Pardon Decision Draws Split Ohio Political Reactions
Ohio politicians reacted along party lines to Ford's Nixon pardon. John Glenn called it premature while Ralph Perk praised it as decisive. Governor Gilligan warned it may erode the President's luster, and Rep. Vanik questioned constitutional power to pardon before charges. Experts cited historical precedent supporting broad pardon power.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
U.S. Senate
John Glenn
Glenn
Steu
Lavelle
Kent McGough
John Gilligan
Columbus
Leon) Jaworski
Nixon
Gilligan
James Rhodes
U.S
Charles Vanik
Dohio
Vanik
Case Western Reserve University
Ovid C. Lewis
U.S. Supreme Court
Athens to Receive Deed for 22-Acre Sells Park
The U S Department of the Interior will transfer title to the 22 acre Sells Park in Athens on Tuesday. John D. Cherry signed the deed Aug 23 in Ann Arbor. Mayor Donald Barrett will receive the deed at City Hall at 2 p.m. The park will become a nature park with trails pond and facilities.
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Sells Park
City of
Athens
U.S. Department of the Interior
Ann Arbor
Mich
John D. Cherry
Department
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Richard Rieke
BOR
Donald Barrett
City Hall
U.S. Forest Service
Secretary of the Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
BOA
Federal Property Council
General Services Administration
Ohio Vietnam Veterans Bonus requests top 276000
The Ohio Vietnam Veterans Bonus Commission has received 276000 applications for cash or educational benefits. County totals show Athens 697 claims totaling $229,033.22 Hocking 397 claims $145,665.06 Jackson 439 claims $161,640.24 Vinton 148 claims $57,506.70 Washington 810 claims $310,574.81.
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Ohio
Vietnam Veterans Bonus Commission
Claire Ball
Athens
Hocking
Jackson
Vinton
Washington
Weather Forecast Cloudy With Showers Into Week
Forecast calls for cloudy conditions with scattered showers tonight and Tuesday and a chance of thundershowers in Southeast Ohio. Temperatures range from upper 50s to mid 60s tonight, highs near 75 to 80 Tuesday, then warm midweek with a cool down by Thursday and Friday. Daily showers continue with 80s early week, 70s by Friday, lows 50s to 60s early Wednesday and Friday. Precipitation this year totals 41.02 inches, normal 9.77 inches behind by 9.77 inches. Sun sets at 7:48 p.m. and rises at 7:06 a.m.
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Ohio
Ohio University Geography Department
Co. L Colmer
U.S
Teenagers injured in Ca naan Twp crash
Five teenagers were hurt when a car driven by Wendell Mayle 17 Columbus left Twp Road 223 two miles from Route 50E and struck two trees at 12 59 a m Sunday. The car was demolished and Mayle suffered a dislocated left hip and multiple injuries. Passengers Anthony Mayle 17 Zanesville Route 1 sustained abrasions.
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Canaan
State Highway Patrol
Wendell Mayle
Columbus
Route
Anthony Mayle
Zanesville
O'Bleness Hospital Treats Multiple Injuries From Local Crashes
A list of patients from Athens and surrounding towns were treated at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital for lacerations abrasions and other injuries after a motorcycle wreck on County Road 7 near The Plains and a second crash at 5 p.m. Saturday. Victims include Nellie Bean Deborah Barnes Chauncey Mayle and more. The Nelsonville Home Extension Club will meet Tuesday 1 to 3 p.m. at 34 Fayette St with officer installations.
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Nellie Bean
Shirley Baur
Robert Sheridan
Marvel Hart
Charles Grubb
Ralph Frost
Irma McCarthy
Toni Coe
Joseph Bowles
Athens
Deborah Barnes
Chauncey Wendell Mayle
Carmella Sprague
Columbus
Steven Grey
Dexter
Opal Riffle
Eugene Edwards
Reba Keifer
Neil Allen
Nelsonville
Flora Ragan
Hamden
Wilber Powell
the Plains
Ralph Longstreth
Albany
Byron Mayle
Lancaster St
Elvis Mayle
Chesterhill
Sandra Mayle
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Athens Secems
O'Bleness Hospital
Volunteers Locate Lost Hunter Near Glouster
A squirrel hunter missing since Saturday evening was found Sunday morning five miles from his parked car. Gary Stires, 23, from Oakdale near Glouster, was located by about 100 volunteers from Nelsonville Corning Hocking Morgan and Perry Counties.
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Glouster
Gary Stires
Oakdale
Paul Brown
Stiers
Brown
Nelsonville
Corning
Hocking
Morgan
Perry
Daniel Griffin
Salvation Army
Athens
Wellston Recall Dismissed
A recall action against Wellston Board of Education members Lois Hill and Roy Hamilton was dismissed after an agreement not to hire a business manager or move the administrative offices. Judge Thomas Mitchell noted the parties' conferences and the Citizens Committee for Better Education said its objective was achieved.
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Wellston
Wellston Board of Education
Wellston Citizens Committee For Better Education
Lois Hill
Roy Hamilton
Jackson County Common Pleas
Thomas Mitchell
Mitchell
Hill
Hamilton
Prins
James Cavanaugh
Citizens Committee
Firemen Respond to Sorority House Alarm No Fire Found
Athens firemen checked the Pi Beta Phi sorority house at 6 S. College St. at 8:03 a.m. finding no fire or smoke. Fire Chief Harland Harris cited a possible electrical fault triggering the alarm. At 12:20 p.m. Sunday they visited 8 Terrace Drive where Mrs. Laura Jones burned trash in a barrel and were warned about city burning laws.
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Athens
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
S. College St
Harland Harris
Terrace Drive
Laura Jones
Lumber Co Damaged By Fire Near Dundas
Flames spread from an incinerator to chips and sawdust in a backup chute at Waldron Lumber Co. Route 93 near Dundas Sunday afternoon. McArthur volunteer firefighters were alerted at 2 45 p m after Milford Harden reported the blaze. McArthur, driving on Route 93, spotted the flames and the fire reached a conveyor belt before being extinguished.
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McArthur
Waldron Lumber Co
Dundas
Milford Harden
Emergency medical runs by Athens SECEMS reported
Sunday and Saturday dispatches list multiple patients from Athens and surrounding areas. Names include Robert Sheridan 66 Alan Kresge 85 Anthony Mayle 17 Wendell Mayle 17 Bryan Mayle 15 Elvis Mayle 17 Sandra Mayle 16 and Robert Powell 25 with injuries from road incidents to O'Bleness hospital and local routes.
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Robert Sheridan
Foster Place
Ill
S. Shafer St
O'Bleness
Alan Kresge
Northwood Drive
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