Beetle production to continue despite rumors in Athens
Larry Towne of University Volkswagen in Athens confirms no plan to end Beetle production. State Auditor Ferguson reports 5.815 million in April welfare aid distributed across Ohio’s 88 counties with funds from federal and state sources. Distributions include Athens 22099 and Meigs 8947, while gasoline tax funds were delayed in May but will resume in June. Ohio Liquor Control processes four regional permit applications including Nelsonville sites and transfers from Irene Buffington to JMK Corp.
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Larry Towne
University
Volkswagen
Athens
Joseph T Ferguson
Ohio
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Vinton
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
David L. Blair
Henson Howdyshell
Nelsonville
Jesse Walker
Walkers Grocery
Bernard Wagner
Bessemer
Lassie Justice
Lassies Carry Out
Middleport
Irene Buffington
Little Ritz
Union St
JMK Corp
Workers Still Out At Abex
Abex Corp. workers remained off the job for a second day awaiting a conference between company officials and a United Auto Workers representative. Plant Manager Jeff Jarvis said the UAW called the stoppage unauthorized and a union agent would seek the return of 180 workers. Local 324 had begun the wildcat strike Thursday over a suspension of a worker.
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Abex Corp
United Auto Workers International
Jeff Jarvis
UAW
OU Professor admonished for approving student clash during Reds game
An Ohio University professor faced admonishment by faculty colleagues after approving a student led field clash that interrupted a Cincinnati Reds game as a class project. The Faculty Senate inquiry found the act showed poor judgment but said press coverage inflated consequences. a university spokesman noted alumni misread the incident as nude streaking.
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Ohio University
Cincinnati Reds
Faculty Senate
Wayne Jewett
Associated Press
Jewett
Veterans Protest Campout Demands Meeting With OU Leader
About 20 veterans led by Ron Kovic pitched tents on the College Green to meet OU President Claude Sowle and discuss campus veteran problems. Kovic said he came to Athens to recruit supporters for a July 4 Washington march to spotlight a national veterans crisis. A noon rally preceded the campout on College Green.
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American Veterans Movement National
Ron Kovic
College Green
Claude Sowle
Veterans and Supporters
Sowle
Kovic
Athens
Washington D. C
Veterans Affairs
American Veterans Movement
Louisiana Rider Hurt In Athens Motorcycle Crash
A Baton Rouge man D. H. Anderson Jr. 23 sustained injuries when his motorcycle veered off East State Street at Madison Avenue in Athens at 12:22 a.m. He was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. Police issued no citation.
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Baton Rouge
D. H. Anderson Jr
East State Street
Madison Avenue
Athens
Anderson
O’bleness Memorial
Perry County Court News Major DWI fines and school failures listed
Perry County Court records include Clarence Steele fined 350 dollars and jailed nine days for two DWI counts with 90 day license suspension. Other cases impose fines and modest jail time for driving left of center and toxicated charges. Several defendants face school-absence violations and license-related penalties amid numerous local residents named with ages and towns.
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Clarence Steele
Pleasantville
Albert Thompson
Junction City
Richard E. Williamson Jr
Lancaster
Clouse Lake
Guy
Betty J. Crain
Corning
Vera Samson
Vaughn
Evelyn Hanning
New Straitsville
Frank R. Printz Jr
St. Louisville
Ronald L. Smith
Kenton
Michael D. Wilson
Heath
Perry County
Theodora A. Miller
Somerset Reservoir
Wilbert D. Barnhart
Crooksville
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Abex
Louisiana
Perry County Court News
Court News
Leslie McKee
Bob Rutter
Glouster Route 2
Beulah M. Riley
Corning Route 1
Western Auto
James G. Fuller
New Lexington
Jerry F. Greenlee
Columbus
Timothy Mark Whitlatch
Logan
Margaret Ann Chevalier
David William Vollmer
Jean Ann Hanning
William A. Baker
Goldie E. Rehart
Michael R. Watts
Darlene S. Colborn
Gregory Allen Russell
Rhoda Gaye Hutchins
Ted Douglas Robinson
Vickie Kay Williams
Tony E. Chevalier
Debra Kay Hollingshead
Jeffrey J. Armstrong
Langaster
Lu Ann Hardy
John Merrill Mummy
Donna Sue McArtor
Roy M. Ballard
Thornville
Lou Ann Painter
James Frederick Reed
Bonnie Jean Carrigan
Frank Ray Ratliff
Julia Ann Bowers
Dynamark
Briggs & Stratton
Black
Coast Guard
Teres
F.E.T
Buckeye
Creeper
Playtex
Terry
PLAZA
Home Guard
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