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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1969

Page

3

Mellwain Attacks Rhodes Nixon in Athens Fund Dinner

Cincinnati attorney Harry Mellwain condemns Ohio Governor Rhodes and President Nixon at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Athens. He cites Life magazine charges against Rhodes and calls for ending the Vietnam War, urging accountability and framing the 1970 race as a test of honesty and integrity in public officials. He also critiques Ohio University President Claude Sowle’s campus drug policy, urging effective law enforcement and cautioning against campus immunity for offenses.

Tom Price Ohio U Sowle Nixon Vietnam Rhodes Life Magazine South Vietnam Thieu Ohio University McKwain McIlwain University of Cincinnati Law School

Law To Seek Cline Seat In 1970 County Voting

Athens Democrat John Law will seek the 1970 Athens County commissioner's seat now held by Republican John Cline. Law heads the Tri county senior citizens program and serves on the Children's Services Board. Absentee ballot applications will be available at the board of elections office.

Cline John Law Athens County John Cline Lenore Sickels Law Jack White Tri-county Community Action Agency Athens County Children’s Services Board Board of Elections William Howe Howe

Behind Scenes Report Tangles With Life Magazine Allegations

Ohio Governor James Rhodes is pressed over honesty after Harry McIlwain claims a judge’s letter linking the Licavoli case to Rhodes inspired Life magazine’s story. McIlwain says the letter to Columbus reporter Haskell Short preceded Life’s article by three months. He adds no known Life contact.

Ohio James Rhodes Harry McIlwain Life Magazine McKwain Yonnie Licavoli Rhodes Columbus Haskell Short Life Judge McCabe Haskell Licavoli McIlwain

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