Clashes May Hurt OU Recruiting Efforts, Mayor Says
Athens mayor Donald Barrett says two days of clashes between about 600 youths and 70 officers in downtown and near Ohio University harmed the university and the city. About 18 arrests Sunday and 25 Saturday, with injuries, damaged property, and high police overtime. He proposes traffic control cooperation with the State Highway Patrol and better use of manpower to curb crowds before bystanders join in.
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Athens
Ohio University
Donald Barrett
Barrett
State Highway Patrol
Court Street
Union Street
City Police Department
Washington County
Logan
Nelsonville
Marietta
College Green
Logan’s
Richland Avenue
West Green
Convocation
Paul D. Bosack
Sargent Hall
Edward Collyer
Brown Hall
Robert H. Neiderman
Bryan Hall
Athens County School Board Seeks Interpretations On Christman Case
The Athens County School Board voted to obtain written interpretations from the county prosecutor and deputy state auditor regarding Judge Lowell Howard's order to expunge minutes related to George Christman malfeasance charges. Christman urged rewriting the minutes, while several members questioned legalities of altering public records.
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Robert Ekey
Athens County School Board
Lowell Howard
George Christman
Howard
Christman
Michael Nolan
R. E. Milheiser
Esther Daily
Ball Opposes Bill to Abolish Mayor Courts in Ohio
Ohio Rep. Claire Ball objects to House Bill 1053 proposing new judges and the elimination of about 600 mayor courts. She argues the plan favors big cities, raises costs, and increases caseloads for municipal and county courts, with no safeguarding replacement measures.
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Ball
Ohio
House
Claire
Common Pleas
Athens
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Auto Strikes Pole and Falls Injure Several Vehicles
A light pole was struck by a southbound car on Route 33 north of Athens at 8 10 p m causing the pole to topple onto another southbound car. Dean L Raab 22 of Columbus was injured as was Sharon Stapleton of Columbus. A passenger Linda J Borton also injured all treated at O Bleness Memorial Hospital. A separate incident on Route 33 near Pleasanton Road involved Terry Blair 16 of Athens Route 3 treated and released after a motorcycle crash. Another injury occurred when a car struck a guardrail near County Road 16 with Donald G Letts 22 of Youngstown injured. No citations issued.
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Athens Corporation Limits
State Highway Patrol
Dean L. Raab
Columbus
Sharon Stapleton
Raab
Plains
Patrick T. Costello
Youngstown
O'Bleness
Pleasanton Road
Lodi
Donald G. Letts
List of Athens area residents in multiple names
A long roster of individuals with city and state identifiers appears, listing residents from Athens and surrounding towns including New Marshfield Albany The Plains Nelsonville Murray City Millfield and Glouster along with many spouses and relatives. The collection contains many female names and married names.
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Gary Fields
Alan Kresge
Mabel Marquis
Fred Osborne
Clarence Thompson
Billie Jack Simmons
Russell Carsey
Mark Mahaffey
Addie Crisp
Athens
Howard Roush
Fred Stahl
New Marshfield
Francis Douglas
Alfred Lindsey
Lisa McCathern
Albany
Mackie Horn
the Plains
Paul Basin
Stewart
Paul Taylor
Robert Penrod
Nelsonville
Rodney Wilson
Murray City
David Willis
Millfield
Allen Jago
Amesville
Gilbert Fox
West Virginia
Russell Adams
Harrison
Brian Roof
Chauncey
Wilma Drake
Douglas Cox
Glouster
Weather Outlook With Warmer Temperatures and Showers Likely
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Tuesday looks mostly cloudy and warmer with a 40 percent chance of showers and highs in the low to mid 70s. Precipitation totals this month and year are noted, with humidity and barometric readings included.
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Ohio University Dept. of Geography
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Vandals Strike Federal Hocking High School After Prom
Deputies report vandals ransacked all but four rooms at Federal Hocking High School near Stewart. Entry was gained by kicking a kitchen door. a soft drink machine, two desks, 16 windows were damaged. Estimated damage exceeds 1000 dollars. No items reported stolen. A separate light pole damage occurred after Saturday’s prom, with two juveniles suspected.
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Federal Hocking High School
Stewart
Athens County Sheriff's Office
Firemen Open Locked Door
Athens firemen freed a tenant from a locked apartment at 221 W. Washington St by entering through a window with a 24 foot ladder. They also put out a dumpster fire at Gamertsfelder Hall at 11:46 p.m. Sunday. Michael Alden Dalzell of Athens earned a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oklahoma’s 82nd commencement.
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Athens
Washington St
Gamertsfelder Hall
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Michael Alden Dalzell
Institute Receives 60 000 Grant for Disabled Children Program
The Early Childhood Institute at Ohio University College of Education has secured a 60000 federal grant for a three year project aiding children under six with developmental disabilities. The effort serves Athens Meigs Vinton Hocking and Perry Counties with specialists in language physical disabilities and early childhood education.
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Early Childhood Institute
The
Ohio University College of Education
Office of Education
Bureau of Education For the Handicapped
Athens
Meigs
Vinton
Hocking
Perry
College of Education
Samuel Goldman
Ohio University
Jason Brunk
Nelsonville movers join Spires firm and expand local service
Keller and Weltner Inc. on Jackson Street sold to T C Spires and now operate as a division of Spires moving company with North American Van Lines agent status. Jerry Spires says expanded local services will be offered. Also, Hocking Valley Furniture relocated from West Columbus Street to West Washington Street due to unsafe conditions and wind damage threatening the former building.
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Nelsonville — Keller and Weltner Inc
Jackson Street
Earl Harmony
T.C. Spires
Lancaster
Spires
Jerry Spires
North American van Lines
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Furniture
Columbus Street
Jaycee Hall
Washington Street
Clyde Lanning
Lanning
Marines Report Forces Members In Wartime
Marine S. Sgt. Charles W. Miller, son of Mrs. Pauline M. Miller of Nelsonville, reports for duty at Marine Corps headquarters in Washington D C. Richard L. Warren, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Warren of Glouster Route 3, advances to private first class while serving in Germany with the 3rd Infantry Division. Warren drives trucks with Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 64th Armor in Kitzingen Germany.
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Marine S
Charles W. Miller
Pauline M. Miller
Edwards St
Nelsonville
Marine Corps
Washington, D.C
Richard L. Warren
Frank Warren
Glouster
Germany
3Rd Infantry Division
Warren
64Th Armor
Kitzingen
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Patrick Podac
Elizabeth A. Gehring
Byers Hall
Steven Herman
Kent
Dickson H. Farrington
E. State St
Galen B. Rife
Bruce E. Hann
Elmwood Place
James D. Lesler
William Crawford
Hayes Hall
Michael E. Mulligan
N. Court St
Charles Barr
Manuel Michaelowski
S. Congress St
Robert Paradis
N. Congress St
Ronald Dillon
Pompeno
Fla
Richard Atkinson
Daniel C. Sassen Jr
Cleveland
Board
Frank Jeffers
Jeffers
Laughlin
Robinson
EMRC
Martin Essex
William White
Trimble
Butler
Hoon, Incorporated
Parkersburg RD
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
David Reeder
Charles Strausbaugh
Shelly Quinn
Melton Ploghoft
Carl Miller
Charles Conkey
James Gretz
Cyrus Warley West
Patricia Robinson
Raymond Cope
Earl Edwards
Gordon Reeves
Bonnie Perry
Cecil Tabler
Ralph Lott
Stefan Bolin
Gedan Martin
Phyllis Sharpe
Karen Stark
Clarence McKnight
Edward Kindness
Harry Hawk
Lorena Rutter
John Hammack
Gregory Kennard
Larry Sayre
Larry Smith
John W. Smith
Institute
Pew
Chestnut St
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