Ohio University non academic workers vote to avoid strike
Ohio University non academic employees gathered 400 to 500 at the Athens County fairgrounds and voted nearly unanimously to remain on the job and pursue mediation. Oscar McGee urged members to reject striking saying the university should not dictate. Warren Rudhti noted the deficit but praised restraint while citing funding shortages across departments.
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Ohio University
Oscar McGee
Bers
Athens County Fairgrounds
McGee
Warren Rudhti
Ohio U. Federation of Teachers
Rudhti
OU Faculty Activities in Music Education and Awards
Sydney P Hodkinson on leave from the School of Music was a finalist for the First Sigvald Thompson Award for Composition. his entry Caricatures: Five Paintings for Symphony Orchestra won. Dr Dean Hummel co authors Pupil Personnel Services in Schools with Rand McNally. Robert L Coe contributed Newspapers Their Contribution to IRTS Gold Medal Annual. Richard G Millman spoke on The New Architecture of Turkey at Auburn University.
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Sydney P. Hodkinson
School of Music
Sigvald Thompson
Symphony Orchestral Association of
Fargo
N. D
Dean Hummel
Rand McNally
Robert L. Coe
International Radio and Television Society
Turkey
Richard G. Millman
Auburn (Ala.) University
Area Explorer Unit Formed
Area Explorer Unit formed with officers elected Sunday night led by Rick Essex as chairman Ray Strekal as vice chairman and Paul Reininga as secretary. The district cabinet plans Explorer activities and a district level canoe trip scheduled for June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hock-Hocking
Boy Scout Explorer
Frank Grubbs
Glouster
Explorer
Rick Essex
First Methodist Church
Ray Strekal
United Methodist
EUB Church
Paul Reininga
Tom McGovern
Explorer Cabinet
4-H Club News and Coolville Senior Hi Lo Meeting Reports
Spartan's Little Needles met at Mrs. Lawrence Bean's home and elected officers Debra Bean president Debby Henthorne vice president Charlotte Baumgaertel secretary Susan Gault treasurer Sonja Escue health Jane Scott safety Jo Scott and Sue Meek recreation Melanie Stright reported. Coolville Senior Hi Lo gathered at Carthage Troy School with Agnus Richardson demonstrating grain finding and thread pulling. Deborah Burkhammer filed the news report.
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Spartan
Little Needles
Lawrence Bean
Debra Bean
Debby Henthorne
Charlotte Baumgaertel
Susan Gault
Sonja Escue
Jane Scott
Jo Scott
Sue Meek
Melanie Stright
Coolville
Hi-Lo
Carthage-Troy
Agnus Richardson
Deborah Burkhammer
Cresentyears Meeting At Connie Carter Home Plans Float
A group met at Connie Carter's home to discuss a parade float and arrange a bake sale. Greg Sloane reported on local news and supplied project details.
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Cresenteers
Connie Carter
Greg Sloane
News Porter
Students Protest Disturbance Damages Reported at OU
Officials recount a student demonstration on campus nightfall moving from East Green to West Green and toward Dr. Alden home. Police and highway patrol were deployed. one officer used mace. the disturbance waned by midnight amid tense calls for leadership and action.
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East Green
West Green
Alden
Harold Shields
James
Safety Service
Dwight Robinson
McGee
Ohio U Faces Open Campus Standoff Over Student Protests
Ohio University Vice President James Whalen vows to keep the campus open despite protests. Police report parts of Logan’s and Alden home area damaged as students and agitators clash, with security evacuating brick-throwing students near Court and Union Streets.
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Ohio U
James Whalen
Court
Union Streets
Dr. Alden
Logan’s
Shields
Alden
Fred James
Charles Cochran
Ohio U. Library
James
Union
Kyger Creek Flood Control Meets For Brush Cutting
Kyger Creek Flood Control Association held a Monday night meeting in the Kyger Lodge Hall to begin cutting brush along the creek. The next meeting is scheduled for May 9 and the public is invited.
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Charles Tate
Robert Smith
Pomeroy
Pete Burge
Morehead
Burge
Michigan
Arnold Stump
Otis Knight
Shoemaker
Delaware
Wilmer Parsons
Gallipolis
Fonzo Taynor
Linda Sisson
Dottie Priest
Judy Roach
Frecker
Columbus
F.H.A
Adolph Smith
Jackson
Joe Leach
Kyger Creek
Unseasonably Cool Week Ahead With Light Rain Totals
Temperatures will run well below normal from Tuesday through Saturday with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the 40s. A warming trend is expected late in the week. Showers Thursday and Saturday are likely, with rainfall averaging two to three tenths of an inch.
Carved Heroes and Martyrs Fill Milan’s Duomo Statues
The Duomo in Milan houses 4,000 carved statues honoring heroes and martyrs, illustrating a vast historical display of sacred sculpture.
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Duomo
Milan
Italy
Seven Students and Two Officers Injured in Demonstration
Seven students and two university security officers were treated at Hudson Health Center for injuries from a demonstration. Three students were hospitalized. Pamela Jean Smith 20 suffered a severe eye injury and may lose sight. Kevin a Vulinec 18 and Robert H Winkler 19 faced possible fractures. Gary Withrow 22 received skull lacerations after a metal pipe strike while wearing protective gear.
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Hudson Health Center
Health Center
Pamela Jean Smith
Miss Smith
Kevina Vulinec
Robert H. Winkler
Gary Withrow
Withrow
Student Government Pushes OU to Close Amid Unrest
Ohio University student leaders urge university officials to close the school after a Sunday night disturbance. President David Stimson cites a poll showing 82 percent favoring immediate return home and claims over 2,000 students were involved. A meeting with Dr. James Whalen and faculty is planned.
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Alden
McGee
David Stivison
Student Congress
Stivison
Dr. Whalen
Stimson
Ohio University
David Stimson
James Whalen
Athens County Land Transfers Ledger Highlights Local deeds
A sequence of property transfers recorded across Athens County includes Howard and Alice Elliot selling in Athens to Dole and Louise Orcutt and Nelle Linscott selling in Jacksonville to Frances and Ray Sayers in Trimble. Multiple sells involve state transfers and church property, with parcels in Athens, Albany, The Plains, Chauncey, and other localities.
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Howard
Alice Elliot
Athens
Dole
Louise Orcutt
Nelle Linscott
Jacksonville
Frances
Ray Sayers
Trimble
John and
Aveline Dowler
Shade
Pleasanton New Testament Church
Alexander
Louise Gilkey
Clinton Gilkey Albeny
Joseph Athens
Bobie
Helen Withem
Amesville
Waterloo
Roy L. McGroner
the Plains
Joe
Jo Ann Tritipo
The
Plains
Eugene and
Della Stanley Athens
Eleanor Snow
Ohio Homes, Inc
Albany
Clinton
Shirley Sprague
H. T
Corinne McCune
Frankfort
Ross County
Gloria Dolen
Belford Rosser
Jesse
Franchion Tolbert
Buchtel
Linnie Heck
Stanley Bolen
Richard and
Alma Howard
Glouster
Lovella
George Rush
Paul Davis
Violet Murphy
Coolville
Troy
Arthur and
Kennedy Nicholson
Albany Plans Poppy Day
The Albany Post 9893 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors a poppy sale all day Saturday in Albany and surrounding area. Proceeds go to veterans hospitals and to widows and children of war victims. Mayor Donald Pratt proclaims Saturday Poppy Day. Pearl Goodin leads the Albany post.
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Albany Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Albany
Robert Grinstead
Donald Pratt
Pearl Goodin
Books Damaged as Florence Flood Shatters Library Shelves
More than two million books were ruined in the November 1966 flood that struck Florence, Italy, waters sweeping through archives and libraries, leaving scholars and collectors to salvage what they could.
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Florence
Italy
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Jon Webb
Wilson Hall
Helen Mauck Galbreath Chapel
Donald K. Barstow
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill & Co
Jessie W. Ley, Inc
Dwight H. Rutherford
Nelsonville
Ockley Insurance Agency
Saltz Insurance Agency
Richard Suinther
Area Explorer
Stott
Edwin Wats Chubb
Kyger
Athens County
J. Spence Rutter Photographer
E. Washington
Dudio
Athens National Bank
Oaks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
DIAL
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