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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1969

Page

5

Singer Danny Scholl to Address Athens Kiwanis Meeting

Broadway star Danny Scholl will visit Athens Monday as a Kiwanis Club guest. He is a former Army Air Corps veteran with two Bronze Stars now a public information officer for State Auditor Roger Cloud. He supports veterans groups and entertains for civic causes while active with the American Legion and VFW.

Broadway Hollywood Danny Scholl Athens Kiwanis Club Ohioan Roger Cloud Scholl Army Air Corp American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Disabled American Veterans March of Dimes Jack Paar Jackie Gleason Perry Como Nixon 91St Congress Glenn Miller Orchestra

Scientists May Curb Hurricane Holly Formation and Forecast

Hurricane Holly held a northwest track in the Atlantic about 900 miles east of Puerto Rico. Weather bureau scientists prepared to test a plan to curb its fury with silver iodide blasts, contingent on location. The hurricane's top winds were 75 mph and only modest changes were expected, with a northwest drift around 10 mph.

Miami Holly Atlantic Puerto Rico Weather Bureau Air Force National Hurricane Center

Vanity Urges Reduced Marijuana Penalties in Athens County

Athens County residents heard attorney J. B. Vanity call for lighter marijuana penalties and criticise current Ohio law. He compared New York fines to Ohio, proposing first offense move from felony to misdemeanor and praised area law enforcement and courts. The meeting, post 21 American Legion, followed a fish fry launching the 1970 membership drive.

Athens County K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion J. B. Vanity Ohio Vanity New York Charles Cochran Legion Post Cochran James M. Vercoe Athens Post Don Sanders Tom Ruth Post

Federal study eyed for national recreation area in Hocking Hills

The Athens Chamber of Commerce endorsed a federal study that could create a recreation area from Clear Creek in Hocking and Fairfield Counties to Salt Fork in Vinton County, including Hocking State Parks. The plan centers on feasible access via Route 56, near Ohio University, with potential involvement of the Interior Department and Ohio Natural Resources.

Athens Chamber of Commerce Clear Creek Hocking Fairfield Salt Fork Vinton County Hocking State Parks Congress U.S. Corps of Engineers Department of Interior Outdoor Recreation Department Department Recreation Department Ohio Hocking Hills McArthur Johnson Ohio Department of Natural Resources Department of Natural Resources Appalachian Ohio University Athens

Constitution Week Proclaimed by Mayor in 182nd Anniversary year

Mayor Raymond Shepard proclaimed September 17 to 23 as Constitution Week urging citizens to study the Constitution and benefits of American citizenship. The Daughters of the American Revolution suggest displaying flags as a patriotic gesture.

Raymond Shepard U.S Continental Congress

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