Winter Storm Watch Forecast Hits Ohio With Heavy Snow
The Associated Press reports a winter storm watch across Ohio with four to six inches expected in the northwest and one to three inches in the rest of the state. Frigid lows included Toledo at seven below, Dayton at one below, and Cincinnati at minus four. Warm front later today briefly eases temps before a new cold snap Friday.
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Great Plains
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Findlay
West Chester
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cg&e
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Mason
Edgewood
Ohio River
Hamilton
Gunfire at Meigs Mine as UMW strike enters third day
Gunfire erupted at Meigs No. 1 coal mine near Pomeroy as United Mine Workers strike enters its third day. No injuries were reported. Union officer Bill Cray forecasts a multi month stoppage while negotiations in Washington continue over strike rights and fund reforms.
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Pomeroy, Ohio
Meigs No. 1
Sheriff's Department
Gary Wolfe
Southern Ohio Coal Co
United Mine Workers
Wolfe
Wilkesville
Ohio Coal
UMW
Cray
FBI Opens Kennedy Assassination Files Still Ponders Oswald Solo Act
Washington AP The FBI released a preliminary read of 40 001 pages on Kennedy’s 1963 assassination, reaffirming the Warren Commission’s finding that Oswald acted independently while detailing frenetic days after the shooting. Hoover predicted Oswald’s guilt within hours, while agents chased thousands of leads from Castro plots to sightings of Oswald and Jack Ruby across the nation.
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Dallas
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Akron
Ohio
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Jack Ruby
Atlanta
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Havana
New Orleans
Castro
U.S
Sadat Defies Arab Critics as Peace Push Gains Steam
President Anwar Sadat blasted Arab critics as he pursued a peace with Israel amid warnings from Damascus and Amman. Hussein and Assad met to mend ties while Assad sought Saudi backing to curb Egypt’s moves, and Begin signaled offers to Jordan's king as regional alignments shift.
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Sadat
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Assad
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Syria
Khaled
Kuwait
Menahem Begin
Begin
Utilities Watch Weather as Coal Strike Strains Ohio Power
Ohio utility firms monitor energy use amid a severe cold snap and a coal miners strike. Officials aim to cut electricity consumption by about 15 percent to stretch stockpiled coal, while voltage dips affect 53 counties and several towns experience outages.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Robert S. Ryan
Ohio Energy and Resource Development Agency
Ryan
Ohio Power Co
Richard Blues
American Electrical Power System
Blaes
Food price surge fuels November wholesale inflation rise
Wholesale prices rose 0.7 percent in November led by a 3 percent jump in farm products and a 0.4 percent rise in industrial commodities. Food costs remained the main driver of the month’s inflation, with wholesalers warning of delayed pass through to retail prices.
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Washington
Labor Department
Com
Julius Shiskin
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Carter
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Ohio lawmakers approve tax relief plan to lure Ford plant
Gov. Rhodes awaiting Ford decision after a 60 22 House and 21 8 Senate passage of a new tax abatement. The bill offers more than 50 percent credit on machinery and equipment while protecting local schools and governments. Honda land sale to 750 per acre aids expansion in Union County.
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Ohio
Ford Motor Co
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ford
Senate
Ohio Transportation Research Center
Honda Motor Co
Union County
Honda
Batavia
Edward J. Orlett
D-Dayton
Orlett
Athens City Budget Surplus Reported for 1978
City budgeting shows a general fund surplus as Athens enters 1978 in stronger financial health than in recent years. A preliminary hearing for Betty Fulks, accused in the murder of Wayne Williams, was postponed to Tuesday per defense request.
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Athens
Betty Fulks
Wayne
Rusty) Williams
Christmas Catalog Angst and Political Forecasts
Columnists mock department store catalogs with Erma Bombeck railing against skimpy ads while Sally Walters pores over Neiman Marcus wish book featuring windmills for 16000. Washington lawmakers end debate on public abortion funding though likely to revisit. Travelers warned of rain snow tonight then colder Friday with near certain precip.
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Erma Bombeck
Sally Walters
Neiman- Marcus
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