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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1971
Page
3
Volunteers at Ohio University raise funds at the campus gate with the slogan Out of the wards into the woods to fund ten mentally retarded Gallipolis State Institute residents for summer camp.
A nonstudent, 19 year old Lee C. Sweitzer of Buffalo was fined 25 dollars and costs in Athens County Municipal Court after pleading guilty to trespassing for sleeping in a usually unoccupied room at Tiffin Hall dormitory. OU Security Police arrested him following a resident director’s report.
U S Army Maj. Robert L. Putnam joins the Athens area battalion of the Ohio National Guard as an adviser. He begins duties at the Athens National Guard Armory and will serve about two years alongside units from Athens Logan New Lexington McConnelsville Zanesville Cambridge Steubenville Marietta and Caldwell. Also in the unit is 1st Lt. Rolla D. Wagner who became headquarters battery commander in March and Sgt. Bennie Graham who has been in Athens since fall. The battalion commander is Lt. Col. Arthur L. Sidell. Summer camp is set for June 12 26 at Camp Atterbury Indiana and Camp Perry Ohio.
The Ohio Public Interest Action Group OPIAG founded by Ralph Nader plans a Columbus office funded by April contributions totaling 65000. The group will hire full time lawyers scientists organizers and other professionals to tackle environment consumer worker safety and corporate responsibility issues.
Mrs Vera Tannehill of Parma spent a week with her parents Mr and Mrs C H Williams and other relatives. Mr and Mrs Thomas Jenks of Louisa Ky spent a weekend with Mrs Jenks parents Mr and Mrs William Brown. Mr and Mrs Robert Hysell visited their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Max Folmer of Cincinnati. The Garners and others visited Mrs Elmo Johnson and Ker mit Williams at Charleston. Mr and Mrs Eugene Slack Suzanne and Philip moved into the Jacob Turner house on Water St. Vernon Bartels and Emmett Bartels of Cincinnati and Mrs William Bartels of Benton Harbor Mich spent a weekend here to visit Mrs Emmett Bartles who was patient at Veterans Memorial Hospital. The son visited his mother during hospitalization. Mrs Donald Cottrill Sharon Craig and Bruce spent a day with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Thomas Quick of Columbus. Mr and Mrs James Tannehill and family of Parma visited here with Tannehills grandparents Mr and Mrs C H Williams and mother Mrs Vera Tannehill and other relatives.
Businesses in Athens Logan and Patriot seek new permits or permit transfers from the Ohio Department of Liquor Control. EB Corp doing business as the Inferno Athens wants a C-5 permit transfer to 34 S Court St. Co. Nick Maniskas as Nick's Wine Shop Logan seeks transfer of C-1 and C-2 permits to Nick Maniskas Jr. Sportsman Inn Patriot seeks a D-1 3.2 beer on site and carry out permit. Objections should be filed promptly per Director Guggenheim.
In Cincinnati Price Hill operators of an adult bookstore shut the store immediately due to threats and violence. The shop has faced shotgun and pistol fire, broken windows, and picketing by residents near a Roman Catholic church. Allen Brown, attorney for Trans Media News, said safety concerns drove the closure, not economic or legal reasons.
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