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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1969

Page

5

AREA SERVICEMEN LIST WITH VIETNAM SERVICE

Pic. Raymond A. Lathey, 20, of Leon Route 2 serves as infantryman with the 82nd Airborne in Vietnam. Fireman Apprentice Paul E. Woods, Jacksonville, aboard USS Ticonderoga, returned to San Diego after seven months in the Western Pacific. Machinist Mate Third Class William K. Trader, Albany Route 2, aboard USS Truxton off Southern California. Opticalman 2nd Class William L. Nagle, Athens, serves aboard USS Delta with the Seventh Fleet. Delta is a versatile repair ship on extended deployment.

Pic Raymond A. Lathey Leon Route 2 82Nd Airborne Division Vietnam Paul E. Woods Paul Woods Ninth St Jacksonville Ticonderoga San Diego Calif Western Pacific Wiliam K. Trader Nillie F. Cochran Albany Truxton California Southeast Asia Pacific William L. Nagle James A. Nagle N. Lancaster Athens Delta U. S

Phone Call Puts Off Wedding in South Africa

In Estcourt, Ben nie Switter, 19, used a long distance call to entertain himself during work and incurred a $63 phone bill. He then told his fiancee he could not afford the wedding that month, delaying the ceremony. The piece notes India’s population as about 510 million.

Estcourt South Africa Bennie Switter

Planning Needs Public Officials Involvement Says Panel

Athens LWV discussion at Ohio University Inn featured panelists G Kenner Bush Fritz Wheaton Alan Geiger Gerald McComb John Burnworth and Jack White. They urged active politicians over planners to shape region wide plans and joint purchases.

Athens League of Women Voters Ohio University Inn G. Kenner Bush the Messenger Athens Chamber of Commerce Fritz Wheaton City Planning Commission Alan Geiger Ohio University Gerald McComb Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley John Burnworth Council of Governments Law Enforcement Planning Division Jack White Athens County Bush Ohio

Negligence Blamed For Air Crashes In South Africa

The Transport Department reports 69 percent of aviation accidents from April 1966 to March 1967 were due to pilot negligence or errors. Private pilots were involved in over half of the 20 accidents, 12 fatal. Flight training, crop dusting, and non-scheduled charters accounted for smaller shares.

Johannesburg South Africa Transport Department

Contraceptive Pill Sparks Mixed Reactions in South Africa

A Johannesburg gynaecologist welcomes greater female sexual freedom from the contraceptive pill. He notes a Harvard report suggesting American men fear impotence due to spurred spousal sexuality, but says he cannot see this occurring in South Africa.

South Africa Johannesburg Robert Kistner Harvard University

Teacher Cited For Robbery In Athens High School Case

A 41 year old Athens area teacher, Joseph Stanley Jr., was arrested Wednesday on armed robbery charges. He reportedly robbed Kenneth Hutchinson of $80 at a state park near Circle Hill while Hutchinson's delivery truck was parked. Stanley received a continuance to hire an attorney and faces a 9 am Monday hearing, released on $5000 bond.

Athens Joseph Stanley Jr Shade Route 1 Stanley Kenneth Hutchinson Pomeroy Hutchinson Ambassador Laundry State Park Circle Hill

Grass Shack Exports Attract Swazi Tourists

In MBABANE Swaziland two African hut-makers produce beehive shaped grass huts sold at 252 dollars each. The huts appeal to tourists from nearby South Africa for use as swimming pool change rooms or garden shelters in Johannesburg’s upper-class suburbs.

Mbabane Swaziland Pswaziland South Africa Johannesburg

Transkei Visit Prompts Bryant Civility Compare

British historian Sir Arthur Bryant, touring the Transkei, says tribal life there radiates happiness and dignity, contrasting it with the worried rush of London and prompting wonder which society a Martian would deem more civilized.

London South Africa Arthur Bryant Transkei Mars

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