07 Feb 1977
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1977
Page
1
Nelsonville York City Schools will open Thursday with junior high students sent to other buildings. The plan addresses space concerns and minimizes disruption for families.
Ohio agriculture director John Stackhouse reports that farmers and food producers face various winter difficulties due to the cold and fuel shortages, though most are coping with their challenges.
In Chicago a replay by investigators with the mayor aboard showed a motorman had a clear view of a stationary train before collision. The National Transportation Safety Board found the rear train’s emergency warning system was functioning at the time of the crash that killed 11 people.
Queen Elizabeth II marks 25 years on the throne as the Silver Jubilee opens with a memorial service for George VI, tributes to the Queen’s reign, and controversy over the Jubilee hymn. The year-long celebration will peak in June when the weather favors royal events.
Pittsburgh based natural gas distributors may report up to 100 percent first quarter profit increases due to a bitter winter. Analysts warn the gains may fade later as shortages hit the rest of the year and supplies tighten, with utilities selling more gas to residential customers amid curbed industrial deliveries.
President Carter was urged by Ohio Governor Rhodes to declare a disaster area and provide federal aid to help the poor and elderly pay rising home heating costs. Federal Disaster Assistance added nine counties to snow removal relief, totaling 22. State officials report ads seeking natural gas from independent producers in Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. Columbia Gas authorized to haul intrastate gas to Columbus area schools if gas is found. Synthetic gas from Green Springs Ohio sent to Washington DC.
Hundreds of thousands of laid off workers and students head back to work and classes as natural gas supplies loosen in the Northeast. Sub-zero readings persist in cities like Minneapolis and Chicago with continued energy curbs and heavy snows across the East and Midwest.
In Minneapolis and Minnesota, officials cite lessons from the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940 and the Super Bowl Blizzard of 1975. A $2.5 million annual snow defense budget funds 110 snow ploughs and 250 snow-clearing vehicles. Three‑part plan includes rapid emergency rules, tough enforcement, and broad cooperation to avert panic and keep the city moving.
President Carter, citing Adm. Stansfield Turner as a leading CIA candidate, indicates he may choose an old Navy schoolmate. Turner, 53, Naval Academy grad, former NATO commander in Southern Europe, and ex Naval War College president, is among several named possibles as Carter plans cabinet briefings and a news conference this week.
A February rose shortage driven by a Florida freeze mild sun shortage and limited greenhouse heating pushes prices up. Long stemmed red roses cost about 2.50 each or 24 to 36 per dozen across New York shops, with florists urging alternatives like tulips or mixed bouquets.
Consumers face higher East Coast shipping costs but Valentine shopping boosts florists and candy makers. Plaza Florists in New York notes the day is the largest single flower sale and urges shoppers to choose locally available blooms. The National Association of Greeting Card Publishers says Valentine’s is the second biggest holiday, with prices for cards from 25 cents to 5 dollars. Cocoa bean prices rise, lifting chocolate costs despite lower sugar costs.
Seven white Roman Catholic missionaries including four nuns were killed when Black guerrillas attacked the Church's Masi mission 36 miles north of Salisbury Rhodesia. Victims were three Britons three West Germans and an Irishman amid a four year guerrilla war. Pope Paul VI voiced grief and condemned the attack while Rhodesian church officials noted the officials attacked as messengers of Christ.
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