incident at C E Super Valu involving a shoplifting inquiry and a dispute with store staff over Mrs. Morrow.
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Lester Morrow
Ohio University
Athens
Charles Cochran
Athens County
Franklin Sheeter
Morrow
Carriage Hill Apartments
Cochran
Charles Jeffers
Michael Nolan
DeVeau
Jeffers
Capt
Morrow Testimony Stirs Debate Over Store Incident
The trial centered on Morrow's ride with four students from the C and E and conflicting accounts from store owner Cochran and Jeffers. DeVeau argued police overreach and racial tension while Nolan maintained Cochran acted to prevent trouble. jurors heard testimonies from multiple witnesses including university figures.
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DeVeau
Nolan
Morrow
Richard Bald
Ohio University
Mildred George
Bradford Fenner
Janet Marsh
Vivian Chapman
Vernon Palmer
Elmer Ferrell
Sharon Schwarzel
All of
Athens
David Carter
Glouster
Jane Leonard
Coolville
Betty McCollister
Nelsonville
Rita Ewig
Citizens For Better Schools Discuss Individualized Instruction
Citizens for Better Schools met at Athens Middle School to discuss individualized instruction as an alternative to ability grouping. The meeting highlighted studies on heterogeneous classes, teacher expectations, and budget considerations, while affirming a May 2 election logistics and a 5 mile renewal levy.
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Monroe Johnson
Ohio University
Rick Stone
Marion Wood
Citizens For Better Schools
Athens
Rhodes To Meet Repeal Leaders In Ohio Tax Fight
Former Governor James A. Rhodes will meet repeal leaders next week to discuss co chairing the campaign. Rep. Robert Netzley and Rep. Richard Reichel plan to enlist Lausche and Rhodes. The effort aims to collect 318,414 valid signatures for a constitutional amendment to repeal the income tax.
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Robert E. Netzley
Laura
Netzley
Rhodes
U.S
Frank J. Lausche
GOP
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Ted Brown
Citizens For
Richard Reichel
Massillon
Robert Netzley
Donald Fraser
Toledo
Weather forecast signals cooler, drier air and mixed precip
Local forecast notes cooler drier air moving in bringing cloudy skies with a chance of rain or snow late Friday and Saturday. A Gulf of Mexico low pressure moves northeast driving upper 30s to low 40s Friday and 20s to 30s nights with weekend temperatures a few degrees below normal. The national outlook shows rain in the central west Gulf Thursday with snow flurries northern limits and Wisconsin and northern Plains snow while the southern Pacific coast warms and most of the country stays cool. Data from Ohio University and U S observers with river stage notes as available.
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Pacific Coast
Baker to Meet Voters in Nelsonville and Buchtel
Athens County commissioner candidate Helen Baker will visit Nelsonville and Buchtel on Saturday. She will stand in front of the Nelsonville Post Office from 10 to 11 a.m. and at the Buchtel Post Office from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to hear residents and discuss county issues.
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Athens County
Nelsonville
Buchtel
Kyger Obituaries Include Thompson and Moore Funerals
Several area residents attended funeral services for James A. Thompson age 90 at Miller Funeral Home with burial in Cheshire Cemetery. Others heard of the death of Mrs. Mary Moore and attended services. Muriel Spires learned of her sister in law Madge McFarland's death with burial in Detroit.
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James A. Thompson
Miller Funeral Home
Cheshire Cemetery
Samuel Hart
Damon Hart
Lorcier
Phyllis
Mary Moore
Alan Snyder Jr
Florida
Denver Kennedy
Point Pleasant
Leo Rupe
Glenn Prunty
Charleston
Prunty
Ancil Prunty
Lester Elkins
Zanesville
Tony Elkins
Walter Jenkins
Muriel Spires
Madge McFarland
Indiana
Detroit
Roy Davidson
Columbus
Arthur Casto
C. M. Casto
Richard Mayer Named OU Engineering Dean
Richard S. Mayer is appointed dean of Ohio University College of Engineering and Technology effective Sunday. Mayer, acting dean since September 20 1972, has chaired the Chemical Engineering Department and served in multiple university roles. He holds Yale BE and Michigan MS MA and PhD degrees and lives with his wife Naomi and three children at 30 Canterbury Dr Athens.
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Richard S. Mayer
Ohio University
College of Engineering and Technology
Taylor Culbert
Mayer
Beaumont Davison
Claude R. Sowle
Cambodia
National Science Foundation
The
Petroleum Research Foundation
Freeman Chemical Co
Saukville
Wis
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
Yale University
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Naomi
Canterbury Dr
Chili Supper Slated to Aid Kidney Machine Purchase
A benefit chili supper from 4 to 7 30 p.m. on April 8 at the McDougal Church Route 50A between Athens and Amesville will raise funds to buy a kidney machine for Arthur Corwin. Pies or cakes may be contributed by calling Robert McGee or W A LaFollette at the listed numbers.
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McDougal Church
Route
Athens
Amesville
Arthur Corwin
Robert McGee
W. A. LaFollette
Union Meeting Is Postponed in Athens County
The April meeting of the Ohio University non-academic employee union is moved from April 1 to April 8 at Grange Hall, Athens County Fairgrounds. Oscar McGee, local president, says officers will be installed. postponement due to Easter weekend.
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Ohio University
Grange Hall
Athens County Fairgrounds
Oscar McGee
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