Ohioans Optimistic About Piketon Plant
A White House energy briefing left Ohio officials hopeful about the Piketon plant project. Governor Rhodes and Senators Glenn and Metzenbaum joined a delegation from Ohio and Kentucky to relay concerns to the President. The meeting, to last about 15 minutes, occurred at the Piketon plant in Portsmouth.
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White House
Ohio
U.S
John Glenn
Howard Metzenbaum
Kentucky
ERDA
Portsmouth
Piketon
Carter
Carter plan on enrichment plant may be costly
Carter weighing a $4.1 billion centrifuge project to replace the $4.4 billion gaseous diffusion add-on at Piketon. ERDA officials warn actual costs could top six to seven billion as workers and buildings scale differently for the two options. Existing investments in the Piketon project total about $23 million with Goodyear and ERDA crews on site.
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Piketon
Carter
Here
Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Walker
Ohio River
Goodyear Corporation
Ohio House set to vote on revised 11.7 billion budget
House Democrats schedule a floor vote on an 11.7 billion dollar state budget criticized as too small for key areas. The Finance Committee approved the measure 16 to 9 amid party line divisions, after trimming Governor Rhodes proposed levels and resisting Republican amendments.
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House
Columbus
Ohio
House Finance Committee
Toledo
Senate
Rhodes
Rose
Runaway North Sea Well Defies Shutoff Attempts
Phillips Petroleum faces a severe setback as three attempts to seal the North Sea oil well fail. A blowout preventer was found inverted on the wellhead and the 4,000 psi rated blind rams could not withstand the 4,350 psi oil pressure, with about 60 million gallons spilled by noon Friday.
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Stavanger
Norway
North Sea
Phillips Petroleum
Phillips
Oil Company
Robert Archambeault
Ekofisk
Archambeault
Dayton
Ohio
Maryland Man Walked to Plains for Carter Meeting
Travis Britt of Riverdale Maryland walked to Plains Georgia to meet President Carter to show support for his campaign. The trip stirred racial taunts and vandalism against the Britt family, prompting Carter to invite them to the White House and offer a letter of encouragement to Travis Jr.
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Maryland
Plains
Washington
Travis Britt
Jimmy Carter
Britt
Riverdale
Carter
Travis Jr
Gladys Noon Spellman
Britts
Spellman
FBI employees push back against Kearney indictment
In letters to President Carter and the Senate Judiciary Committee FBI employees protest the indictment of retired agent John J. Kearney. They call the charges outrageous and recall 1960s-70s violence, urging authorities to remember the Weatherman case and the FBI’s surveillance role.
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Washington
Carter
Senate Judiciary Committee
FBI
John J. Kearney
Thomas W. Kitchens, Jr
Cincinnati
Committee
Columbus
Ohio
Kearney
New York City
Weatherman
Richard T. Worst
Albany
N.Y
Town's Resident Sage Watches World Go By
AP dispatch from Union Nebraska profiles Chester Chappell a 70 year old loner living in a former jailhouse. He recalls times of hidden whiskey, working jobs from quarry to farm, hopping trains, and living simply with no rent. The hearse sighting unsettles him as he stays observant daily on the Wander-In steps.
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Jules Loh
AP Special Correspondent Union
Neb
Chester Chappell
Ches
Jenny Moore
Nehawka
Minnesota
Dakotas
High Court Faces News Leak Over Watergate Appeals
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court considered comments from John Mitchell H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman on a leak about the Watergate three appeals. Reports claimed the court voted 5 3 to deny and Burger may delay ruling. If denied they face prison sentences.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Atty
John Mitchell
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Warren E. Burger
Nina Totenberg
National Public Radio
Ehrlichman
Mitchell
Haldeman
Compromise backs coal research funding at Ohio universities
A House subcommittee approved a compromise bill funding coal research and development centers at Ohio University and Ohio State University. Dry warm weather in Southeastern Ohio has driven a severe fire season, with extensive damage reported.
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Ohio University
Ohio State University
Ohio
No Plans for Traffic Light at Route 682 Intersection
State highway officials say no immediate plans exist to install a traffic light at the Route 682 and Johnson Road intersection in The Plains. Warning signs for 682 light traffic will be installed, but no light is planned now.
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Plains
Johnson Road
Young Escapes Jail in West Virginia Murder Case
John Lewis Young aged 43 of Mason escaped from Putnam County jail in Winfield West Virginia during the morning. Authorities launched a search as Young was slated to stand trial May 9 for first degree murder of 58 year old Mason store owner Mrs Mary Berry.
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Point Pleasant
John Lewis Young
Mason
Mary Berry
Putnam County
Winfield
W. Va
West Virginia
Young
Man Held in McArthur Over Alleged Shooting
McArthur pizza parlor owner detained in Vinton County jail on charges of attempted aggravated murder after he allegedly shot a 17 year old McArthur boy Wednesday night. Weather notes: cloudy and windy tonight with showers likely. low 38 to 42. Friday partial clearing with highs near 60 and rain chances 20 percent.
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McArthur
Vinton County
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Waldo Bennet Rose
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Travis
J.C
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