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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1977
Page
2
In Coshocton Ohio Trinity Episcopal Church with 140 members voted 58 to 50 to table secession balloting. The Rev Larry A Snyder said the vote will likely occur at the January parish meeting after further study and discussion.
Dayton, Ohio, desegregation battle revisits US District Court Judge Carl B. Rubin five years after origin. Rubin will rehear claims of intentional segregation and review a busing plan once deemed too severe by the Supreme Court which sent the case back for further hearings.
Toledo educators and state officials dispute unemployment pay during school closures. Union president Cal Lawrence says teachers will file for benefits to cover lost time, while Attorney General William J. Brown argues layoffs do not merit both unemployment and salaries.
A four page note from Ernest Hemingway written by flashlight during World War II sold for 3400 dollars in Detroit. The letter to his future wife Mary from northern France was donated to the Detroit Public Library for sale and Hemingway had ordered his private letters remain unpublished. The buyer's identity was not released.
Totie Fields, the comedian, is expected to resume her career within three months after a mastectomy last week. She was discharged from Los Angeles New Hospital where she was treated for exhaustion and a malignant tumor was found. Doctors had amputated her left leg 18 months earlier due to circulation problems.
New York AP report says David Berkowitz the Son of Sam killer met his natural mother Betty Falco who gave him up for adoption. He had refused to see her for two months at Kings County Hospital where psychiatric tests are underway. Visit followed pleas from his sister and attorney.
Police in Amsterdam circulated a composite sketch of a black haired mustachioed man and a woman witness of last Friday's abduction. The millionaire's family says none of the many ransom calls to newspapers appear genuine. An alert also went out for a stolen red Fiat sedan possibly used as the getaway car.
Officials say about 7 000 people crowded two blocks of Court Street for a Halloween party with seven hours of crowds and minimal confrontations. Seventy five arrests were made, mostly open container and disorderly conduct, with few property damages.
A Saturday Halloween bash on Court Street drew about 7,000 attendees in front of the Courthouse. Ohio University students and townspeople enjoyed costumes, music by ACRN radio, and a large orange cake as officials handed out two $20 awards for best outfits.
Bob Hope headlined the Homecoming encore at the Convocation Center sponsored by the Ohio University Alumni Association. He tailored material to the Athens crowd, joked about OU Inn football and the Convocation Center, and quipped about sports, politics, and other stars. Master of ceremonies Mike Schmidt, a 1971 OU grad and Phillies player, recalled college days and tripped onstage. Ohio University's Marching 110 opened with the OU fight song and a variety of arrangements before Hope performed and mused on Dodgers and national events.
An Athens police report states a woman was approached in a South Court Street apartment hallway around 1 a.m. Sunday and forced to the floor. Details remain sketchy and no public safety item was involved.
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