Utility Chief Foresees Reopening of Schools in March
Columbus Ohio AP fuel-starved schools served by Columbia Gas of Ohio may reopen in March as curtailments are cut from 85 to 50 percent for large users. PUCO chief C Luther Heckman cites Columbia plan changes and briefing from Columbia President Daniel Bell in Houston.
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Daniel J Bell
Public Instruction
Martin W. Essex
Rhodes
Texas
Essex
Ohio considers long range energy solutions in crisis
Ohio lawmakers push conservation and management ideas as hearings begin on four proposed measures. Rep McLin Jr urges a March start for school sessions and home insulation requirements, while Rep Eckart seeks state subsidies to cut elderly and disabled utility bills pending federal grants. Bowers presses utilities to resist cleaning coal costs, backing a tax boost for a coal research facility and coal gasification plans.
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Insurance, Utilities, and Financial Institutions Committee
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Eckart
Congress
Arthur Bowers
Steubenville
Dangerous Carbon Tet Moves Down River Toward Louisville
An EPA update shows a 70-ton carbon tetrachloride slug released from a Kanawha River industrial complex in South Charleston, West Virginia has passed Cincinnati and nears Louisville as river flow miscalculations delayed full assessment. Officials caution residue remains and no single company named yet.
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Associated Press
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Kanawha River
Ohio
Charleston
W.va
James Manwaring
EPA
Philadelphia
Alvin Morris
KL. Applegate
Ohio Epa
Portsmouth
Ironton
Ohio State University
EPA probes FMC discharge link to river contamination
EPA officials in Philadelphia chase a spill source for FMC Corporation amid a chemical plume moving toward Louisville after Cincinnati. Readings 200 ppb near a downstream site exceed the 50 ppb danger level, with the plume advancing roughly 50 miles per day as rainfall swelled river flow.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Joe Harrison
Chicago
Harrison
Gas Companies Say Profits Not High
Ohio's four largest natural gas companies told the Public Utilities Commission that their profits are not higher than allowed by law based on projections for February and March. They noted big gains in November to January but expect declines in February and March as supplies tighten.
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Columbia
East Ohio
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Dayton Power & Light
Mend
University of California At Berkeley
Diamond
Daniel X. Freedman
Department of Psychiatry
University of Chicago Medical School
Desperate Acts: Were Four Men Linked by Violence
Four men in separate cities used violence to solve personal crises from February 8 to 14. Kiritsis held a hostage in Indianapolis over a $130,000 loan. Gregory seized seven hostages in a Silver Spring bank. Coulter and his ex-wife took eight hostages in Cincinnati seeking a missing son. Cowan killed five, took two hostages, then killed himself in New Rochelle. Experts discuss contagion and patterns, noting desperation and instability as common factors.
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Associated Press
Anthony Kiritsis
Stephen Gregory
Jessie Coulter
Frederick Cowan
Kiritsis
Indianapolis
Gregory
Silver Spring
Coulter
Rita
Cincinnati
Cowan
New Rochelle
N.Y
City weighs cost of cold closures and old time fixes
Area school officials assess financial impact after recent closings and sub-zero temperatures. They note some savings but also extra costs. City Hall debates proposals that evoke past methods like brick streets and wood stoves, hinting at restoring oil street lamps.
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Editorial Calls Center for Coal Research at Ohio University
In Our Opinion the state should establish a coal research center at Ohio University in Athens. The city should restore brick streets and reconsider the Kurtz Street senior housing project. Columnists Beulah Jones Ruth Stump and Bill Price discuss coffee motherhood and coal plants in multiple features across pages B-2 B-3 B-4 C-5.
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Athens
Kurtz Street
Beulah Jones
Ruth Stump
Bill Price
Beulah
Ruth
Ruthie
Price
Spring Work in M County Greenhouses for Vegetables
Vegetable farmers in M County's boot region begin spring work in greenhouses. In New Straitsville Perry County crews rebuild fire and ambulance services after last month’s fire. An Athens resident notes potential for a flood with near term snow. Weather outlook: snow possible today and tonight. highs in the low 30s. lows around 20.
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New Straitsville
Perry County
Athens
Gourmet auction dinner feeds eight at Narsai’s in Berkeley
George Strohl and seven others bid 2000 for a five hour, 25 course meal donated by Narsai David for KQED. The feast featured rare wines from 1945 Gruaud Larose and a 1897 Malvasia Madeira, with dishes like mousse of quail and quail en brochette.
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Stroh
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