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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1977
Page
2
Ohio Department of Education reports a composite ACT score of 19.1 for the 1976 77 academic year, above the national average of 18.4. State School Superintendent Franklin B. Walter notes this marks the seventh consecutive year Ohio students surpassed the national average.
David Lee Clark 28 of Youngstown pleaded guilty in U S District Court to printing about 500000 dollars in counterfeit twenty dollar bills. Secret Service says at least 2000 phony notes appeared in nine states. Three associates convicted and sentenced. another associate George Paulin of Youngstown was shot to death last May. Judge Lambros delayed sentencing pending probation report.
Columbus researchers at Battelle begin a five month study on jojoba oil as an alternative to whale oil for hydraulic fluids cosmetics and leather dressings. The shrub native to the Sonora region of Arizona California and northwest Mexico has a 200 year history of knowledge.
Toledo public schools may run out of funds if voters reject another property tax levy. State officials warn it would be the first Ohio district bankruptcy. The 55,476 pupil system faces closures Oct 13, with January reopening possible only if funds arrive. failure could end the 1977-78 school year with no fall restart.
Benton-Franklin County Superior Court Judge Albert Yencopal ordered Allen Bender, 22, to cover about $200 a year in burglary and theft insurance for three years after his guilty plea to second degree burglary in the theft of $390 from the Steak-Out Restaurant. The money was recovered but the safe was damaged.
IMF Managing Director H. Johannes Witteveen said anti inflation policies have slowed growth and left unemployment near recession levels. He urged industrial nations to pursue markedly higher rates of expansion to achieve major reductions in joblessness during the IMF World Bank annual meeting.
J. Warren McClure, OU 1941 graduate and former Gannett marketing vice president, returns to Athens for Trustees Academy Weekend. He lauds OU Fund donors, lauds University leadership, recalls early influences, and praises ongoing progress under Baker Alden Sowle and Ping.
Ohio University’s Center for International Studies released The Mandate of History and Chile's Future by former Chilean President Eduardo Frei as the first English edition in the new Latin America Series. Introduction by Dr. Thomas W. Walker.editors to publish proceedings on multinational corporations and a bibliography in future volumes.
Two CHEAO sponsored health educators workshops will be held at the Cambridge Holiday Inn on October 5-6 and November 9-10. The sessions are limited to 30 participants and prioritize Appalachian Ohio health education staff with limited training. Contact Greg Clapper at 439-6641 or 439-4948 for information. Ohio University professor Charles C. Alexander spoke at an international colloquium in Warsaw, presenting on American liberal thought during World War II.
An average of 5 775 Athens County residents monthly participated in the Federal Food Stamp Program during the first half of 1977. The six month period saw bonus stamps totaling 919 726 dollars. The hotline 1 800 282 1190 offers individualized eligibility help.
Tri County Day Care director Jody Thomas met Vice President Mondale in Columbus on September 17 to seek continued ARC funding for day care and child development programs facing possible closure. Accompanied by enrollee Tanaya Robinette, Thomas presented a poster and highlighted bills in Congress extending ARC funding for two years. The meeting was arranged by Rep. Applegate and attended by Sen. Metzembaum, supporters of the funding extension.
The Athens Soil and Water Conservation District will sponsor an urban conservation tour Wednesday starting at 1:30 p.m. from the old dairy barn at the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center. Buses will visit three or four sites to discuss inventories and evaluators, including soil slippage from above and below. The tour ends at the Department of Natural Resources meeting room where Dr. Stanley Fisher will lecture on geology and soil slippage. Public invited.
Athens police report a break in at The Mobil Station on North Lancaster Street with a broken window a removed floor cover and $100 cash taken. A 20 inch Huffy bicycle valued at $75 was stolen from Lindy McIntorf’s yard. Diana Pixley reported a purse stolen from Swanky’s with a payroll check for 295.40 a personal check for 96 four dollars cash and several credit cards. Three residents on 22 N College St reported purses stolen with total value 20.
You can borrow a large loan backed by your home's equity. Equity equals home value minus what you owe, and rising real estate values boost how much you can borrow. The equity acts like money in your pocket, and the lender promises a loan.
Mayor William Abdella commends Chauncey residents for water conservation during a regional shortage. He notes continued low pressure, a newly installed pump that adds little, and a borrowed pump aiding the main well producing about 60 gallons per minute. The well will be cleaned to boost production.
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