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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1961

Page

2

Yugoslav Visitor Warns of Emergence of Small States

Janez Stanovnik of Yugoslavia spoke at Ohio University on The Crisis in the United Nations. He argued the rise of new independent nations in Africa and Asia changes UN dynamics, citing wealth inequality and the end of bloc monopolies. He urged coexistence and allow autonomy for developing countries. The Stanovniks visit OU for three days as guests of President Baker.

Ohio University Yugoslavia Africa Asia Janez Stanovnik Institute of International Politics and Economics United Nations Nikita Khrushchev Stanovnik General Assembly United States Ussr America John C. Baker Mr. Stanovnik Dr. Baker Geneva Janet Stanovnik

House Project Visited by West Elementary Class

Third graders toured a prefabricated house on Long View Drive as part of a shelter unit. Miss Doris Rhodes led Mrs. Kennedy's class from West Elementary School to watch panels unloaded and walls erected, then viewed a completed home with Athens contractor Thomas Williams who explained construction and showed the blueprint.

Doris Rhodes West Elementary School Freda Kennedy Long View Drive Athens Thomas Williams Williams

Parents return two Colorado girls after runaway detainment

Parents of two Colorado girls detained by juvenile authorities here after they ran away from home have returned their daughters.

Colorado

Gross Neglect Cited In Divorce Petition

Buddie Browning petitions for divorce from Betty Jane Browning in Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect. The couple wed in February 1958 in Athens.

Buddie Browning Common Pleas Betty Jane Browning Athens

Marriage Licenses Flag Multiple Couples in City Records

Raymond Cope aged 48 a Jacksonville carpenter weds Vera M Turner 50 of Jacksonville Frances Lowry 45 of Athens weds Thomas E Knutson 30 of New York salesman Ruth Wini fred Slater 24 of Athens, and Dennis Dorogi 26 of Athens instructor with Patricia Ann Miller 18 of Carbondale.

Raymond Cope Jacksonville Vera M. Turner Thomas E. Knutson New York N. Y Frances Lowry Athens Dennis David Dorogi Ruth Winifred Slater Lloyd J. Russell Sunbury Patricia Ann Miller Carbondale

Mercury Hits 80 in Athens Weather Rise

The day opened with a forecast of warmer temperatures as Athens reached an ideal high of 80. U S Observer C L Colmer reported 11 am reading of 73 after a low of 46 earlier. Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 38 with a high of 77 yesterday.

Mercury Athens U. S C. L. Colmer Hamley

School Health Policy Plan Being Formed

Athens County plans a School Health Council with 16 representatives from schools and health agencies. An executive committee meeting is set for June 18 to shape a uniform health record policy, emergency care procedures, accident prevention, and early detection and referral for emotionally disturbed children, following a Lake Hope session and a current Athens High School meeting.

Athens County Lake Hope Athens High School

Cap Roberts Dies At 88 In Letart Falls

LETART FALLS F M Cap Roberts 88 retired Apple Grove lockmaster died Tuesday at his son Charles H Roberts Woodsfield services set Clarington 9 am Friday graveside Letart Falls Cemetery 2 pm.

Letart Falls F. M Cap) Roberts Apple Grove Charles H. Roberts Woodsfield Clara B. Meeker Clarington

Births and admissions at ShelterinG Arms Hospital Athens

A birth is recorded for Mr and Mrs David Timmerman in Athens. Admissions include Earl Sands D David Reeder Mrs William Rose and Mrs Leo Van Nest also of Athens. Beverly Maccombs The Plains and Neisel Robinson Athens were dismissed. David R McDonald of 40 Carpenter St was found guilty in Municipal Court for failing to yield the right of way. fined 10 dollars plus costs after pleading not guilty.

Earl Sands Athens D. David Reeder William Rose Leo van Nest Beverly Maccombs the Plains Neisel Robinson David R. McDonald Carpenter St McDonald

Dog owner fined in municipal court

Victor Goedicke of 5 Boyd Sr pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to permitting a dog to run at large and was fined $5 plus costs.

Victor Goedicke Boyd Sr

Court Hears Mental Test Motion In Murder Case

A Common Pleas judge heard a motion to order a mental examination for Donald J. Miller before his trial on second degree murder. Miller, 21, of Athens Route 3, is jailed in Hocking County for the Feb 13 shotgun slaying of his uncle Eddie Bobo. The defense seeks two psychiatrists and a psychologist with results shared with counsel, and favors Lima State Hospital for the observation if needed. The state agrees to determine Miller’s mental ability before trial.

Common Pleas John W. Bolin Donald J. Miller James F. Shumaker Athens Gall, Jr Miller Shumaker Lima State Hospital Defense Council

Bonds Forfeited By Five Motorists

Five motorists forfeited bonds after missing Municipal Court appearances on State Highway Patrol speeding charges. Richard Liggett, 26, Columbus, $16. April D. Leving, 47, Lorain, $26. Lowell Hughes, 33, Pt. Pleasant, $26. Carlos Wayne Cochran, 21, The Plains, $26 for following too closely. Clifton H. Coursey, 20, Athens, $16 for stop sign violation.

Richard Liggett Columbus April D. Leving Lorain Lowell Hughes Pt. Pleasant Carlos Wayne Cochran the Plains Clifton H. Coursey Athens

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