University panel calls for bold action to fight racism
Dr. Harry Morgan led a three day Conference on Racism at Ohio University urging OU to hire more minorities and form a positive action committee. He asked President Sowle to commit to half of all vacancies going to minority candidates and urged a campus wide meeting of black faculty and staff to tackle race issues.
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Harry Morgan
Ohio University
Athens County
Morgan
Baker Center
State Correction
Bennett J. Cooper
Athens Mental Health Center
Harry Chovnick
William G. Black
Athens’ Church of the Good Shepherd
Alice Curtis
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Claude R. Sowle
University
Sowle
Harkness Ballet Plans U S Tour for 1972
The Har kness Ballet will tour the United States starting February 1972 with stops in Fredericksburg Virginia Chapel Hill North Carolina Knoxville Tennessee Huntsville Alabama Sewanee Tennessee Meridian Mississippi Baton Rouge Louisiana Biloxi Mississippi Tallahassee St. Petersburg West Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale Sarasota and Fort Walton Beach Florida Columbus Mississippi Birmingham Alabama Atlanta Georgia Richmond Baltimore and Philadelphia The company recently completed a European tour including Germany Holland and 18 Spanish cities.
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New York
Harkess Ballet
United States
Harkness
Fredericksburg
Chapel Hill
N.C
Knoxville
Safety Director's Position Offered By Athens Mayor
Athens Mayor elect Donald Barrett said he may appoint a young Athens man as safety director, with a decision expected early next week. He spoke at a Jaycees meeting and told The Messenger he hopes for a definite response by Monday or Tuesday. he did not name the candidate. Barrett attributed his victory to running as an independent Democrat and urged continued Jaycee support for local recreation projects and annexation discussions to come from the communities involved.
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James O'Connor
Jaycees
Barrett
Court Street
E. State Street
Cold front ends mild Ohio spell with cooler weekend
A cold front across Ohio ends unseasonably warm weather with 40s to 50s expected this afternoon and 30s to 40s tonight. Saturday will be cloudy and cooler with highs in the 40s. National outlook calls for cooler air and snow flurries in the northern tier from the Dakotas to Maine.
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Ohio
Dakotas
Maine
Athens County Land Transfers Lot by Lot Across Townships
A long list of property transfers in Athens County shows multiple residents selling parcels to buyers in Nelsonville Chauncey Glouster and Athens. Notable names include Roy Backus Homer Shields Elizabeth Mingus Dorothy Andrachick and the Wesleyan Church among others. The report also notes Johnny Bench’s 1971 batting average of .238 after a 1970 MVP season with a .293 mark.
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Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Two Men Receive Probation in Athens County Court
Dorsey Worthington, 29, Cincinnati, pleaded guilty on a reduced misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana and got three years probation plus a $200 fine after spending about 50 days in jail. Leroy Hill, 20, Chesterhill, pled guilty to auto larceny and received three years probation with $500 restitution to Pam Pierson.
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Dorsey Worthington
Cincinnati
Claire M. Ball Jr
Worthington
Leroy Hill
Chesterhill
Pam Pierson
Athens
Marriage License Nos. for Four Couples Listed
Rickie Joe Deeter and Cheryl Lynne Hoisington apply for a license in Guysville and Athens respectively. Robert Dewayne Peck and Sue Ann Loudner seek licenses in Albany and Nelsonville.
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Rickie Joe Deeter
Guysville
Cheryl Lynne Hoisington
Athens
Robert Dewayne Peck
Albany
Sue Ann Loudner
Nelsonville
Athens High presents Don't Drink the Water Saturday show
The Athens High School fall production Don't Drink the Water will be performed at 8 p.m. Saturday in the school auditorium, updated from Friday per The Messenger.
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Athens High School
Jackson Declares Presidential Candidacy in 1972 Bid
Sen. Henry M. Jackson announces his Democratic presidential run citing trust in leadership and urging job creation. He criticizes President Nixon and argues the economy and worker livelihoods must be the top 1972 election issue.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Nixon
U.S
Jackson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Adlai E. Stevenson
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Plains
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Mary Backus
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Violet Shields
Lorenzo
Vada Kovaleski
Chauncey
J. Lester
Josephine Scott
Herbert
Judy Ohlinger
Inlet
Mary Moore
David
Donna Willits
Richard Gilbert
Bern Township
Bernard and
Diane Goss
William and
Ora Jo Weston
Ruth Scotts
Helen Roach
St. Petersburg
Fla
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Whonetta Russell
Eugene Hogue
Glouster
Richard
Wanda Rush
Glen
Edith McClelland
Trimble Township
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Diana Wolfe
Robert
Shirley Shafer
York Township
Dorothy Andrachick
Jan
Diana Angle
Elizabeth Mingus
Morris Carmichael
Denzil and
Jeanette Robinson
Dolores Lobdell
Grandview Highland
Elmer Jones
Eileen Bridgewater
Verity
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Carolyn Knudson
Inlot 51
Genevieve Dutton
Dwight and
Marret Poulson
Athens Township
Clark Preston
Kathleen Preston
Ada Belle Robinson
Lancaster
Athens National Bank
Stanley Heights
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Melva Coen
Joseph and
Vivian Kelley
Lodi Township
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Linda Sigman
Henry
Caroline Dean
Hudson's
E. M
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Lewis and Cleo Weyand
Mill Street
B. G. W. Builders Inc
Mark and
Lucille Wheaton
Conrath
Athens Developers Inc
Benjamin and
Sally Ball
Oakmont
Maxine McPherson
the Plains
Gail
Nellie Phillips
Larry Conrath
Canaan
Ampak Corp
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Janet Wagner
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
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Gregg Herrington
Associated Press
White House
America
Snohomish County, Wash
Congress
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Edmund S. Muskie
Attica
N.Y
First National Bank
Wath Radio
Woody” Simpson
RCA
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Cunningham Music Center
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Richland Ave
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