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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1977
Page
9
Wellston Board approves planning to repair or replace fire escapes at Coalton Elementary in response to a state fire marshal order. Supt. McCormick to define ORC 3737.01 and invite bids within 60 days, with bids opened Dec 6 and work slated to start Dec 19.
Wellston High School and Junior High will hold a conference day November 30 for parents with staff available from 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Parents are urged to meet teachers and principals at their convenience and may call for special appointments. Open house accompanies conferences. tours of the facility will be offered. Grade cards will be distributed Wednesday. guardians are asked to sign and return them.
ICC release notes no unexpected rail abandonments in the region. ConRail lines in Columbus Charleston corridor appear to remain in service with Perry Athens and Meigs Counties protected. notes an error on Corning to Hobson map later corrected.
Meigs County deputies investigated vandalism over the weekend after a pumpkin was thrown through a Letart Falls window. Mrs. Pearl Willis from Racine reported two pumpkins hit the house, one shattered a picture window, and debris landed on the porch. A later report noted damaged fuel lines wiring cut and dirt placed in the engine crankcase.
The University of Toledo will study Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge sites along Lake Erie's southern shore to prevent damage from future construction. G Michael Pratt of UT's Regional Ohio Historic Preservation Office will map sites to preserve remnants of ancient communities and avoid destroying about 97 percent of prehistoric occupation without a conservation plan.
Meigs Local School administrative assistant Dwight Goins explains Rutland school district removed crabapple trees to improve bus driver vision and prevent near misses on the highway. He apologizes for any misunderstanding while noting the garden club’s town plantings remain an asset.
Nelsonville group reports first and second year emergency medical technician students from Hocking Technical College won honors at the Ohio Association of Emergency Medical Services quarterly meeting in Adamsville. Nine teams competed in 60 minutes of treat ment scenarios with judges scoring actions and omissions.
Fifteen acres of U S Army property in Lawrence County will be transferred to the county for park and recreational use. Jay Solomon of the General Services Administration announced the transfer. The county plans game courts and picnic facilities near the Ohio River area known as Lock and Dam 28.
FDA licensed Pneumovax for adults 50 plus and high risk groups. Researchers target use in babies to prevent otitis media caused by pneumococcus. Trials in Massachusetts and Alabama test vaccines against eight strains linked to ear infections. The vaccine already protects against 14 strains causing most pneumococcal pneumonia.
An Ashtabula man, Ronald James Crawford, 22, is jailed on charges of attempted aggravated murder and felonious assault after allegedly throwing his 11 month old daughter Cassy Marie Crawford into the Ashtabula River. The child survived in guarded ICU, Coast Guard rescuers pulled her from 40 degree water within nine minutes, and a crowd chased Crawford until police intervened. Bond set at 10000 for attempted aggravated homicide and 400 for felonious assault.
Washington AP reports higher prices on 1978 model cars and a farm price jump may lift the consumer price index. August and September CPI rose 0.3 percent each, while food costs, a quarter of CPI, slowed earlier but may rise due to farm price effects. Government forecasts project inflation near 6 percent for the year amid unemployment around 7 percent.
Addressograph-Multigraph Corp announces relocation of its corporate headquarters from Cleveland to Southern California to focus on high technology products. The move, approved at a Chicago shareholders meeting, will affect about 150 Cleveland employees next spring.
A batch of Athens Ohio ordinances details bids for 1978 salt purchases, fire department line-item shifts totaling 1129 dollars, and emergency measures for water maintenance and winter street upkeep. Also designated alleys as fire lanes and set penalties for obstruction. The notices include custody case filings in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas and council approvals by Edward Beckett and Martha Montovani.
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