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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1977
Page
2
Toledo Ohio AP reports the board may ask voters again to approve a levy to keep financially troubled schools open. Supt Frank Dick, in position 12 years, announced he will resign effective July 31 1978 to clear the air before another levy is placed on the ballot. He stressed the levy is vital and should not be clouded by personalities.
An Ohio Episcopal task force calls for recognizing homosexual marriages and admitting homosexuals to priesthood, arguing sexual orientation should not bar ordination unless linked to a treatable condition. Bishop Burt opposes both recommendations amid intra church conflict.
FBI undercover agent Donn Owens will continue interpreting wiretaps for a federal jury in U S District Court as the racketeering trial of ten defendants proceeds. Carl Hale testified he planted taps and four store microphones to build evidence against Edwin Adams Otis Hensley and Viola Holmes in a multi million dollar drug theft ring in southwestern Ohio.
In federal court, Columbus officials disclosed a math error overestimating desegregation costs for the 96,972 pupil district by as much as 6 million. Administrative services supervisor Charles J. Newman testified maintenance personnel costs were counted twice, revising two year transportation costs to 19 million from 25 million.
In Youngstown Ohio federal officials say the steel industry created its own problems by paying high wages and resisting modernization. William D Nordhaus of the White House Council of Economic Advisers warns the sector dug itself into a hole and that government should not rescue marginal steel plants but act in the national interest.
Atlanta police forge expert Sgt Roy Pitts warns of counterfeit checks cashed by women in skimpy dress to distract male clerks. For three months fake checks appeared at several locations. only one conviction so far. A misspelled word on a city school board check went unnoticed by tellers.
Joseph J. Calicano 36 faced 160 counts for fraudulently signing celebrities names on voting certificates during the 1976 primary. Judge J Earl Simmons Jr gave three to six months jail and dismissed 630 counts for lack of evidence.
About 300 Ohio University freshmen joined a new course titled The University Experience led by Dr. James Hartman and Dr. Don Flournoy. The program uses 17 small groups with 32 instructors guiding students in time management study techniques residence life and career exploration.
Albany The Alexander Local School Board hired KZF Engineering Inc. to conduct a feasibility study of district buildings and grounds at up to 17000, and the University of Dayton field office for a demographic and space utilization study at 2775. The board also made personnel changes including transportation for a student and coaching hires.
Steven E. Johnson will serve as assistant director of Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College, a halftime post that lets him continue his economics graduate work. He currently directs OU scholarships and grants and will remain in that role through the fall quarter. Johnson holds a BS in math from OU and has completed economics graduate work at OU and Oklahoma University. Dr. Margaret Cohn, director of the Honors College, said he will work in admissions, recruiting and financial aid.
A Stewart Route 1 woman awoke to a man at her window and fired a warning shot, scaring him away. deputies noted other thefts nearby including a $294 break in at Hamer's Grocery Chauncey and a $300 engine stolen from an oil pump near Amesville. multiple vandalism acts and a community NOW meeting were also listed.
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