Ohio group seeks 10 cent bottle deposit ban on cans
A drive in Columbus aims to require a refundable 10 cent deposit on beer and soft drink containers and to ban hazardous pull tab openers. Organizers report 104000+ signatures collected though eligibility screening may reduce numbers. 92166 are needed to trigger an initiated bill. If not approved within four months, petitions would push the issue to the November 1979 ballot.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Wendy Schweiger
Ohio Alliance For
Alliance
Sick Out Continues In Washington Court House Police
The first police walkout in Washington Court House’s 100 year history continues with most of 18 officers calling in sick. Fayette County deputies handle emergency calls as city of 12,500 faces staffing gaps while city leaders consider a Dec 28 pay adjustment and no negotiations are scheduled.
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Washington Court House
Ohio
Fayette County
James Ward
Ward
Hopes Dim For Campbell Works Reopening In Youngstown
Union leaders warn against overoptimism as Mahoning Steel Co plans to reopen Campbell Works and restore jobs, while officials note delayed economic impact due to unemployment benefits. The layoffs at Sheet & Tube last year sparked renewed but cautious interest in reviving the mill and its ripple effects.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Campbell Works
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Mahoning Steel Co
Jim Smith
United Steelworkers Union
Lloyd McBride
Youngstown
Anthony Fortunato
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Fortunato
NIH Eyes Relaxed Guidelines for Recombinant DNA Research
NIH weighing looser rules on recombinant DNA work that could yield new drugs and crops but also raises fears of virulent escapes. Advisory committee to NIH director Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson discussed the proposal, with a decision expected early next year.
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Washington
National Institutes of Healt
NIH
Donald S. Fredrickson
Verse Will Stay NASHVILLE Rural couple keep Bible verse on barn roof
A Mt. Juliet couple from Wilson County will retain their Bible verse painted on a barn roof visible from I 24 after the state Transportation Department initially ordered removal for being illegal outdoor advertising. Transportation Commissioner Eddie Shaw announced the sign may remain, saying the case is closed. The verse reads Repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ Acts 2 38.
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Nashville, Tenn
Wilson County
John Hamblen
Mt. Juliet
State Transportation Deparment
Eddie Shaw
Santa delivers 100 pound cookie to Memphis motel center
Santa Claus delivers a 100 pound cookie on a mattress to Holiday Inn reservations center in Memphis. The gift from Holiday Inn owners in Denver and Houston aims to cheer motel clerks and later goes to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for Christmas celebration. A Houston bakery used a computer to craft the recipe including cake flour sugar shortening eggs water salt baking powder vanilla and almond emulsion.
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Memphis, Tenn
Santa Claus
Memphis
Holiday Inns Inc
Holiday Inns
Denver
Houston
St. Jude B Chhildren
Rural post offices face openings as new rules take effect
The Postal Service can close rural offices again after a moratorium. Eagle City Oklahoma with 14 customers, cost 11,972 to operate against 708 in revenue, is cited as an example of loss making facilities. The new rules require procedures, community input, and appeals before any closing.
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Eagle City
Postal Service
Congress
Benjamin F. Bailor
Postal Rate Commission
Smile
Chicken
Alaska
Zap
N.D
Miner Turned Preacher Seeks Christmas Spirit Amid Coal Strike
LANGSVILLE Ohio Rev Roger Turner a miner and church leader focuses on Christmas as a two week old coal strike affects locals slowly. His Dyesville Community Church draws about 14 weekly worshipers many retired or University of Ohio staff. Turner a Meigs No 1 Mine mechanic expects possible aid for strikers if needed while preparing to expand his store for a US Post Office job earning 3000. He hopes negotiations progress and back to work may come after New Year as he pursues holiday plans rather than strike worries.
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Langsville, Ohio
Roger Turner
Turner
Dyesville Community
Ohio
Ohio University
Athens
Southern Ohio Coal Co
Meigs No. 1
Freewill Baptist Church
US Post Office
Explosions Baffle Experts Across Atlantic States
Acoustical researchers at Columbia University report seven high altitude explosions between December 2 and last Thursday, too powerful for aircraft, shaking homes from New Jersey to South Carolina. Pentagon officials deny any military tests. No seismic activity detected. Local witnesses describe a single loud boom and glass breakage in some cases.
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Palisades
N.Y
Connecticut
South Carolina
William Donn
Columbia University
Lamont Laboratory
Pentagon
Defense
Donn
Naps as a Work Benefit Discussed by Industry Leaders
Akon Naps on the job may aid health and productivity but employers fear added costs and logistics. University of Pennsylvania psychologist Dr. Frederick Evans supports naps. Goodyear’s Bill Newkirk cites 50,000 lost manhours daily for a 100,000-employee industry. Labor leaders see possible negotiation in the future if research proves benefits.
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Akron, Ohio
Frederick Evans
University of Pennsylvania
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Bill Newkirk
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