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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1968

Page

6

Impasse Between State and Local on Mennonite One Room School

In Wayne County Ohio state and local officials delay action against a Mennonite run school near Kidron. Two teachers with under high school education teach 49 pupils in grades 1 through 10, with Bible instruction and a creationist science text.

Wooster Ohio Wayne County Kidron John R. Lea Lea Boards of Education Harold J. Bowers Luke Martin Lois

Service Pins Awarded At Philip Sporn Plant

Anniversary service pins have been awarded at Philip Sporn Plant to Howard F. Wagenhals assistant shift engineer 35 years Virgil G. Roush Kenneth E F Harris Stanton E Burdette and Robert Rhodes maintenance men 15 years and Helen Handley clerk typist 10 years.

Point Pleasant Philip Sporn Howard F. Wagenhals Virgil G. Roush Kenneth EF. Harris Stanton E. Burdette Robert Rhodes Helen Handley

Halloween Carnival At Tuppers Plains Elementary

Tuppers Plains Elementary hosts its annual Halloween carnival Saturday at 7 p.m. in the school gym with games prizes and refreshments. Mason County Republican Women sponsor a bake sale Saturday at 9 30 a.m. at the Republican Headquarters in the former Vickers Building, Main Street.

Tuppers Plains Point Pleasant Mason County Republican Vickers Main Street

Nixon Maintains Big Lead In National Polls

Nixon holds a 44 to 29 lead over Humphrey and 20 for Wallace among 1158 registered voters surveyed. Wallace remains strongest in the 13 state South, while Nixon leads outside the South. Humphrey shows no steady gain akin to Truman in 1948, and defections from Democrats to Nixon or Wallace are noted.

Princeton N. J Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey George Wallace Nixon Humphrey Wallace Truman Thomas Dewey Henry Wallace J. Strom Thurmond Middle West Wal Nixon Hhh Ad Gallup Steveeayslet Humphrey Seees reaVenenea

Sky Eye Helicopter Aids Chicago Police Patrols

Chicago Police deploy a helicopter dubbed Sky Eye to supplement Task Force patrols. Sgt. John Duggan notes the craft provides 270 degree vision over six to eight blocks, acting as a deterrent. When crime spikes, helicopters coordinate with ground units for intensified area patrols.

Chicago -P Chicago Police Department John Duggan Department

Czech births at lowest rate since 1918 founding

Prague Czechoslovakia reports 1967 birth rate of 15.1 births per 1000 people, the lowest since the republic’s founding in 1918. The prior low was 1937 at 16.7 births per 1000, the Statistical Office notes.

Prague Czechoslovakia Republic Statistical Office

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