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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1972

Page

4

OU Professor McFarland Sails for Japan Airlines Consultation

Dr Richard H McFarland director of OU Avionics Engineering Center travels from Athens for a two week consult with Japan Airlines. He aids instrument landing system analysis and will testify in a court of inquiry into a July 1972 airliner crash. His itinerary spans London Rome Hongkong and Tokyo.

Richard H. McFarland Ohio University Athens Japan Airlines Avionics Engineering OU Department of Electrical Engineering McFarland London Rome Hongkong Tokyo OU Center United States Department of Electrical Engineering

Royce Cooley Appointed Athens Fire Captain

Athens Mayor Donald Barrett announced Royce Cooley as fire captain after he scored highest on a recent civil service test and was certified by the Civil Service Commission. Cooley, 41, served 14 years on the force, was named lieutenant in 1965, and lives with wife Jane and two children at 49 Pomeroy Rd. The former captain Harland Harris became chief, succeeding Charles Dalton who retired. Tests for the lieutenant vacancy are set for Nov 2.

Royce Cooley Athens Donald Barrett Cooley Civil Service Commission Harland Harris Charles Dalton Shade High School Navy Fire Department Jane Pomeroy Rd Steven Lisa

POWs to be released reach Hanoi from New York

Four militant opponents of the Vietnam War ferry three American fliers from New York to Hanoi. The group will stop in Copenhagen before arriving Friday for a two week stay. The POWs are Navy Lt. Markham Gartley 28 Navy Lt. Norris A. Charles 27 and Air Force Maj. Edward Elias 34. Gartley’s mother accompanies Gartley’s wife and the woman who accompanies the delegation is Cora Weiss cochairman of the Committee of Liaison with Families of Servicemen Detained in Vietnam.

Copenhagen Hanoi New York Cora Weiss Cochairman Committee of Liaison Vietnam Navy Markham Gartley Norris A. Charles Air Force Edward Elias

Delegation Members of Weiss Committee Revealed

The passage lists Kee from Dunedin Fila and Charles's wife from San Diego. Elias's father in Valdosta Ga. could not travel. Remaining members include David Del linger, cochairman, and Richard Falk, professor of inter-

Dunedin Fila Charles San Diego Calif Elias Valdosta David Dellinger

Princeton Yale Chaplains Discuss Vietnam Prisoner Release

Rev William Sloan Coffin Jr of Princeton and Yale’s chaplain weigh the possibility of North Vietnam freeing prisoners. Coffin guesses the gesture may signal a willingness to release some Americans, while urging a temporary bombing halt during the talks. Mrs Gartley and Mrs Charles bring gifts for prisoners as their children stay with relatives in Tampa.

National Law and Practice Princeton University Yale University William Sloan Coffin Jr Coffin U.S North Vietnam

Glouster Couple Seeks Injunction Over Water Runoff

Forest and Leda Lee of Glouster Route 3 sue neighbor Ann Erdy of Glouster Route 3 in Athens County Common Pleas seeking a preliminary injunction. They allege shrubs planted in a drainage ditch on right of way land disrupt runoff and that Erdy harasses them by shouting. A hearing is set for Tuesday.

A .Glouster Athens County Common Pleas Court Forest Leda Lee Glouster Route 3 Ann Erdy Penn Central Railroad Lee

Squad Summoned After Woman Falls

Athens Fire Department squads answered multiple calls. A 54 year old woman at Athens Middle School slid on a wet floor and suffered a head cut and back pain, taken to O'Bleness Hospital. In Richland, 23 year old Richard Pickens was treated for flash eye burns at the hospital after arriving at the Richland station. Wanda Gillette, 35, was rushed to the hospital with a possible heart condition from 300 Highland Ave. Fay Jeaneell received first aid for a cut index finger at 38 N McKinley. On Thursday, 69 year old Bernice Walburn was transported to O'Bleness Hospital after a dizzy spell.

Athens Fire Department Athens Middle School Mary Wickerham Mound St O’bleness Richard Pickens Columbus Richland Highland Ave Wanda Gillette N. McKinley Apt. 2 Fay Jeaneell Bernice Walburn Richland Ave O’bleness Hospital

Four OCSEA Members Represent Athens Chapter at State Convention

Four Athens Chapter members William Sycks Robert Mulligan Kay Verity and Norma Berens attended the OCSEA four day convention with about 400 delegates from 109 chapters Sycks Mulligan Verity and Berens served on the finance membership legislative and resolutions committees The convention voted to seek a 48 cent per hour pay raise for state employees next year Delegates also adopted other proposals for the legislature

Ohio Civil Service Employes Association Athens OCSEA William Sycks Robert Mulligan Kay Verity Norma Berens Sycks Mulligan Miss Verity Berens Association

Two Pleas Change in Athens County Court

Daniel Keirns, 19, of Athens Route 4, pleaded guilty to two charges driving left of center and driving while intoxicated. He was fined 210 dollars plus costs, sentenced to seven days in county jail, and had his license suspended 60 days. Ivan Bowman, 41, of Dundas, pleaded innocent to a driving while intoxicated charge. hearing set for Tuesday.

Daniel Keirns Athens Athens County Keirns Ivan Bowman Dundas Highway Patrol

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