Flood floods Athens County roads and closes schools
Heavy rain in the Athens area sent the Hocking River to 18.89 feet by 9 am and rising, with forecasts of 22.50 feet. State roads 50A 56 356 682 13 33 78 691 329 closed. many county roads cut off. Ohio University evacuated 400 to 500 dorm residents as basements flooded and runways at the airport overflowed.
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Hocking
C. L. Colmer
U. S
Corps of Engineers
Athens
Colmer
State Highway Department
Amesville
Carbondale
Chauncey
W. Union Street
Nelsonville
Athens County
McArthur
Athens City
Safety Service
Dwight Robinson
Columbia Avenue
Route 335
W. Washington Street
Fort Street
Robinson
W. Union
Richland Avenue
Athens County Fairgrounds
E. State Street
Fred James
James
Raymond Shepard
Baker
Mineral
Ohio U
Fraternity and Sorority Rally to Send Mice to College
Sigma Theta Epsilon and Kappa Phi sorority join Athens Chapter American Cancer Society in a Saturday drive to raise funds for “send a mouse to college” research. Joe White leads volunteers collecting at the main campus gate and Plaza Shopping Center aiming for 500 mice, with donations urged over individuals offering specimens.
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National Service Fraternity
Sigma Theta Epsilon
Methodist Church
Kappa Phi Sorority
Athens
American Cancer Society
Joe White
New Plymouth
Plaza
White
Cancer Society
Maybelle Bartlett
Athens County Cancer
Beacon School
Athens County
Richard Dean
Robert Winkler
Raymond Shepard
Service Fraternity
Disaster Aid Station Established At Armory
An emergency disaster center was set up at the National Guard Armory in Athens. Ohio adjutant general Gen. Maj. S. T. Del Corso said the Athens Chapter of the American Red Cross was allowed to operate the center with Mrs. Charles McVey as chairwoman. Up to 150 evacuees from flooded areas including Amesville and Mineral were expected, with Guard personnel to assist as needed. The general noted no mobilization of the Guard unless disturbances recur at Ohio University.
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National Guard
Athens
S. T. del Corso
Ohio
Adjutant General
American Red Cross
Charles McVey
Amesville
Mineral
DelCorso
Ohio University
Education Bill Topic of Session
The session outlined Senate Bill 350 Ohio's education aid plan for about 30 attendees at Morrison School. John Hall of the Ohio Education Association said the plan aims to raise teacher salaries to compete with neighboring states and would not compel local tax increases except where districts had substandard aid. He noted the plan sets a 25 pupils per teaching unit ratio and warned districts with more units must boost taxes or cut spending to fund quality programs. Athens contributes about 70 percent to certified staff, near average. Officials said 62 percent of funds go to classroom teachers with principals and staff raising total to 70 percent. Hall said subsidies to offset increased local contributions would end in June 1969.
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Senate
Ohio
Morrison School
John Hall
Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Citizens For Better Schools
Hall
Athens
Flooding Closes Part of Athens County Courtroom
Leaks from the courthouse’s second floor caused 2 to 3 inches of water in the Common Pleas Courtroom. Judge John W. Bolin reported seven leaks overnight, damaging ceiling plaster and delaying repairs while the judge presides carefully from behind the bench.
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Athens County
John W. Bolin
Common Pleas
Bolin
Guard Cost 34600 For Ohio National Guard Campus Disturbances
The State Controlling Board released 34600 dollars Thursday to pay 650 Ohio National Guardsmen called out during campus disturbances at the university. The guard was deployed with consent of city officials to prevent a re occurrence of violence that injured nine people and damaged state property.
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State Controlling Board
Ohio National
Dana Ward Hearing Continued in Mineral Municipal Court
Municipal Court in Mineral hears Dana Ward, 36, on two counts tied to an alleged moonshine operation. Judge Franklin Sheeter continued the case under advisement after Ward appeared Friday. charges include illegal possession and illegal manufacture of alcohol following discovery of a still at Ward's Mineral home.
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Dana Ward
Mineral
Ward
Franklin Sheeter
Athens County
March 1964 Flood Ranks Worst in 51 Years at Athens
The Hocking River crest reached 24.15 ft in March 1964, exceeding March 1963's 22.9 ft. Floods closed major highways and flooded Ohio University Grover Center while lapping into east Athens shops. 1,500 students evacuated from West Green. 50 residents from 10 homes. Waterloo alumni dinner postponed to June 1.
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University
Grover Center
South Green
East Green
Ohio University
Hocking
Athens
The
West
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McBee
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Waterloo
Public Square
Allen's
Purc Linseed Oil House
Black and Decker
Hudson Quality
Miracle Grass Shears
Ortho
Stimson
A&p
Athens National “Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Athens National Bank
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