Rhodes Opens Battle Gilligan Returns Fire in Ohio Campaign
Special Assignments Writer Fred Whisell notes a heated Ohio gubernatorial clash as Jim Rhodes and J. J. Gilligan trade charges at a Columbus newsmen seminar. Rhodes accuses Gilligan of a state funded “Plumbers” unit and a taxpayer financed propaganda ministry while Gilligan counters with taunts about Rhodes’s imagination and use of facts.
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Fred Whissel
Ohio
Jim Rhodes
J. J. Gilligan
Rhodes
Gilligan
Columbus
Gilligan's
Education Funding Looms As Gilligan Rhodes Issue
Gilligan signals willingness to put proposed tax costs before voters if reelected. He cites the Ohio Plan as a failed trial balloon and predicts elements of it will reappear in Ohio or another state soon.
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Rhodes
Gilligan
Gilligan-Rhodes
Ohio
Women Voters Launch Annual Fund Drive in Athens
The Athens League of Women Voters begins its annual fund drive with a $1,600 goal under chairwoman Mrs. Geri Ploutz. Last year the group distributed 5,000 voter guides, mailed a monthly newsletter to 250 residents, hosted two candidates meetings, aided voter registration, and sent observers to city county and regional boards.
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Athens League of Women Voters
Geri Ploutz
Athens
Nelsonville Children’s Health Center
League
The
Messenger
Weather outlook for Monday March 4 1974
Cloudy and mild with a chance of showers and possible thundershowers tonight. Lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Chance of showers Tuesday with highs in the 60s. Rain probability 40 percent tonight and 30 percent Tuesday. Atmospheric data credited to Ohio University and local observers. Contributions to Athens League of Women Voters mailed to Mrs Geri Ploutz.
Hearst pleas amid SLA kidnapping standoff and Ohio education debate
The SLA claims Patricia Hearst is held as a prisoner of war under the Geneva Convention and demands a food giveaway and funds. Hearst urges contact by letter or tape as FBI reports no case developments. In Ohio, Gov. Gilligan and Rhodes spar over higher education funding and a windfall tax forecast, while Nelsonville parents plan a 1959 class reunion.
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Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Symbionese Liberation Army
Berkeley
SLA
FBI
John Kelly
California
Hearst Foundation
Hearst Corp
Miss Hearst
Police Probe Theft at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Athens police investigate the theft of 57.20 from a hospital reception cash drawer. The loss was discovered at 7 a.m. Saturday while staff reported the money missing from the O'Bleness Memorial Hospital reception area.
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Athens
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Try Outs for The Odd Couple at Berean Theatre
Berean Theatre in Nelsonville schedules try-outs for The Odd Couple on Fort Street theater. Executive director Spencer Steenrod says auditions start at 7 30 p to p.m. Roles open for two women and four men with materials provided at the theater.
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Nelsonville
Berean Theatre
Fort Street
Spencer Steenrod
Emergency Runs Fire Department Summary
The Fire Department logged several incidents including Harold Pierce 71 of 66 Morris Ave ill at O'Bleness, Floyd Sams 53 of Albany shot at O'Bleness, Robert Andrews of New Marshfield and John Himelrick Jr 23 of Parkersburg in a Saturday auto accident at O'Bleness, Gladys Horvath 51 of 345 W State St with a broken foot at O'Bleness, and Elaine Skinner 50 from Glouster Route 2 transferred to Mount St Mary.
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Floyd Sams
Albany
O’bleness
Robert Andrews
New Marshfield
John Himelrick Jr
Parkersburg
Gladys Horvath
W. State St
O Bleness
Elaine Skinner
Glouster
Mount St. Mary
Trout Vision Underwater Width Revealed
A fisheries note explains that trout possess a broad horizontal field of view extending about 300 degrees beneath the water surface, offering insight into how they detect movement and potential food from nearly all directions.
Train Cutback Protested in Charleston Hearing
Mason County and Point Pleasant officials travel to Charleston to protest Penn Central plans to remove service from Nitro to Point Pleasant and into Southeastern Ohio. Del. Mike Shaw will voice opposition at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing with Mayor John Musgrave and Donald Rode. The Chessie System seeks to end certain shipping points Parkersburg to Kenova.
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Mason County
Charleston
Penn Central Railroad
Nitro
Ohio
Del
Mike Shaw
Interstate Commerce Commission
Penn Central
Chessie
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Kenova
John C. Musgrave
Donald Rode
Chamber of Commerce
Albany Man Injured In Apparent Accidental Shooting
Floyd Sams, 53, of Albany, was cleaning a .22 caliber rifle in his basement Sunday when the gun discharged, lodging a bullet under his left arm. He was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital in Northeast Ohio in good condition.
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Albany
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Floyd Sams
Athens County Sheriff’s Office
Sams
Athens Secems Unit
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
O'Bleness Hospital Sets Visiting Hours and Rules
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital lists visiting hours 11 a.m. to 8 30 p.m with maternity restrictions and two visitors per patient per hour in maternity. The notice names numerous local residents listed as visitors or patients from Athens The Plains Albany Glouster Nelsonville and other areas.
Hocking County Property Transfers List Of Real Estate Deals
Property transfers in Hocking County cover numerous estates and deeds. Transfers include Armstrong to Spangler for 40 acres and a 2 interest in 157 acres, Stivson to Stivson, Hartman to Fox and Hartman, and various remainders and life estate reservations across multiple sections and divisions. Also included are Monnette to Henestofel four tracts totaling 42.36 acres and additional deeds in Falls Two, Marion Two, Starr Two, Laurel Two, and other local divisions.
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Durban
W. Armstrong
Loren L. Armstrong
Virginia A. Spangler
Perry Two
Gerald W. Stivson
Virginia
VM. Stivson
Marion Two
Andrew Hartman
Jennie E. Fox
Paul E. Hartman
Falls
Paul A. Fox
Paul K. Hartman
Falls Two
Max A
Dora A. Monnette
William B
Carrol L. Henestofel
Green Two
Myrtle L. Bigham
Paul J. Bigham
Clifford D. Evans
Frederick Ellis
Starr
Jesse
Velma Vorhees
Larry L
Karen L. Vorhees
Laurel Two
Chieftain Development Corp
Philip W
Ruth D. Devol
Hide-A Way Hills, Inc
Hide-A-Way Hills
Columbus Police Join Search For Escapee
Athens police seek a 17 year old Columbus juvenile who escaped custody after a late Friday arrest for theft at Walgreen Drug Store. The youth, 6 feet 4, 160 pounds, wearing a maroon shirt and blue jeans, fled from the Athens County Home near Chauncey before noon Saturday. Authorities recovered $1,750 in drugs and merchandise while police continue to search with no known location.
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Athens
Columbus
Ted Jones
Walgreen Drug Store
S. Court St
Boyd Sinclair
Sinclair
Athens County
Preliminary hearing set in Dowler homicide case in Athens County
Dennis Lee Dowler 32 of Scatter Ridge faces voluntary manslaughter charges in the death of his wife Dian Dean Dowler 31. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday in Athens County Municipal Court. Dowler remains jailed after bond was set at 50000 by Judge Franklin Sheeter. The coroner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound. Autopsy followed in Parkersburg. The shooting occurred about 3 a.m. at the mobile home with the couple’s two children reportedly away. Dowler allegedly called EMS after the shooting and was later apprehended at the trailer.
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Dennis Lee Dowler
Scatter
Michael Nolan
Robert Butts
Dian Dean Dowler
Nolan
Dowler
Two Injured In Route 50E Collision Near Canaanville
State Highway Patrol reports two drivers sustained injuries in a two car crash on Route 50E near Canaanville at 11:20 p.m. Saturday. John Himelrick Jr., 23, from Parkersburg, and Robert Andrews, from New Marshfield, suffered visible injuries and were transported to O Bleness Memorial Hospital by Athens SECEMS. Himelrick, who was eastbound, crossed left of center and hit Nora Andrews, 46, of New Marshfield, who was unharmed but involved. Himelrick was cited for driving left of center.
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Canaanville
State
Sowle Proposals Delayed Amid Illness and Budget Talks
University budget chief Claude Sowle remains hospitalized with influenza as he delays his own 1974 75 budget recommendations. He will forward University Budget Committee proposals to the OU Trustees, with a trustees meeting set in Athens next Monday and a proposed budget of 42.1 million dollars for 1974 75.
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Ohio University
Claude Sowle
University
Sowle
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
UBC
Athens
Speeding Nelsonville driver cited after Highland Hill crash
A northbound speeding car struck a southbound auto on Mason City Hill injuring four youths. Gerald Dishong, 20, Nelsonville Route 1, was cited for reckless operation after his car left center at the hilltop, striking a sedan driven by Jackie Dutty. Dutty, Neil Barron and James Kimes were treated. Kimes admitted. Dishong ordered to appear in Mayor's Court. In Wellston, a special board of education session is set for 7 p.m. Monday in the high school cafeteria.
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Nelsonville
Mason City Hill
Gerald Dishong
Walnut Street
Lake Burr Oak Boulevard
Dishong
Jackie Dutty
Miss Dutty
Neil Barron
James Kimes
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Southeast
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