Plane Forced Down Ends Up in Snowdrift Northwest of Logan
Two Lexington youths Randy Wright and Brian Palmer returning from Ohio University orientation in a Loscombe two passenger plane landed upside down in a snowdrift near Routes 33 and 180 northwest of Logan. They were unhurt. Deputies and state trooper responded. The pilot assessed a possible takeoff with an experienced pilot advising based on Wright 80 hours of flight time.
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Logan
Richland County
Ohio University
Randy Wright
Brian Palmer
Lexington
Mansfield
Loscombe
Hocking County Sheriff's Deputies
Athens
Wright
Routes 33
Bob McManaway
Frank Carrigan
Wayne McGlone
Route 33
McGlone
Palmer
Plane crash at field ends in nose flip near fence
Two youths Wright and Palmer taxied a small plane along a field to use runway space and attempted takeoff. The craft slid in deep snow, pitched forward, flipped, and suffered a bent propeller and windshield. Deputies impounded the craft for repairs after taking the youths to the sheriff’s office.
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Wright
Palmer
Sheriff's Office
Lexington
Lancaster
Mansfield
Pollution Readings Diverge After Ohio River Spill
Louisville reports 20 to 22 parts per billion carbon tetrachloride with readings varying from EPA tests at 80 to 130 ppb. Officials differ on monitoring effectiveness while EPA refrains from recommending boiling its water. Pollutant traced to a Kanahwa River plant near Charleston, West Virginia.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Kentucky
West Virginia
Henderson
William Storzy
Jerry Ford
Louisville Water Co
Ford
EPA
Gary Hutchinson
Atlanta
Kanahwa River
Charleston
Congress to Probe Gas Withholding Allegations in Hearings
Two House subcommittees plan hearings this week on claims natural gas producers omitted output to push deregulation and higher prices. Interior and Commerce panels will hear from officials and Texaco’s Richard Palmer as they bolster or challenge the Interior Dept report on Gulf of Mexico production cuts.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Interior
House Commerce
Interior Department
Gulf of Mexico
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Department
Gulf Coast
AFL-CIO Plans Omnibus Labor Law Revisions Fight
The AFL-CIO moves to back a spring push for sweeping changes to labor laws including repealing the Taft-Hartley right to work provision. It aims to fund a public relations drive with a $750000 tax on the federation’s 14 million members as Democrats control Congress and the White House. President Meany to unveil plan. Carter administration will stay out of the fight per aides. Labor lobbyists plan to press Rep. Thompson’s Labor Reform Act of 1977 to ease organizing and speed elections.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Afl-Cio
Congress
Labor Federation
Executive Council
George Meany
White House
Ray Marshall
Carter
Frank Thompson Jr
D-Nj
House Labor Subcommittee
Labor pushes reforms amid Carter campaign agenda
AFL-CIO lobbyists seek repeal of Section 14 b under the Thompson bill and call for prompt passage of four vetoed Ford measures. They argue employers delay unionizing by paying fines and press for expanded construction-site picketing, political activities by federal workers, U S ship requirements for oil imports, and stricter strip mine land restoration.
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Afl-Cio
Carter
Ford
U.S
Califano Opposes Abortion But Backs Family Planning
In a weekend interview Secretary Joseph Califano Jr. says he opposes abortion for religious reasons but supports expanded family planning and funding for birth control programs. He notes the administration will push increased funds in Carter's budget, while federal Medicaid abortion financing remains a point of debate.
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Washington
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano Jr
Califano
Carter
GOP to unveil Ohio public employee bargaining bill
Minority House Republicans in Ohio will introduce a bill establishing collective bargaining procedures for more than 500000 public employees. Chief sponsor is Charles F Kurfess who says the measure bans strikes and creates a framework with fact finding mediation but no binding arbitration. It requires fiscal certification of contract costs and modifies the Ferguson Act to dock strikers two days wages per violation.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Charles F Kurfess
Perrysburg
Vernal Griffe Jr
New Boston
Kurfess
James A Rhodes
Rhodes
Boans
Wood County
GOP
Fund Drive Starts for Athens County League of Women Voters
The Athens County League of Women Voters opens its 1977 fund raising drive this week to cover more than half of its operating expenses. Rabies cases rise in Ohio and Paul Webb of the Athens City County Health Department offers prevention tips. Legislation debated in Columbus this week aims to decide what personal data in government records should remain confidential.
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Athens County League of Women Voters
Ohio
Paul Webb
Athens City-County
Columbus
Stevie Wonder in Nigeria Echoes at 19th Grammys
Blind singer Stevie Wonder whose Nigeria visit energized fans appeared as part of coverage from the 19th Annual Grammy Awards held Saturday night.
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Los Angeles
Stevie Wonder
Nigeria
Consumer complaint options after faulty washing machine
The piece notes steps after reporting a failing washing machine to store and manufacturer. It mentions an industry sponsored complaint panel as a possible next avenue. Weather outlook: tonight partly cloudy with upper teens to low 20s, Tuesday cloudy and warmer with highs in the 40s and a 10 percent snow chance.
Swindle by Mail Promoters Target Credit, Beauty and More
AP reports a booming half billion dollar mail fraud industry selling promises of riches and cures. Promoters offer best customer lists to aid new swindlers, while officials warn products promise dramatic results and false professional openings. Postal Service cites growth, legal tools, and potential jail terms under the 1872 mail fraud law.
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Washington
George Davis
Post Office
Postal Service
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