25 Apr 1977
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1977
Page
1
President Carter faces energy tax plans that would lift gasoline costs and heating bills. Projections show the average household paying higher taxes and fuel costs by 1979, with potential refunds proposed to offset part of the burden.
Federal study reviews making air bags mandatory on future cars. National Traffic Safety Administration plans tests and a rule to prevent accidental inflation. Supporters cite safety and cost estimates of 100 to 150 dollars per car with up to 12 000 air bags in new cars by 1980 or 1981.
President Carter signals a veto of a Republican energy proposal aimed at broad tax cuts for Americans. The plan, part of a larger energy agenda, includes fuel taxes, incentives for home insulation, and price-raising measures to curb oil use as hearings begin on Capitol Hill this week.
American experts move to cap the runaway North Sea well 180 miles off Norway as firefighters reenter the rig Shadow and equipment teams work to plug the flow. Officials say the Christmas tree device could halt the spill in one to three days, with weather influencing progress.
Sponsors urge Senate committee to back a vetoed 1975 proposal granting Ohio public employees 510,000 the right to bargain and strike while allowing binding arbitration for firemen police and institutional guards. Sen. Harry Meshel argues arbitrators do not favor employees and hearings will focus on explaining arbitration.
In Columbus two professors argue Ohio job losses stem more from stagnant business conditions than industry leaving the state. Ohio State University assistant professor Carol Jusenius and Denison University economist Larry Ledebur discuss the situation and its impact on employment.
Jordan's King Hussein arrives amid storm to meet President Carter at Blair House to discuss U S Middle East policy and Palestinian resettlement. Talks will frame Geneva peace talks and Arab-Israeli prospects as Hussein comments on a long road to peace.
Firemen using rescue lines and ladders freed six people trapped in three gondolas about 85 feet above ground for over 90 minutes after a ski lift jammed during a storm at Kings Island in Ohio. Officials cited mechanical failure as the cause and no cars auto-stopped. Witnesses described a terrifying scene.
The aggravated murder charge against William Clumm was dismissed after an autopsy report had not been received. Clumm faced charges for the murder of his wife. Marcel Ophul discussed fascism and film at the Athens International Film Festival. Athens High School led Class C in the Language Fair at Ohio University.
The Illinois Medical Society reports doctors face higher than average alcoholism and drug addiction. About one in nine physicians may be alcoholic or addicted, according to the society referenced on page 9.
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller shifts his campaign headquarters from Washington to Charleston. Sam Church, Miller’s running mate, says better access and volunteers are the reasons. Several staffers resign in response amid the move while weather and brief forecast follow.
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