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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1975
Page
3
City Council plans first reading of an ordinance to appropriate 75000 of revenue sharing to the general fund for police and fire salaries. The move follows a January plan to use 150000 in revenue sharing this year. A prior 75000 appropriation was approved last summer.
Four Western Reserve Telephone Co. exchanges now allow single and two party service users to be identified automatically on long distance calls. Beginning Tuesday, Chester 985 Coolville 667 Little Hocking 989 and Reedsville 378 exchanges will use new equipment funded at 47000 dollars. Four party users still must give numbers to operators. The company serves over 727000 customers in 12 states through Mid-Continent Telephone Service Corp.
A Money Management and Credit workshop for women will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at United Campus Ministry 18 N. College St. led by Charlotte Kass. The session covers money fears budgeting spending credit and home ownership with free child care available.
The South Central Ohio Regional Juvenile Center in Chillicothe will hold an open house and dedication Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Chief Justice C William O Neill of the Ohio Supreme Court will dedicate the facility serving Highland Pickaway Ross Vinton Jackson and Pike counties. The center planned to begin operations Nov 3 and will house 14 boys and 5 girls aged 14 to 18 for short stays.
Republican Joe Johnson and Democrat Gene Brundige will face questions at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Morton Math Building at Ohio University. The event will feature prepared questions followed by audience Q A with moderator Dr Ted Foster OU associate professor of interpersonal communication.
City Solicitor Lawrence Grey filed a brief with the Ohio Supreme Court in Allan Dvorak v Athens Civil Service Commission. Dvorak was fired from the Athens Fire Department and lost his appeal as a probationary employee. lower courts upheld the commission. The case awaits argument likely in December.
Ohio consumers gain a 24 hour toll free Public Action Line at the attorney general's office to handle complaints about sales practices home solicitations and pyramid schemes. Callers reach 1 800 282 0515 with operators available 8 30 a m to 7 p m Monday through Friday and messages recorded after hours for callbacks next business day.
The South Central Ohio Preservation Society Inc. or SCOPS will hold its first autumn meeting November 2 at 2 p.m. at the Shawnee State Forest environmental education center on Route 1 off Route 125. David Brook is named preservation officer and will help form 16 county task forces to organize National Register nominations with funding from the Ohio Arts Council and a matching grant from the Department of the Interior.
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