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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1976

Page

9

Belpre golfer wins medalist in Tri-Valley golf meet

Nelsonville-York claims team title in the Tri-Valley Conference golf meet at Belpre with a 358. Medalist honors go to Belpre’s Dave Van Meter with 77. All-league picks include seven golfers from Belpre Alexander Nelsonville-York. Trophies were presented by Ned H. Tanner.

OxBow Golf Course Mark South Alexander Monte Doherty Belpre Kent Fearns Nelsonville-York Gil Elmore Nelsonville- York Dave van Meter Joe Holtel Tim Pitts Elmore Pitts Warren Ned H. Tanner

Bobcats Rally From Arch-Rival Win Shows Depth

Ohio's 28 14 football victory over Miami Saturday left coach Bill Hess wary of complacency after ending a four season drought against the arch rival. Andy Vetter led the offense with three touchdowns as Arnold Welcher and Nigel Turpin contributed strong runs and receptions. Defensive standouts included Joe Callan and Ted Librizzi as Ohio steadied after a late Miami push and avoided major injuries aside from Ed Murphy's two week knee strain.

Ohio Bobcats Miami Bill Hess Hess Andy Vetter MAC Arnold Welcher Nigel Turpin Bob Weidow Tim Ramsey Tom Joe Callan Ted Librizzi Todd Lucas Steve Groves Welcher Ed Murphy

Finnearty Named New Reserve Coach at Athens High

Athens Board of Education named Bob Finnearty the new reserve and assistant varsity basketball coach at Athens High School. Finnearty previously coached at Chauncey High School, posting strong records and district success, and has served in multiple coaching roles at both Chauncey and Athens. He is a 1955 Plains High School and 1963 Ohio University graduate, and he and his wife Patty reside in Chauncey with son Bill and daughter Angie.

Bob Finnearty Athens High School Athens Board of Education Fred ‘Gibson Bulldog Charles McAfee Finnearty Chauncey High School Cage Athens Chauncey Blue Devils Southeastern Ohio Athletic League the Plains High School Ohio University Air Force Patty Bill Angie

New Teams Crack College Ratings

The AP college football poll keeps Michigan, Pitt, Nebraska and UCLA at the top as Oklahoma rises to fifth. Debuting in the Top Twenty are Iowa State South Carolina East Carolina and Mississippi State tied for 20th. East Carolina defeats VMI 17-3 and Mississippi State beats Memphis State 42-33.

Associated Press Michigan Pitt Nebraska UCLA Oklahoma Iowa State South Carolina East Carolina Mississippi State Wolverines Northwestern Miami Fla Panthers Kansas State Washington State Kansas Jayhawks Missouri Cyclones Florida Notre Dame Texas Houston Arkansas Alabama Texas Tech Georgia Louisiana State Mississippi LSU Kentucky Ole Miss VMI Memphis State

Athens Soccer Club Triumphs at Home in 7-2 Win

Athens Soccer Club defeated Delaware 7-2 as Mikhail and Whealey each scored three goals and McComb added one. The win leaves Athens at 3-2-2 for the season and they next host an alumni team Sunday at 1 p.m. at the City Recreation Field on East State Street.

Atter Mikhail Dick Whealey Athens Delaware Dave McComb City Recreation East State Street

Trimble Varsity Girls Rally For Two-Set Win At Berne Union

Trimble's varsity girls volleyball team defeated Berne Union 15-12 and 15-13 on the road. Merrilea Bingman scored nine points and Ann Vore added six as Trimble improved to 8-3. The junior varsity fell 15-6, 15-7 to Berne Union.

Trimble Sugar Grove Berne Union Merrilea Bingman Ann Vore Lisa Fleischer Tomcats Alexander Vinton County

Sex Separation In Philadelphia Hearing Subject

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on whether Philadelphia can maintain sexually segregated high schools. Susan Lynn Vorchheimer, 15, filed suit in 1974 claiming two gifted schools violated equal protection by excluding her from Central High School, an all boys school since 1836, due to gender.

Washington Supreme Court Brown Vs. Board of Education Philadelphia Susan Lynn Vorchheimer Central High School Central High Girls High Vorchheimer 3Rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Brown

Carter Mondale Campaigns Step Up Election Messages

Carter urged effective government is possible if the public stays engaged while Mondale blasted Ford as paralyzed by red tape. Ford plans a 14-state final push. Dole campaigned in Missouri amid Carter signs and student doubt. McCarthy urged voter participation as apathy could aid his independent bid.

Carter Tampa Mondale Denver Ford Administration Ford Williamsburg Sen Robert Dole Missouri Cape Girardeau Dole Eugene McCarthy George McGovern McCarthy Kirkwood

Economy shows slower third quarter GNP growth

Commerce report notes inflation at 4.4 percent annual rate, down from 5.2 percent, with GNP at 1,709.7 billion dollars. Inventory build up slowed and investment growth fell to five percent, influencing the overall weaker expansion ahead of the November election.

Soas Department

Retention Vote Sparks Raucous Ohio Senate Debate Over Stebbins

The Ohio Senate debates the call to remove Stebbins from the Industrial Commission amid a corruption probe into the workmen's compensation program. Senator Secrest and others warn of broad repercussions, while leaders predict the verdict next day after the election. Several Democrats back Stebbins, joined by three others, with Carney facing re election this year.

Marigene Valiquette D- 11 Toledo Stebbins Workmen's Compensation Department Senate Michael J. Maloney Cincinnati Judiciary Committee Oliver Ocasek Akron Celebrezze Secrest Valiquette Ocasek William F. Bowen Thomas E. Carney Youngstown Morris M. Jackson Cleveland Harry Meshel Robert F O'Shaughnessy Columbus Donald L. Woodland Carney

Hungary Still a Stage With Moscow Prompter After Uprising

A veteran correspondent recalls the 1956 Hungarian revolt and its aftermath. Hungary remains in the Soviet bloc with limited freedom and a lingering Moscow prompter. The country shows liberal traits under Goulash communism while thousands fled or were jailed, and Imre Nagy and Pal Maleter were executed.

Associated Press Vienna Moscow Soviet Bloc Hungary Budapest Tibor Dery U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service United States Imre Nagy Pal Maleter Poland Stalin Uprisin Matyas Rakosi Ernce Geroe Geroe Tottering Nagy Kadar Maleter

Purge Talk Intensifies in Chinese Party Fold

An editorial in the Peking People's Daily calls for a firm campaign to expose radicals after unconfirmed reports that Chiang Ching Mao’s widow and three other Politburo members were arrested on September 7 for allegedly plotting to oust Premier Hua Kuo-feng. Demonstrations in Shanghai continue to disrupt the radicals’ base.

Tokyo Communist Party Today Mao Tse-tung Peking People’s Daily Peking Chiang Ching Mao Hua Kuofen Chang Chung-chiao Wang Hung-wen Yao Wen-yuan Japan Kyodo Chang Hua China Hua Kuo-feng

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