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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1976

Page

6

Baby Dwarf Goat Returns to Louisville Zoo Rescue

Lance the baby Cameroon dwarf goat was returned to the Louisville Zoo by two Hot Springs men who bought him for seven dollars from three boys. The infant, under two weeks old, was fed milk substitute to prevent death and is grounded for months to recover. Zoo officials praised the men for returning him and offered seven dollars as reimbursement, which they declined beyond a dollar for gas.

Louisville Lance Colleen McKinley McKinley Don Crosser Dale Stone Hot Springs Crosser Stone Churchill Downs Race Track Zoo Robert Bean Louisville, Ky Churchill Downs

West German plan to try hijacker Rudolf Becvar in Munich

West Germany refused Prague demand to return Rudolf Becvar 26 the hijacker of a Czechoslovak airliner with 111 aboard. He seized control at Prague and landed in Munich where he surrendered. Police say he sought asylum and was politically motivated.

Munich West Germany Prague Rudolf Becvar Becvar United Nations

Fighting Ends Beirut Peace Fights Return To Front Line

Nightly clashes shattered Beirut as Moslem and Christian forces traded grenades and machine gun fire. Reports say 45 killed and 65 wounded as factions resist siege lines and threaten wider conflict near Sidon and Deir el Kamar with Arab League peacekeepers seeking containment.

Farouk Nassar Associated Press Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Lebanon Arab League Camille Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Chamoun Deir el Kamar Elias Sarkis Yasir Arafat Arkoub Israel Cairo Sidon

Major Quake Reports Hit Irian Province in New Guinea

A major earthquake struck Irian, Indonesia, for the second time in five months. No casualties or damage details available. Seismographs in Golden, Colo recorded 7.1, Uppsala 7.0, Hong Kong 6.8.

Jakarta Indonesia Irian New Guinea The Mission Aviation Fellowship Jayapura U.S Golden Colo Uppsala Sweden

Rhodesians seek two year path to majority rule

At Geneva Black Rhodesian leaders push for elections to remove whites from power within a two year interim government, while Ian Smith maintains whites would lead the interim ruling council and police and army ministries. Nkomo Mugabe and other leaders insist on immediate transfer of power to Zimbabwe's black majority. The conference seeks majority rule within two years with British mediation and no firm commitment from Kissinger.

Geneva Switzerland Ian Smith Smith Henry A. Kissinger Kissinger Britain Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo Rhodesia Richard James Callaghan

Reality therapy sparks parental dispute at Bath Middle School

In Bath Township Ohio Ben Seigler was isolated in a four sided cardboard partition for 90 minutes as discipline. His mother Mrs Robert Seigler says the method dehumanizes students and has removed her son from school. District officials defend the practice noting its use in social adjustment centers.

Bath Township Ohio Robert Seigler Ben Bath Middle School Tim Larimore Seigler Board of Education Kenneth Sandy Robert Kuhlman Bath

Reedsville Bicentennial Plans With Community Builders Club

Plans were completed for the Bicentennial dedication program at a Reedsville Community Builders Club meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown. The next gathering will include Mr. and Mrs. Donald Myers.

Reedsville

Trimble Board to Meet on Building Funds Next Monday

Jacksonville The Trimble Board of Education will hold a special session Monday at 7 p.m. in the high school to discuss submitting an application for federal funds to support school building construction.

Jacksonville Trimble Board of Education

IRA Leader Maire Drumm Assassinated in Belfast Hospital

Maire Drumm, 56, a prominent IRA Sinn Fein leader, was shot by three youths in Belfast's Mater Hospital as she recovered from eye surgery. A second patient was wounded. attackers fled. Provisional IRA blamed Ulster Defense Association for the killing. Drumm, a long-time Sinn Fein figure, had opposed British rule and been jailed for illegal activity in the 1970s.

Belfast Northern Ireland Irish Republican Army IRA Maire Drumm Moy-ra Mater Hospital The Ulster Defense Association Ireland Drumm Provisional Sinn Fein High Council Jimmy Seamus Marre

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