Nelsonville Accepts Federal Grant For Sewage Plant
Nelsonville officials approve a 28 610 grant from the Water Quality Administration to fund grit removal and chlorination upgrades at the city sewage plant. Mayor Earl Hilleary authorized to sign the federal agreement. total project cost estimated at 95 000 with local funding over 66 000.
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Nelsonville
Council
Earl Hilleary
Water Quality Administration
Department of Interior
Ohio Water Development Authority
Floyd G. Browne and Associates, Ltd
Marion
Federal Agency
PTO Meeting Set at High School Cafeteria
WELLSTON The combined Central and Bundy Schools PTO will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. A panel of school board candidates will discuss issues and Supt. Ralph McCormick will review the proposed bond issue. PTO membership drive ongoing with 50 cent fee. Funds to support Bundy playground equipment and a sixth graders Adena trip. Award for largest attendance plus a prize. Officers for 1971-72 listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
PTO
Central
Bundy
Ralph McCormick
Adena
Pot Smokers Drafted For UCLA Study
UCLA seeks male volunteers over 21 with marijuana experience for a year long research project on long term effects financed by a 250000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. About 120 volunteers will be paid from 50 to 500 dollars for up to 30 days of supervised smoking.
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Los Angeles
UCLA
Neuropsychiatric Institute
Frank
National Institute of Mental Health
Wellston Rocket Night Planned for Teams
Wellston High School hosts Rocket Night Thursday at 6 30 p m in the cafeteria with a covered dish dinner for freshmen and varsity football teams cheerleaders and families. Attendees bring two covered dishes and table service. drinks provided. A pep rally follows on the football field featuring the marching band.
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Wellston
Wellston High School
Jackson
Island Homes To Accept Worn Witches
Guernsey residents on the Channel Island built stone seats in walls to ease witches during their flights. Wives and homeowners believed neglecting these seats would anger witches and invite havoc inside houses where witches rested.
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ST. Peter Port
Guernsey
British Channel
France
Pumpins In Road Cause Wreck In Logan County
An 18 year old driver from Logan Route 3 swerved to avoid large pumpkins placed in the road near Route 33 on Route 595. He lost control, destroying four guardrail posts and about 36 feet of fencing. No injuries were reported. Kentucky reclamation officials use a point system to grade coal operators on reclaiming strip mined land.
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LOGAN
Johnny F. Mohler
Hocking County
Frankfort
Kentucky
Ponds Built Across Ohio With SCS Help
Landowners in Ohio, aided by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, constructed over 900 ponds in the last year. Since 1942, more than 24,000 ponds have been developed with soil and water conservation districts. Ponds average about a half acre, total 12,000 acres, scattered countywide and aiding wildlife, water for livestock, fire protection, recreation, and scenic habitat.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Robert E. Quilliam
Quilliam
Veterans Push Plan to Convert Hospital for V A Use in Southeast Ohio
The Concerned Veterans Committee led by Clyde Shingler distributes petitions asking the Southeastern Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital be converted to a Veterans Administration Hospital. Signatures collected across eight counties will be sent to Shingler in Nelsonville Route 2. The drive is backed by the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans as state and national groups press for a VA facility as the state plans to phase out the hospital by 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Concerned Veterans Committee
Clyde Shingler
American Legion Post No. 229
Southeastern Ohio
Veterans Administration
Ohio
Shingler
Tain
American Legion
Legion
Sam C. Buchanan
Ohio Department
National Department of the
DAV
West Virginia
Peace Sign Debate At Church Assembly Sparks Dispute
In Louisville a church assembly confronts the peace symbol amid claims it is a witch mark. Rudy Crady argues the circle with a three pronged stem is anti Christian. Darrell Fuller of Nashville says it represents nuclear disarmament and peace.
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Louisville, Ky
Rudy L. Crady
Louisville
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Darrell Fuller
Nashville, Tenn
Fifty-Year Worker Graced With MA Honor
Patrick Keogh, 70, of Dublin and University College Dublin’s head porter, earned an honorary Master of Arts after half a century of service at Ireland’s largest university. The award honors his lengthy dedication and role at the campus.
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Dublin
Patrick Keogh
University College
Ireland
Keogh
Murray City Schedules Trick or Treat Night
Murray City sets Saturday October 30 for Trick or Treat from 6 30 p m to 7 30 p m for children up to 13. The curfew siren will signal start and end. Mayor Dee McCall says parents are responsible for any acts by their children.
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Murray City
Dee McCall
McCall
Driver Hurt In Accident on Route 664 near Logan
Logan resident Thomas L. Yates, 38, was slightly injured early Wednesday when his car left Route 664 two miles south of Route 33 and struck a bridge corner. The State Highway Patrol said he avoided a head on crash by steering right, but his car sustained extensive damage.
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Logan
Thomas L. Yates
State Highway Patrol
Yates
Major Food Company Spends $90 Million on TV Ads in 1970
A leading food company allocated 90 million dollars to television advertising in 1970, signaling a bold shift to mass media promotion. The move underscores aggressive marketing during the era and highlights the scale of advertising budgets in the food sector.
Faithful Swans Say They Mate for Life
A report notes swans are monogamous and typically faithful to their mates for life, describing the lifelong pairing as a common natural behavior observed in various species.
Butterflies and bees taste with feet as well as mouths
Insects use tarsi to sense chemical cues on plants and flowers. The feet provide gustatory input guiding feeding and oviposition decisions.
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