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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1969

Page

4

ACLU Protest Over Libel Arrest in Ohio Case

The ACLU of Ohio urged Prosecuting Attorney Claire M Ball Jr. to drop criminal libel charges against Barbara Troy in Munici pal Court. Troy, a Mount Vernon N Y resident and former Ohio University coed, was charged Sept 21 for leaflets calling Judge Franklin C Sheeter and Police Captain Charles Cochran racist pigs. She pleads innocent. bond set at 1000 dollars as grand jury action looms in January.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Claire M Ball Jr Barbara Troy Ohio University Coed Miss Troy Mount Vernon N. Y Franklin C. Sheeter Charles Cochran ACLU Benson A. Wolman

Flood Control Funds Given House Approval

The House passed a $4.5 billion public works bill focused on water projects. it allocates $2.8 million for widening and a new channel on the Hocking River. The project totals $9.7 million with local participation, funded in yearly appropriations per the Corps of Engineers. Clarence Miller of the 10th District voted yes as the bill moved toward the Senate.

House Hocking River Senate Donald Johnson Hocking Conervancy District U. S. Corps of Engineers Clarence Miller

Pineville Man Fined and Jailed for DUI After Truck Slips

Troy Mason Banks, 25, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to unsafe operation of a vehicle and driving under the influence after his truck went into a ditch on Joneswood Road Tuesday night. He was fined 10 dollars for unsafe operation and 200 dollars plus costs for DUI, with seven days in jail and a 60 day license suspension.

Pineville Joneswood Road Troy Mason Banks

Transfer of Funds Approved by County Commissioners

County commissioners approved emergency legislation shifting funds from the rental and supply funds to cover accrued salaries for September in the mental retardation board. Administrator James Fernihaugh noted an arbitrary budget set at the year start and a committee to determine next year’s budget.

Board of James Fernihaugh John Cline Fernihough James Edwards Fernihaugh

Tri County Seminar Friday Promotes Cooperative Action

The Tri County Community Action Seminar at Nelsonville York High School in Buchtel aims to help low income and senior citizens stretch purchasing power through cooperative action. Main speaker Max Glenn of CORA leads a day with CORA staff, crafts and farming co op speakers, and workshops featuring Ben Poage Paul Mulray Dick Seymour Harold Wartsler and Clarence Rice. Monsignor Edward W O Rourke will headline the all day session with VISTA volunteer Rocky Neptun inviting broad attendance to join a federal anti poverty effort.

Tri-County Community Action Nelsonville- York Buchtel CAP Charles Innis Max Glenn Commission On Religion In Appalachian CORA Robert Walker David Bellows Federation of Southern Cooperatives Appalachia Ben Poage Grass-Roots Economc Development Corp Jackson, Ky Jamaica Paul Mulray VISTA Appalachian Mountains Dick Seymour Farmers Cooperative Service Harold Wartsler Clarence Rice Frakes Feedering Labor Department Nina Poage

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