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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1972
Page
6
A two year study of 33 wealthiest foundations finds them passive and conflicted on social reform. It calls for less corporate linkage and splitting large funds like Ford into smaller independent bodies while praising prompt charitable disbursements.
The Baptist Theological Union at the University of Chicago awards William G Black rector of Athens Ohio's Church of the Good Shepherd its 1972 Alumnus of the Year. He is praised as a dynamic community leader with civic and humanitarian work and has served since 1962 as rector.
Military investigators continue inquiry into a southeast of Erie jet fighter crash that killed Captain Thomas M. Putts 28 of Kent Ohio and Major Michael C. Freeman 40 of Wooster Ohio Both from the 910th Reserve Unit headquartered in Youngstown A37 swept wing jet caught fire and exploded in a 45 degree dive after taking off from Youngstown Municipal Airport around 2 pm local time Debris was found over woodlands and an open field near the crash site
A Glouster Route 13 curve mishap Friday afternoon sent Gertrude Dew 52 to Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville for a head cut and hip and leg bruises. She was treated and released.
Athens Fire Department emergency squadmen aided four people Sunday after a traffic crash on Route 50 W in front of Athens Apartments. Bill Green suffered head lacerations and was taken to O Bleness Memorial Hospital. Robert Hadler had facial and knee injuries and was transported to Hudson Health Center. Patty Cianciolo fell at 27 N Court St and Michele Curran became ill in Bromley Hall. both were moved to Hudson Health Center.
One passenger was injured when a car driven by Thomas LaRose left Route 33 near Meigs County and hit a tree at 11:20 p.m. Saturday. Passenger Jerry Krumrine suffered a cut lip. medical treatment status unclear. Community notices follow.
The Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee planned a hearing on a criminal code revision bill to consider imposing the death penalty for crimes such as killing a police officer or prison guard in the line of duty. The measure, likely to go to conference committee, reflects broader revisions including lower minimum sentences for felonies and parole rule changes.
In Dahomeny Peace Corps volunteers reflect a shift from liberal arts teachers to skilled workers. Ljubomir Ivanovich, 60, supervises a river valley project while his wife teaches. Beth McCammon, 26, runs an experimental animal husbandry effort. The corps now emphasizes rare skills, aiding global programs and museums, with Blatchford reforming strategy after a 1960s peak.
David Ben-Gurion marked his 86th birthday in solitude at the Kibbutz Sde Boquer Negev home. He spoke of moving Jews to build Israel and compiling an 11 volume history while noting cautious hope for peace with Arabs.
Doctors report a remarkably successful nonprescription treatment from Preparation H that shrinks infected and inflamed hemorrhoidal tissue and provides hours of pain and itch relief. Tests indicate it works in many cases with available ointment or suppositories.
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