Court Studies Legality Of OU Kroger Lease
Ohio University faces a prolonged court review over a 40 year lease of 28.6 acres on East State Street to Kroger. The Roth Trust appeals a 1973 Franklin County ruling that OU may lease land to private developers for area benefit. A decision by the 10th District Court of Appeals in Columbus is expected in four to six weeks.
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Ou-Kroger
Ohio University
Kroger Co
Cincinnati
John Stimmel
University
Bridgewater, Robe and
Stimmel
Roth Trust
Athens Plaza
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Kroger
Ohio Department of Public Works
Suimmel
Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Common Pleas Court
Roth
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio University Board of Trustees
East State Street
Plaza
East State
Home Street
Fired Athens policeman appeals dismissal after bar incident
Patrolman James Wooddell fired by letter May 15 filed an appeal with the Civil Service Commission. The case stems from an incident at Swankys Bar on Court Street involving Ohio University student Michael Gugel and led to a June 11 court date after a June 3 administrative hearing set by city officials.
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Athens
Civil Service Commission
James Wooddell
Ted Jones
Donald Barrett
Swanky’s
Court Street
Michael Gugel
Ohio University
United Apartments
Gugel
Wooddell
Athens County
Gerald Mollica
Service Safety
Phil Goldsberry
Mollica
Gas cost changes to appear on Athens area bills
Columbia Gas of Ohio will begin adding a gas cost adjustment line on each monthly bill starting June 6. The line shows the cents per Ccf for purchased gas, enabling customers to track changes in wholesale gas costs and compare month to month.
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Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Athens
E. F. Rothel
Public Utilities Commission
Rothel
Unintelligible phrases challenge local transcript work
Athens County engineer staff discuss difficulties in transcribing noisy public hearing tapes for the West Bypass. They compare unreadable speech to Nixon Watergate tapes, noting 33 hours of discussion in 1,308 pages and their method of paraphrase when words are unclear.
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Athens County
West
State Transportation Department
Gerald Hann
Hann
Washington
Anniversary marks Athens Senior Citizens Nutrition Program
The first anniversary of the Athens Senior Citizens Nutrition Program will be observed at First Presbyterian Church Athens with entertainment by the Ohio Valley Summer Theater music group. Attending are Roger McCauley and Catherine Harrop. The year old pilot, funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity and Older Americans Act, serves about 30 citizens daily with lunches and companionship.
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Athens
First Presbyterian Church
Tri- County Community Action Agency
Friendly Club
Athens Project
Ohio Valley Summer Theater Music Group
CAA
Roger McCauley
Catherine Harrop
Office of Economic Opportunity and
New Straitsville
Logan
Dorothy Mayle
Athens County
Kiwanis Meeting Highlights Key Club Debaters at OU Inn
Presentations by Key Club and Ohio University debate team featured Frank Fugate who was elected district nine Key Clubs lieutenant governor, and Rick Dudis reporting on service work such as trash cans at Athens High School and hospital drives. Debate members Jim Wallace and Steve Thompson argued federal control of strip mining, with Wallace supporting a shift to underground mining and Thompson advocating targeted bans. Ted Foster received a Kiwanis certificate of appreciation. STEWART Hocking Middle School eighth grade graduation rescheduled to 1 15 p.m. Monday awards day.
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Ron Bellar
Key Club
Ohio University
Kiwanis
Ohio University Inn
Frank Fugate
Rick Dudis
Athens High School
Heart Fund
United States
Jim Wallace
Steve Thompson
Wallace
Thompson
Stewart
Federal Hocking Middle School
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Citizens For Recreation Facilities
Harry Pappas
Hayes Hall
Ted Foster
The
ANB
Ranular Savwinac
Umu
Moneytree
F.D.I.C
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