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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1969
Page
2
President Nixon declares the Apollo 11 goodwill tour the most successful in U.S. history. Crowds fill the White House grounds as Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin Jr attend a welcome ceremony and dinner with the President and their wives.
Rex Harrison returned to the British stage Wednesday night after a nine year absence. Critics roasted the play but judged Harrison himself as fine. The work was George Hulme's The Lionel Touch.
London reports John Lennon of the Beatles has shaved off his beard at the request of Yoko Ono. Lennon says he was tired of the beard and enjoys seeing his chin and feeling the air on his face.
A court official disclosed that Queen Elizabeth II feels the pinch of rising living costs. The queen, though one of the world's wealthiest women, cannot rely on her annual official allowance of nearly 1.2 million and is dipping into private income. Most royal resources are in real estate.
New York The American Cancer Society selects Fess Parker star of Daniel Boone to head its 1970 Crusade shaping statewide fundraising and awareness efforts with Parker to tour communities and promote cancer control programs.
In Pamplona 1506 townspeople protested air pollution at Erancho when police opened fire. Jesus Maria Murueta, 31, was mortally wounded and others scattered. The incident prompted renewed calls for environmental controls and safer demonstrations.
Northern Ireland officials lift the weekend pub curfew in Belfast after a quieter spell. Pubs may reopen past seven to ten p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, following a riot cycle. five protesters detained after a silent march through the city center. In Italy, police nab three suspects near the Swiss border seizing 50 of 256 stolen paintings worth about 240,000 dollars.
Local forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions with little temperature change tonight and lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Friday will be partly sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s and Saturday looks mostly fair and warm.
Best Photo Service in Coolville shut down briefly Wednesday due to water service interruptions. On Thursday the plant resumed limited film processing but could not print due to insufficient water. President A Karl Summers said this is the third disruption costing $1,000 to $1,500 daily and criticized the Coolville water works for failing to prevent the shortage. He noted the plant uses about 30,000 gallons daily from a 100,000 gallon tank and said it may take days after a pumping failure before operations can normalize. Summers found no one at the pump station Thursday morning to explain the shortage.
Sheriff warns of a con artist posing as a repairman. He allegedly took $25 and $93 from two residents for roof work not performed. Both cases went to Municipal Court. recovery requires civil actions. Residents urged to use reputable firms.
Homer T. Baird represented the Athens Chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives at a Silver Spring Maryland conference with 187 delegates from 148 SCORE chapters. The event launched a drive to double SCORE volunteers as Hilary Sandoval Jr of the SBA urged a larger program to aid small businesses and improve SBA services. SCORE volunteers are recruited from retired, successful businesspeople who provide free counseling.
An open house for parents and community members is set for Monday at 8 p.m. in the Athens High School auditorium. Principal Dr. Gerald Killeen explains the goal is to learn about programs and meet teachers, with new teachers introduced and a slide tape on innovations. After the session, attendees tour classrooms and talk with staff, and excerpts from the December school musical Oliver will be performed.
Upper Ohio Valley Section of the American Chemical Society will meet at 8 p.m. Thursday November 13 in Ohio University Clip Lab Room 132. Edith M Flanigen of Union Carbide Corp will lecture on Man-made Gemstones Synthesizing Beauty.
The National Association of Evangelicals is circulating a Christian Declaration to gather signatures nationwide. It asserts Christian principles helped found the nation yet claims secular society now neglects those values. The statement calls for an American recommitment to God.
The Revco D S Inc board, based in Cleveland, announced a regular quarterly dividend of five cents a share on common stock. The dividend is payable December 16 to stockholders of record December 1.
London hosts Mexican Week featuring contemporary works from pottery and ceramics to basketware. The display highlights diverse crafts, inviting visitors to explore Mexican art across multiple media.
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