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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1977
Page
3
Cincinnati police veteran Sprague who saved two girls from a November fire will be honored as a police hero next week. Fired in a city budget cut after 20 years in the force, he has since trained as a chemical operator and expresses no bitterness about losing his job.
Ohio State Rep. Claire Ball introduces repeal of HB 1219 the campus disruption law from the 1970s arguing due process issues and uneven application. Co sponsor Rep. Strnzano joins in the push to eliminate the suspension provisions for students staff and faculty pending arrest outcomes.
A map from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources shows underground and surface coal mines producing 5 000 tons or more in 1974 and distribution of gypsum limestone salt sand and gravel clay mines and quarries. The Division of Geological Survey offers copies for 1 14 with tax and mailing fee.
A pizza delivery vehicle shedding its gas tank caused a fuel spill near the Mill Street area. Firefighters reported the tank fell from an Angelo's Pizza car near the McKinley Avenue intersection around 5:35 p.m. They flushed and washed the spilled fuel from the roadway and nearby Athens County and Loan Lot areas.
Ron Nessen former Ford press secretary will speak on the Ohio University campus Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium Sponsored by the Student Lecture Committee. Nessen formerly edited at United Press International and was NBC News correspondent from 1962 to 1974 He is American University graduate and received the Peabody Broadcasting Award in 1964 and the Overseas Press Club Polk Memorial Award in 1967.
Postmaster George R. Cotter announces changes in delivery times for all Glouster rural routes due to the Corning Route 1 consolidation. Some deliveries will be earlier, some later, with services starting Saturday and times fluctuating as carriers adjust. The notice appears in the daily edition with standard subscription rates.
The Belpre Lions Club sponsors a flea market at Belpre Middle School from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 5. Antiques including china books and dolls will be offered and Lions will sell food. Admission is 50 cents with proceeds funding sight conservation and community projects.
County officials meet with Valley Drive-In owners to discuss planting fast growing shrubs along Route 33 to block views of the outdoor screen from passing traffic. They consider floodlights and later show times for nude content, stressing no censorship but a aim to protect impressionable children.
Mrs Wilda Dewhurst of 492 Fairview Street is recuperating at home after treatment at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital for a broken kneecap suffered in a recent fall.
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