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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1977

Page

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Kent State protest over gym annex fence incident unfolds

About 300 people rally near Blanket Hill at Kent State University to oppose a 6 million gym annex and to urge new students to join protests. No arrests are made as protesters briefly tear down a construction fence. campus police videotape intruders. The May 4th Coalition leads the action while awaiting appellate court rulings.

Kent Ohio Kent State University Kent State Roseann ‘Chic Brage Golding Golding

Justice Department Sets Probe Into Lance Aircraft Use

The Justice Department criminal fraud division reviews a comptroller of the currency report on Bert Lance using Georgia bank planes for personal travel. The agency calls the referral routine. Lance faces Senate hearings and possible resignation discussions as questions about business versus personal use arise. President Carter aims to address the issue in a forthcoming news conference.

Washington Justice Department Bert Lance Comptroller of the Currency Washington Post Lance Office of Management and Budget Carter Georgia Banks Senate Government Affairs Committee Senate Committee White House

Meigs Teachers Vow Jail Over Salary Strike Demands

Meigs Local Teachers Association leaders threaten jail if needed to secure higher salaries and fringe benefits amid a strike at nine district schools. Judge Bacon has ordered teachers to cease picketing and return to class, but service of the order has not been effected and negotiations continue.

Beulah Jones Meigs Pomeroy Meigs Local Teachers Association MLTA Charles Downie Common Pleas John C. Bacon Teachers Association Sheriff's Downie John Redovian Pamela Crow Janice Enslen Donald Dixon David Bowen John Arnott Jack Slavin Dana Kessinger Board of Education Charles Dowler Dowler Federal Mediation Service

New Israeli Peace Plan Offers Nothing New to Arab Countries

Tel Aviv report states the Begin government unveils a peace plan with no new concessions or changes for Arab states, reflecting a status quo approach. The plan emphasizes security assurances and regional stability without advancing recognition or territorial concessions.

Tel Aviv Israel Menahem Begin

Carter Gains Catholic Support On Human Rights Policy

President Carter met with Archbishop Bernardin and Bishop They to discuss how his human rights agenda will shape foreign policy and noted Catholic leaders’ support in general while seeking specifics. The visit followed a mixed reception during a campaign swing in New Jersey and mixed poll signals on his leadership.

Washington Carter Oval Office White House Joseph L. Bernardin National Conference of Catholic Thomas Russ Shaw Department of Health, Education and Welfare Shaw Trenton N.J Brendan Byrne Chambersburg Newark

Athens School District plans 3.3 mill bond drive

The Rev. David Holdren Helen Kasler and Dr. Thomas Littler lead a citizens committee backing a 3.3 mill bond issue on the November ballot for new and renovated Athens City School District buildings.

David Holdren Helen Kasler Thomas Littler Citizens Committee Athens City

AHS Band Wins Four Honors at Wintersville Meet

Athens High School marching band led by Steve Berry won four first place honors at the Wintersville Marching Invitational in the season opener.

Athens High School Steve Berry Wintersville

OU Greek Rush Converts to Shorter Recruitment Period

Ohio University fraternities and sororities switch to a brief rush season to draw new members. More than one thousand students attend weekend open houses and parties as part of the wave.

Ohio University

New Clues Point to Legionnaires Link at Riverside

In Columbus Ohio health officials await CDC test results this week that may reveal new clues to the Legionnaires disease mystery. The leading theory ties the outbreak to Riverside Hospital where five confirmed patients were treated. Dr Thomas J Halpin warns against alarming patients or staff until tests confirm a source.

Columbus Ohio Federal Center For Disease Control Riverside Hospital Thomas J. Halpin State Health Department

Columbus boy shot by brother while reenacting Dirty Harry scene

A 14 year old Columbus youth used a father's .22 derringer to shoot his 11 year old brother during a home reenactment of a Dirty Harry scene. The younger boy Micros Thompson died from a chest wound. Delphus Thompson was charged with negligent homicide.

Columbus, Ohio Columbus Sunday Homicide Lester Maynard Micros Thompson Delphus Clint Eastwood Maynard Micros Delphus Thompson Sr

Bishop Calls for Unity at Ohio Church Service

Bishop John M. Krumm of the Diocese of Southern Ohio urged unity at St Pauls Episcopal Church a week after being barred from entering the church during a dispute over ordination of women priests. The court-supervised vote on succession from the national church and a possible dismissal of Rev G Wayne Craig frame the confrontation as leaders plan a St Louis meeting to discuss withdrawal.

Columbus, Ohio John M. Krumm Southern Ohio St. Paul's Episcopal Church Krumm G. Wayne Craig Craig St. Paul’s Ohio National Church St. Louis Protestant Episcopal Church U.S Pect Franklin County

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