Myrtle Point appoints Summers as interim police chief
Merlyn Hathaway will leave as Myrtle Point police chief after six years to become public works superintendent. City Council approved the transfer at a special meeting and named officer Ed Summers to serve temporarily as police chief. Summers is a longtime Coos County sheriff's deputy.
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Merlyn Hathaway
Myrtle Point
Police
Public Works
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Public Works Department
City Hall
Ed Summers
Summers
Coos County
Hathaway Named Public Works Chief In Myrtle Point
City Administrator Ben Nichols announced Hathaway as public works head citing his heavy equipment operation and mechanical knowledge. A Ft. Wayne native, he grew up in Myrtle Point and is a 20 year law enforcement veteran who won the 1970 Distinguished Service Award from the Myrtle Point Jaycees for civic leadership.
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Ben Nichols
Hathaway
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point High School
Myrtle Point Jaycees
Oregon tops in Savings Bond sales in first half 1971
County Chairman L G Cutlip announced Oregon reached 67 percent of the 32 2 million 1971 goal in six months placing the state first among SC states. Sherman Hood River and Morrow counties hit or exceeded their local quotas with Sherman at 119 percent. June county sales totaled 76 358 with six month sales at 496 500 toward a 795 000 county quota.
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L. G. Cutlip
Cutlip
Oregon
Sherman County
Gules French
Hood River County
Bob Flint
Morrow County
Gene Pierce
Oregon Editors Favor Jackson for Democratic Nomination
Oregon editors report Henry Jackson as the leading favorite for the Democratic presidential primary with 56 percent first-choice support. The poll shows broad conservative mood, opposition to a universal basic income, and strong support for a work program for able-bodied welfare recipients.
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Washington
Oregon
Martin Hanan
Oklahoma City
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Hanan
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Hubert Humphrey
Ted Kennedy
Birch Bayh
George McGovern
Wilbur Mills
Frank Church
Ramsey Clark
Harold Hughes
Walter Mondale
William Proxmire
George Wallace
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Cen
China
United Nations
Oregon Veterans Loans Reach 1970 71 Peak
Oregon veterans received 6 068 farm and home loans totaling 104 631 200 in 1970 71, the second highest year on record, though the state saw a 25 percent drop in number and 19 percent fall in dollar volume from 1969 70 due to fund shortages.
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H. C. Sealfeld
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Saafled
Coos County
Arona
Bank Debits Rise Across Coos County Banks in 1971
Debits by 10 reporting banks including Coos counties rose in June 1971 to 94 062 000 from May 1971 46 516 000. June 1970 total was 47 425 000. Registration for the annual Summer Youth Band is Monday August 2 at 10 am in the High School music room with rehearsals to follow and the session ending August 14 at the Coos County Fair Parade.
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Coos Counties
University of An Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Coos County
Placement tests at SWOCC for fall term admission
New students planning to attend Southwestern Oregon Community College must file an admission application official high school transcript and placement test scores before fall term. GED certificate acceptable. Tests run Wednesdays 1 4 p.m. in student services and on campus in Co nvedo 3 August 21 9 a.m. September 11 and October 15. Reservations 888 3234 Ext 228. Open College week September 20 34.
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Southwestern Oregon Community College
SWOCC
John G. Hunter
Student Services Office
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