Carter Accepts Blame for New Energy Policy
President Carter tells Congress he will shoulder political blame for asking Americans to sacrifice and pay more for fuel as he outlines a tough energy package. The plan includes a standby gasoline tax and higher crude oil prices to world levels by 1981, with debates over revenue distribution to low and middle income Americans.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
Dewey Bartlett
Rokla
Henry Jackson
Dash
Thomas P. O'Neill
Thomas Ashley
Dohio
Ashley
House
Capitol Hill
Explosion kills Mason Aggregates owner at West Columbia plant
Claude Fisher 62 of Clifton died in a 3:18 p.m. blast at Mason Aggregates Inc. plant near West Columbia. Two workers Chester Hall 37 and Earl Barnette 26 were treated and released for minor injuries. Damage estimated at 150000. Fisher had gone to re ignite a propane burner when the explosion occurred. Fire crews monitored for gasoline flashbacks.
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West Columbia
Mason Aggregates Inc
Claude Fisher
Clifton
Chester Hall
Point Plea
Fisher
West Virginia
Senate Hearings Set For Bargaining Bill
Senators scheduled prompt hearings on a bill setting collective bargaining procedures for about 510000 Ohio public employees. Hearings begin April 26 before the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and may stretch weeks due to complexities, including a contentious right to strike provision.
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Senate
Columbus
Ohio
Harry Meshel
Youngstown
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
James A. Rhodes
Democrats delayed on big spending bill as May votes loom
Bisen Bars decisions remained to be made as Democrats face delays to bringing the large spending measure to a floor vote. House and Senate schedule shifts suggest a May start for budget hearings with Meshel noting early May is sufficient. The House passed a solar heating tax credit bill 93 to 0 to send to the Senate.
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House Finance Committee
House
Myrl H. Shoemaker
C-88
Bourneville
Transportation Department
Shoemaker
Meshel
Senate
Nixon seeks control of White House tapes before Supreme Court
Nixon lawyers urge the Supreme Court to rule that he owns nearly 900 tape reels and 42 million pages of presidential records. A federal court decision held the government ownership under the 1974 Presidential Materials Act, with public access subject to GSA rules. The ruling could affect executive privilege and future legislation.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Supreme Court
White House
Nixon
Congress
General Services Administration
GSA
Gerald R
Ford
High Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Alexander Schools Superintendent Brooks Retires in August
Raymond Brooks 56, longtime superintendent of Alexander Local Schools, will retire August 1 after 26 years of service to Alexander and Waterloo districts. Police Chief Ted Jones cautions about enforcing a proposed Athens city law banning tying pets to parking meters and utility poles.
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Raymond Brooks
Alexander
Waterloo
Ted Jones
Athens
Sidewalk Replacement Planned on Richland Avenue
City officials and the highway project contractor met Tuesday to approve sidewalk work along Richland Avenue near Hooper Street. The replacement is expected to begin within a week and will affect the area as part of ongoing nearby road work.
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Richland Avenue
Hooper Street
City employees discuss pay and benefits with Finance Committee
Representatives of city employees met with Finance Committee members in an informal session to talk about pay, Logan paid insurance, pay increases, and additional paid holidays.
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Logan
Finance Committee
Tri-County Joint Vocational School Board acts as fiscal agent
The Tri County Joint Vocational School Board agreed at Tuesday night’s meeting to serve as fiscal agent for handicapped units in the district. Weather notes predict cloudy skies with showers tonight and Thursday, lows 55 to 60, highs 75 to 80, and rain chances of 30 percent tonight and 60 percent Thursday. Details on page 17.
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Nelsonville
Tri-County Joint Vocational School Board
Tax Breaks Debated In Carter Stimulus Plan
The Senate drops the 50 billion rebate and keeps a standard deduction tax break for about 45 million filers. Lawmakers clash over 3.3 billion in business tax breaks, with further debate planned as Carter pushes remaining stimulus provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Court Allows Kimberly To Attend Commencement
A Franklin County judge ruled that Kimberly Clark may participate in Hamilton Local high school's commencement on June 15 after the board initially barred her as a junior despite completing coursework early. The ruling said there was no board policy to exclude her, and her mother plans to enroll her in college, with Otterbein as a possibility.
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Columbus, Ohio
Kimberly Clark
Hamilton Local
Franklin County Common Pleas
G. W. Fais
Miss Clark
Fais
Kimberly
Board of Education
Otterbein
Clark
Dying Youth Earns Diploma at Bedside Graduation
Michael Scammahorn eighteen the youngest of seven children and first in his family to finish high school died of cancer hours after a private bedside graduation arranged by Vandalia-Butler High School. Principal and teacher recall his last days and a February brain tumor diagnosis. He is survived by his parents five sisters and a brother.
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Vandalia, Ohio
Michael Scammahorn
Scammahorn
Vandalia-Butler High School
Dwight Elkins
Elkins
Patricia
Ohio
Dayton
Mike
Scammahorns
Mike Scammahorn
Vandalia
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Cind
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Blast
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Sant
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Leon
Pleasant Valley Hospital
John Grubb
Mason County
Wilcoxen Funeral Home
Hall
Brooks
Hamilton Local School
Hamilton Local Board of Education
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