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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1972
Page
2
Judge stresses qualitative side of justice and warns against a purely numerical view of caseloads. City Editor Tom Price outlines the balance between statistics and the need for thorough, thoughtful judicial consideration in Athens.
Athens County Common Pleas Judge Lowell B. Howard promotes qualitative justice while citing modest gains in reducing a backlogged civil docket and current criminal cases. He touts court-house remodeling and a full time probation office as accomplishments and proposes a referee system for domestic relations to ease docket pressure.
Grace Dorst, secretary of the Southeastern Ohio District of the Ohio Association of Public School Employes, presented a planning report on the October 27 district meeting at Alexander High School. Guests Pat White and Fred Haynes attended, with the next Alexander chapter gathering set for November 7.
Athens County hosts the first annual Patridge Family Bike-a-thon at the county fairgrounds to support American Cancer Society research education and service. Local coordinator Jim Busman of The Peddler invites riders ages 8 to 80 with parental consent for under 18.
Two men are jailed in Athens city for investigation of a breaking and entering at Johnsons Inn, 7 West State Street. John Haning, 44, of 221 West Washington Street, and Douglas Seyler, 30, of Parkersburg, are tied to the theft of about $400 in coins.
Partial clearing and cool tonight with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Wednesday mostly sunny with highs in the 50s and cooler through Saturday with daily 50s and 30s to 40s. National outlook shows rain in the Northeast and Southwest while Great Plains warm and eastern Great Lakes cooler. Barometric pressure rising. Meteorological data from Ohio University.
The Ohio Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventist Church asks the Athens Zoning Appeals Board for permission to install a 1'10" by 5'7" identification sign at 171 Morris Ave. The board meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.
Construction of the Site 1 dam in the Margaret Creek Conservancy District will start this week. Joe Skinner Inc. Belmont, the low bidder at 162 229.95, has 191 days to complete the flood control project funded by the Soil Conservation Service and district funds east of Albany.
A 21 hour speed reading course by the American Reading Foundation of Columbus starts in Athens at Ohio University Baker Center Room 302. Free orientation lectures on Oct 23 24 26 and Oct 28 help attendees learn entrance requirements and class details.
The Southeastern Ohio Education Association announces two keynote speakers for the 77th annual meeting at Rio Grande College. Everett Lindsey of Gulf Oil and Melvin E. Tharp of The Columbus Dispatch will address educators in separate sessions. The event, drawing about 2,500 teachers and administrators from the district, has long used Ohio University facilities in Athens.
Logan meeting of the Hocking County Republican Central Committee heard Speaker Pro Tempore Charles E. Fry urge support for Claire Ball Jr. to bring independent representation to the 91st District. Sen. Harry Armstrong endorsed Ball saying he will work with him for all southeastern Ohio residents.
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