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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1968

Page

13

Unhappy Czechs May Be Invited To Live In U S

Washington reports that the United States may offer asylum to Czechs seeking freedom from renewed Soviet domination. NSC discussions weighing refugee quotas paralleled a stance with NATO allies against troop reductions in Europe. Officials deny any decisions yet.

U.S Washington United States Czechoslovakia National Security Council NATO Europe Council Johnson State Department Immigration and Naturalization Act Security Council Moscow

Vinton Teen Center Reopens Saturday

The Vinton Teen Center resumes Saturday activities at 8 30 p m with The Clear Flame providing music until 11 30 p m It welcomes seventh through twelfth graders from any school and marks the facility's third year of operation Improvements this summer include a second pool table two ping pong tables and redecorated game room and entrance The center will also be open 6 to 9 p m Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays An adult supervisory committee lists several couples and doctors.

McArthur Vinton Charles Zimmermann Paul Murdoch G. C. Frye Richard Bullock Arnold R. Lee Eldon Wycoff Don Huntley Floyd Benedict Jr

Traffic Cases Heard By Hocking Court

Logan judge James Stilwell fines and sentences motorists in Hocking County Court for drunken driving driving with no operators license driving under suspension improper backing improper passing speed violations and lane changes with fines jail terms and bond forfeitures across several defendants in Logan Columbus Murray City Rockbridge and Nelsonville.

Logan James Stilwell Hocking Robert Lee Fink Rockbridge Pearley E. Cunningham Murray City Paul E. Kline Vine St Kline Malcom W. Gibson New Straitsville Diana Jane Shahan Chester C. Sheward Jackson Harvey Lee Trip Columbus Jesse Seaman Athens Cyril E. Chandler Nelsonville Gary FE. Burwell James N. Fledderjohn Donald Edward Stimson Harvey Lee Tripp Thomas E

Names and ages of individuals listed in Ohio items

A sequence lists multiple individuals with ages and towns including Wheeler 21 Wakeman Alan Choiniere 20 Sandusky James Fisher 38 Grove City Robert Ritchie 43 Cleveland Theo Wellens 22 Columbus Thomas Roark 24 Columbus Roger Hutchinson 38 Lancaster Thomas Johnston 26 Lancaster David Hoffman 21 Fremont James Conner 19 Lancaster Samuel Moore 22 Columbus Dominic Miletello 48 Worthington and Robert Heaps 28 Columbus

Hocking Valley Hospital Admits Logan Residents

Emery Huffines Gibisonville and several Logan residents including Mrs Tim Shuttleworth Mrs Lloyd Beck Mrs Raymond Cottrill Paul Cyrus Jr and Mrs Alice Masters were admitted to Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Discharged was Car Blosser.

Emery Huffines Gibisonville Tim Shuttleworth Lloyd Beck Raymond Cottrill Paul Cyrus Jr Logan Alice Masters Hamden

Serviceman Napper completes basic training and begins schooling

Airman Donald E. Napper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Napper of Pomeroy Route 4, has finished basic training at Amarillo AFB Texas and is assigned to the Air Force Technical Training Center at Sheppard AFB Texas for specialized schooling as an aircraft maintenance specialist. He is a 1966 graduate of Pomeroy High School.

Donald E. Napper Donald D. Napper Pomeroy Route 4 Amarillo Afb Tex Air Force Technical Training Center Sheppard Afb Napper Pomeroy High School

Students May Go To Fair

Logan City School Board approved adding one day to the 1968-69 year to grant students Friday Sept 13 off for the Hawkins County Fair. The move followed a vote by the Logan Educational Association in favor of the free day, aligning with a calendar previously tied to Tri County Vocational Schools. The board also approved new hires for bus driving and kindergarten teaching and extended sick leave for non teaching staff by 15 days after seven years of service.

Logan Logan City Hocking County Logan Educational Association Tri-County Jo Ann Leach Rockbridge William Moder Corene Robinson E. Hunter Sr West School

Enrollment figures for Hocking County schools

Logan area enrollment rises to 4 727 pupils with 3 501 in Logan School District after Rockbridge transfer. Breakdown shows 852 junior high, 611 senior high, 2 088 elementary, plus 51 at Tri Vocational and 17 in special education. Laurelville 425, South Bloomingville 113, Starr Washington 364. kindergarten 27. County high school totals: Laurelville 188, Starr Washington 136, county total 1 226 in county schools.

Rockbridge Logan Tri- Vocational Laurelville South Bloomingville Starr - Washington Starr- Washington

Bishop Fenwick School Building Offered For Sale In Cheshire

The Diocese of Steubenville announced plans to sell the former Bishop Fenwick High School in Cheshire. Built in 1963 to serve Meigs and Gallia Counties, the vacant 17 acre site along Route 7 includes 3,500 sq ft multipurpose space and 4,400 sq ft classrooms plus offices and storage. The building, unused since 1965, could serve nursing homes, offices, light manufacturing, a trucking depot, or a small shopping center. Architect Donaldson Donaldson and Wittenmyer. sale handled by Msgr. Henry B O’Donnell of the Steubenville Diocese.

Diocese of Meigs Gallia Donaldson, Donaldson and Wittenmyer National Bank Portsmouth Henry B O'Donnell Diocese of Steubenville Washington St Steubenville

Perry County Court notes highlight filings and estates

Wyckoff Sales of Columbus sues Ed Dusenberry of New Lexington in Common Pleas Court for 681.17 for unpaid bills. In the Kathleen Moser estate of Somerset, praisers named A H Thomas, David Curry, and Oden Melick. In Clarence Kindle estate, Thorne Township executors seek a realty sale to pay debts.

Wyckoff Sales of Columbus Common Pleas Ed Dusenberry New Lexington Kathleen Mosier Somerset Clarence Kindle Thorne Township

Teachers Strike Causes School Openings Delays Nationwide

Across the United States teachers strikes interrupted classrooms and delayed openings. Michigan saw 67,700 students remaining on summer break as 12 districts stayed closed while 35 districts kept pupils in school. New York City and Philadelphia faced potential walks, with unions demanding higher pay and stable working terms. East St. Louis Madison and East Chicago reported ongoing walkouts affecting thousands, and other districts prepared for possible replacements amid bargaining stalemates.

Associated Press Michigan New York City Philadelphia East St. Louis Madison Ill Chicago Ind Ernest Miller Clarksville Montgomery County

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Izvestia Yalta Eastern Europe Soviet Union Joseph Stalin Winston Churchill Balkans Vinton Teen Center Hocking Court Hocking Valley Community Hospital Blosser Bishop Fenwick Cheshire Perry County Thomas, David Curry Oden Melick Cycle Gang BY Bob Rogers East Haven Conn Boston Gibson Dorchester Johnston Brooklyn
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