Athens County Debuts New Data-Vote System
Athens County Elections Director William Howe met with Secretary of State Ted Brown in Columbus to discuss a hole punched ballot and computer tabulation plan for fall. A state observer will accompany election day, with Diamond National’s Edward Arnold assigning training and supplying ballot equipment for 29 precincts.
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Man Changes Plea and Is Sentenced in Taxic Driving Case
A New Marshfield man Howard G. Dawson 37 changed his plea to guilty in Athens County Municipal Court on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was fined 200 dollars plus costs seven days in jail and his license suspended 30 days. Jim Wickersham 25 requested a jury trial. bond 300 dollars remains and no date set. Penn State and Alabama agree to start a six game football series in 1981.
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Howard G. Dawson
Jim Wickersham
Accidents To Cost 23 Million Work Days
London aP reports industrial accidents and illness cost Britain more than 23 million working days yearly. The British Safety Council estimates the bill to taxpayers at 1.44 billion dollars in lost production medical and material costs social benefits and unseen expenses.
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British Safety Council
World War II Vets In Athens Reunion
Thirteen Co C 239th Engineers veterans held a reunion at the K. T. Crossen American Legion in Athens. The 1946 Pacific theater veterans met at the Athens Legion Home on W Union Street with eight Athens County men leading the gathering. They plan another gathering on September 9, 1972, at the Legion Home.
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American Legion
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Athens Legion
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Athens County
Ralph Sayre
Guysville
James Elliott
Edgar Patton
Nelsonville
Charles Patterson
Elmo Scott
the Plains
James Andrews
New Marshfield
Wilmer Rise
Birgie
Robert Smith
Dayton
Charles Deszo
Akron
Paul Sterritt
Bernard Riesenberg
Cincinnati
John Watson Jeffers
Columbus
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Lumber Theft Reported in Athens County
The Athens County Sheriff’s Department investigates the theft of lumber owned by Walter Douglas from a site on Alexander Two Road near Pleasant Hill. The lumber was stored at a house site on Route 5 and the theft occurred within the last two days.
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Athens County
Peace terms from Hanoi and Viet Cong reiterate strict seven points
In Paris at the 129th peace talks Thuy and Viet Cong delegates reaffirmed demands for a total U S withdrawal and a government excluding Thieu. McGovern claimed Hanoi softened terms after his talks, but Thuy insisted the basic demands remain unchanged and blamed the Nixon administration for prolonging the war.
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United States
Driver cited after Route 50 crash in Athens County
Coolville man Danny Reed, 25, was cited by sheriff deputies after losing control on Route 50K east of Canaanville. His car left the road, knocked down four fence posts, damaged over 50 feet of woven wire fence, traveled 348 feet, and ended in the fence. He was cited for excessive speed for road conditions.
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Athens County
Danny Lee Reed
Canaanville
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