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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1972

Page

2

Court Seeks Dismissal in Athens County Jury Change Bid

A motion was filed in the Ohio Supreme Court to dismiss a request to force a change in the Athens County jury array. Athens City Solicitor Gerald Mollica argued the defendant’s remedy lies in appeal, not mandamus, and said the judge acted within discretion. He warned delays could stretch trials for about 75 defendants into six months.

Ohio Supreme Court Athens County Athens City Gerald Mollica Ohio University Lindley Hall Pamela Smith High Court Franklin Sheeter State Mollica Miss Smith Sheeter Supreme Court

Ag Official Area Projects Are Reviewed

Will Erwin deputy undersecretary of the U S Department of Agriculture for community development met with about 40 people at the Lake Snowden shelter house near Albany to review community cooperation with local agencies. Kenneth Ackerman Athens County extension agent said Erwin is helping implement a new rural development funding bill and viewed projects such as the Margaret Creek Conservancy.

Will Erwin U.S. Department of Agriculture Lake Snowden Albany Kenneth Ackerman Athens County Erwin Ackerman Margaret Creek Conservancy Conservancy District Ohio Caldwell Cambridge Washington Illinois Paul Fulmer Usda Food and Nutrition Bob Quilliam Soil Conservation Service SCS Cleat Gillman Riley Dougan Cooperative Extension Service Clyde Gilpin Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Burton DeVeau Athens County Soil Conservation Board Charles Knotts Jackson Cooperative Extension Service John Millar Irvin Wolfe Milton Roush Farmers Home Administration Jack White Floyd Williams LeAx Bill Battrell Raymond Brooks Alexander Jim Edwards John Law Gerald Hann Athens County Regional Planning Commission Bill Roberts Ohio University Alan Geiger Clarence McKnight Don Johnson Hocking Valley Conservancy District Alton Hope Water Board W. N. Wakefield

Memorial Hospital notes and community leaders tour

O Bleness Memorial Hospital notes list new births in Athens and nearby areas, followed by admissions and discharges. A district meeting highlighted conservancy projects and sewage facilities, with remarks from Ohio officials, county leaders, and planners including Erwin on a one day tour through Ohio cities Caldwell and Cambridge.

Athens Welcomes New Patrolman Richard Mayer

The Athens police force grows by one as Richard Mayer of Brook Park is sworn in as patrolman. He joins three other new patrolmen and a dispatcher who started last Friday. Ernest Antle James Wooddell and Michael Wright have begun patrol duties as has dispatcher Bill Brown.

Athens Richard Mayer Brook Park Mayer Ernest Antle James Wooddell Michael Wright Bill Brown

Weekend Outlook: Cool Coastal Weekend Toward Mid-70s

Local forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and thundershowers tonight, lows in the upper 50s to 60s. Saturday remains cloudy and cooler with highs around the mid 70s. National outlook shows rain showers across the East, South, and Pacific Northwest with cooler conditions from the Northeast to the northern Plains.

South Pacific Northwest Plains

Innocent Plea Entered in Athens Traffic Court

Daniel Keirns 19 of Athens Route 4 pleaded innocent in Athens County Municipal Court to left of center and driving while intoxicated charges and a public intoxication plea. Bond set at 328 total. hearings Thursday. Others: Swearingen 18 fined 2. Hanning 39 fined 2. Bradbury 27 fined 10. Kellerman 63 fined 15. Mount 23 fined 15. Steele Jr. 85 Hooper Street forfeited 43 bond for 16 parking tickets.

Daniel Keirns Athens Route 4 Athens County Athens Keirns James Swearingen Avon Pt Charles Hanning Michael Mount Nelsonville Highway Patrol James Steele Jr Hooper St

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