Ohio gas firms cut service to thousands over overdue bills
Ohio's four major gas companies report shutting off gas service to about 3500 homes with overdue bills since April 1, a figure below last year as extended payment plans ease the strain from a cold winter. DP&L adds only firm not disconnected. 680 Columbia of Ohio customers cut off since April 1.
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Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Dayton Power & Light Co
Dp&l
Columbia Gas
Teachers Strike Drives Cincinnati District to Court Action
The Cincinnati board of education vows to return to Common Pleas Court to force striking teachers back to work as nearly half of 3,100 district staff remain out, affecting 65,000 students. In Mercer County Coldwater teachers also stay away over contract disputes while Barnesville ends a four day walkout after offering a two year contract to veteran teacher John Shepard.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Board of Education
Common Pleas Court
Coldwater
Mercer County
Barnesville
John Shepard
Leased Land Tax Pro proposed in Ohio Senate
A bill to tax property used or leased on tax exempt federal land moves to the Senate with 915 House support. Sponsor Rep. Vernon Cook cites revenue loss to local districts, pointing to interests in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area as a major example. Taxes would match rates on comparable private land.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Vernon F. Cook
Cuyahoga Falls
Cook
Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area
National Park
Boy Rescued From Sewer in Dayton
In Dayton Ohio 2 year old Matthew Verburg vanished from his crib after 2 pm prompting a neighborhood search with an airplane and a dog. His 17 year old uncle Brad Verburg climbed into a storm sewer at about 6 pm using a red shirt as a beacon and freed the child after about 30 minutes.
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Dayton
Ohio
Matthew Verburg
Cindy Verburg
Douglas
Matthew
Mrs. Verburg
Peuw
Brad Verburg
Intelligence Cost Disclosure Faces Public Demand
Former CIA chiefs Helms Colby and Bush warned a Senate panel that revealing total intelligence costs would spur calls for more details and could threaten operations. Admiral Turner urged openness, while the committee heard constitutional experts on what the public should know about espionage spending.
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Washington
CIA
Richard Helms
Helms
William Colby
George Bush
Senate
U.S
Adm
Stansfield Turner
Baader Meinhof Leaders Convicted in West Germany
A Stuttgart court found Baader, Ensslin and Raspe guilty of four murders and life imprisonment for terror acts in the early 1970s. They also faced 32 counts of attempted murder and conspiracy over bombings targeting U S Army posts in Frankfurt and Heidelberg and the death of a German policeman.
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Stuttgart
West Germany
Baader
Heidelberg
Compromise Bill Funds Two Centers At Ohio Universities
A House subcommittee approved a bill funding coal and development centers at Ohio University and Ohio State University. The plan splits about 6 million dollars yearly from a new coal severance tax and use tax, with three-year renewal and no pass-through of higher Western coal costs to utility customers. The compromise raises the severance tax to seven cents per ton and creates a seven-cent use tax to support research and expansion.
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Herb Amey
House
Ohio University
Ohio State University
House Insurance, Utilities and Financial Institutions Committee
Ohio
Arthur Bowers
D-98
Steubenville
Bowers
Woman Falls From Car at Athens Fairgrounds
Mrs. Clara Wise aged 64 was treated at O Bleness Memorial Hospital for minor injuries after she fell from a car on the west entrance road at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Police cited cuts to her knee elbow and wrist and said the cause of the fall was not known.
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Athens
Dry Weather Fuels Damaging Fire Season Across District 4
Fire officials report 179 fires this spring burning 1093 acres across District 4 covering nine counties in Southeastern Ohio. High winds and dry conditions spur most blazes with October to April labeled high risk. permits are free and required for open burning after 4 p.m. No injuries reported.
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Dan Parker Messenger
Ohio
Ed Chesser
District 4
Chesser
Belpre
Lee Cates
Cates
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