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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1969
Page
2
Rome will not extradite Raphael Minichiello the 20 year old suspect who hijacked a liner from California to Rome on November 1. Justice Minister Silvio Gava ruled Italy will try him on charges carrying up to 30 years imprisonment. Italy has no death penalty.
In New York Cliff Robertson urged Americans to donate nine million dollars for Biafra starving children. He announced the campaign at a news conference after presenting twenty five thousand dollars already raised to the Joint Church Aid, aiding a covert airlift relief effort.
The State Department announced that Secretary of State William P. Rogers will meet with French President Georges Pompidou in Paris December 7 and 8 and with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt in Bonn December 5. He will head the U S delegation to the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels December 3 to 5.
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato returns to Tokyo to cheering crowds after talks with President Nixon. They agreed Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands would return to Japanese control by 1972.
U S ambassador Walter H. Annenberg hosted a Tuesday night reception to celebrate Thanksgiving and a $1 million interior redecorating of his residence. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon attended among 425 guests for supper and dancing under a marquee. The event ran until 3 a.m. Wednesday.
David Eisenhower says he has not made a firm decision after June graduation but notes the Navy is a possibility. He plans to take law school admission tests before committing to any path.
Yesterday high 58 and precip 0 inches. Today low 25 with 9 am humidity at 100 percent. Monthly total 2.83 inches, normal 2.66. yearly total 26.45 inches, 10.68 inches below normal. Sunset 5 08 pm, sunrise 7 26 am, sea level pressure 30.48 inches and rising.
Ohio University president Claude Sowle lauds Athens Mayor Raymond Shepard for addressing police conduct complaints. He supports a police review board, city university cooperation, and a fast safety director search while urging careful selection and inclusion of citizen committees for fact finding.
Athens Ohio police said three suspects were cleared after lie detector tests in the beating of Kathleen Valonis a 22 year old Ohio University senior. Valonis remained in critical condition at University Hospital Columbus after brain damage from the attack near the Athens Middle School.
A 17 year patrol veteran, David R. Medert, becomes lieutenant and Athens Post commander effective immediately replacing Lt. Guy Martin who moves to Steubenville. Medert is a Ross County native, 1982 Ohio University graduate, Army veteran, and has served at Jackson Piketon Chillicothe and Mansfield Posts.
A special meeting of the Shitering Arms Hospital Foundation board of trustees is called for Monday by Rev. William G. Black. The session aims to realign and enlarge standing committees and review periodic public reports. The new administrator will be in Athens on the 11th and 12th to assess construction schedules and meet committees.
About 18 600 Ohio University students left Athens Wednesday for a five day Thanksgiving recess. Classes resume Monday. Residence halls closed at 2 p.m. today. halls reopen Sunday at 1 p.m. with Monday breakfast. Baker Center closes 5 30 p.m. Wednesday.
Public school pupils in Athens city and county systems resume Monday. Alexander Local School District remains on break until Jan 5 due to finances. A Dec 9 special election will resubmit a 10 mill levy voters rejected on Nov 4.
A birth and a list of dischargees appear in Sheltering Arms Hospital notes. Names include Mr and Mrs Maung Gyi Athens and others with Athens addresses and the Plains listed for Jeffrey Smith. Dismissed individuals include Mrs Lowell Chase John Hull and several others.
Patricia Carr and Gary Carr are named in a Nelsonville gross neglect matter affecting three children. The filing names both parents and outlines alleged neglect, signaling a custody or welfare action in progress.
Traffic case involves Donald Reed cited for violations noted at address 38 Highland. Details describe a stop and fines assessed under local ordinance. Reed faces penalties and possible further actions by the municipal court.
The Athens County board of elections said the recount of two November 4 contests produced no change in results after a second tally from 29 precincts. O C Bibbee requested the halt. Charles Shaner remains winner of the county school board post. Earlier seven city precincts counted for Dale Nitzschke. Howard Romine remains councilman at large winner.
Paramythia Lodge 25 F and A M hosts the Seventeenth Masonic District Association at the Masonic Temple in Athens. Past masters convocation at 1 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Association meeting at 7 p.m. Reservations for dinner due by Friday noon, says lodge secretary Glenn L Atkinson.
City police said Tommy Lam, 19, of Greenville pled guilty in Municipal Court to failing to have headlights on after a Nov 15 crash at the Lancaster Second Street intersection with Drusilla Evarts, 40, of Strounds Run Road. Lam was fined $2 plus costs.
Athens Mayor Raymond Shepard released a statement detailing proposals to ease tensions with Ohio University. Plan includes appointing a city safety director, formalizing police university security cooperation, and creating a citizen complaints committee to hear grievances. The mayor emphasized careful recruitment and city council as the proper avenue for addressing issues. Meetings would be held monthly with potential for more frequent sessions if needed.
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