Rhodes pushes Appalachian gas drive for Ohio industry
Gov. James A. Rhodes announced a regional push with Appalachian leaders to develop shale gas from Ohio and neighboring states. The Appalachian Regional Commission approved a up to $10,000 meeting fund while experts projected 500 quadrillion cubic feet of gas in the region. Rhodes aims to begin gas flow by year end, with a private drillers start-up fund of 50 to 75 million dollars and a rapid development plan despite technical challenges.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Lexington
Appalachian Regional Commission
Rhodes
Ohio
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration Center
Morgantown
W. Va
Appalachian
William T. Wertman
William K. Oberbey Jr
Newsmen
Huong bids for peace as Reds seize another province
Saigon reports a renewed peace bid by President Tran Van Huong while Communist forces take Ham Tan in Binh Tay province and push toward Tay Ninh. The US airlift shifts to Guam as evacuees flood Clark, with roughly 1,500 Americans remaining in Saigon and refugee intake expanding under new policy. Hanoi releases names of three downed U S airmen, the first such disclosure since 1973.
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Saigon
Tran van Huong
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Paris
Ham Tan
Binh Tay
Tay Ninh
Go Dau Ha
South Vietnam
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Guam
U.S. Island
Pacific
Clark
Anderson Air Force Base
U.S
Washington
Edward H. Levi
Refugees Permitted U.S. Entry Amid Saigon Evacuation Debate
United States officials move to evacuate thousands from South Vietnam as Congress weighs using troops for Saigon evacuation. Up to 131000 Indochina refugees may enter the U.S. with 75000 relatives of Americans and 50000 endangered Vietnamese plus Cambodians. Senate and House consider humanitarian aid and troop authorization with debates over numbers and procedures.
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Indochina
United States
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Navy
Cmdr
Jesse Taylor Jr
Long Beach
Calif
Crosley James Fitton
Universal City
Tex
Air Force
Ronald Dwight Perry
Gallatin
Tenn
Washington
Congress
South Vietnam
Saigon
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Los Angeles
Senate
House
State Department
Ford
United Nations
Lion
Ford Administration
Volunteers Ready to Fight in Vietnam Under Flags
Bart S. Bonner says 100 American volunteers from Veterans and Volunteers for Vietnam are prepared to join Saigon forces. They would fight under the Confederate flag if the American flag cannot be carried, with plans to deploy within 10 days. Departure sites include Texas California and the Washington area. The Vietnamese embassy rejected the idea noting Vietnam wants weapons not personnel.
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Washington
Bart S. Bonner
Vietnam
Saigon
Confederacy
Bonner
Watertown
N.Y
The
Veterans and Volunteers For Vietnam
South Vietnam
Ance
United States
Texas
California
Washington, D.C
U.S
Ford urges strong Navy to match Soviet defense outlays
President Ford visiting New Orleans to honor Rep. F. Edward Hebert outlines three speeches and a helicopter trip to an offshore Gulf rig to stress energy needs and raise defense expenditures. He warns the Soviet Union is at least 20 percent ahead in military spending.
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New Orleans
Ford
U.S. Navy
Soviet Union
Symington Won't Run Again for Senate in 1976
Missouri Senator Stuart Symington will not seek reelection after two decades in the Senate. The surprise decision, announced Tuesday, follows his wife Evelyn's death in 1972 and unease among state party leaders about his plans. His son, Rep. James W. Symington, is viewed as a potential candidate.
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ST. Louis
Stuart Symington
Senate
James W. Symington
Missouri
Judge allows murder indictment against Joan Little
Washington North Carolina AP state judge refuses to dismiss the murder indictment of Joan Little a 20 year old black woman charged in the ice pick slaying of a white jailer she says was trying to rape her The ruling comes after seven days of pretrial hearings and has drawn scrutiny from women's and civil rights groups.
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Washington, N.C
Joan Little
Superior Court
Henry McKinnon
Inmate Rebellion Ends at Joliet Center
State officials weigh criminal charges against inmates in a six hour Joliet Correctional Center cellblock takeover that left one prisoner dead and eight injured. Prisoner Herbert Catlett was found with his throat slashed by an unidentified inmate after the disturbance was quelled. Will County State's Attorney Martin Rudman said some of the 200 participants may face charges.
Weather Forecast for Tonight and Thursday Showers
Showers or thundershowers tonight with lows 55 to 60. Cloudy with a chance of showers Thursday. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Details on page nine.
Energy bill draft advances in House committee fight
The House Ways and Means Committee begins formal work on an energy conservation bill proposing import quotas, a 3 cent per gallon gasoline tax hike with a future 20 cent boost, and a tax on gas guzzlers starting 1977 models. The plan targets foreign oil to 25 percent by 1985 from 40 percent, with quotas near 6 million barrels daily initially and future adjustments by the president.
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Washington
Frank G. Zarb
Ford Administration
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Cincinnati Couple Welcomes Quintuplets After Surprise Births
Mark and Pamela Levy of Fairfield Ohio welcomed quintuplets born after Pamela defied 85 million to 1 odds The three girls and two boys each weighed over three pounds One infant required a blood transfusion The quints four weeks premature are described as active and breathing well with good outlook The birth was attended by doctors from University of Cincinnati General Hospital and Drs Shade Light Sutherland and others The father avoided publicity and was astonished as deliveries continued
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Mark Levy
Pamela
General Hospital
Levy
Proctor & Gamble Co
Tive
Irwin Light
University of Cincinnati
Allen R. Shade
Pamela Levy
Fairfield
Ohio
James Sutherland
Shade
Delaware
Athens Mental Health Center Pickets Protest Possible Layoffs
About 30 workers from Local 1782 AFSCME picketed in Columbus to oppose rumored layoffs at the Athens Mental Health Center. Minutes show a projection of 70 positions cut if current staffing persists, while staff and officials meet to discuss fiscal feasibility and deinstitutionalization plans.
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Athens Mental Health Center
Statehouse
Local 1782
American Federation of State
Columbus
Michael Hunter
Athens
Hunter
Athens Center
Ohio Department of Mental Health and
Gordon
Division of Mental Health
David Caul
Ohio Civil Service Employe Association
James Rhodes
Timothy Moritz
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
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Appalachian Regional Development Commission
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administra
W.va
Wertman
Huong
National Council For Reconciliation
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Binh Duong
Mekong Delta
Long An
Thailand
Strong
Symington
Joseph Lindner
Allen Shade
Cincinnati
Quints
Father
Mental Health Center
General Assembly
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