Bitter cold shuts schools and stalls cars across Southeast Ohio
Arctic air drove temperatures to record lows across the region, with minus 12 at Athens and unofficial readings down to minus 31 in parts. Alexander Local Nelsonville York and Federal Hocking districts canceled classes for today and Friday while Athens City Schools weighed a Friday decision as bus failures and freezing conditions disrupted morning routines.
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Ohio
C.L. Colmer
U.S
Ohio University Department of Geography
Nelsonville
Albany
Amesville
Alexander Local
Federal Hocking
York
Athens City
OU Geography Department
Ohio Likely to Ice Over First Time in 3 Decades
The Ohio River, a major navigable waterway, may freeze for the first time in 30 years as Arctic conditions grip the region. Weather says freezing temperatures for two days could halt towboat traffic and affect coal and chemical transport to the TVA plants, with ice jams at locks and several tows already stranded or damaged.
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Louisville
Louisville. Ky
Ohio River
National Weather Service
US Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Chuck Schumann
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Tennessee
Cumberland
Schumann
Coast Guard
John Bailey
Paducah
Kentucky
Birmingham
Ala
Gene Brister
Gunnison
Miss
Corps of Engineers
Madison
St. Loui
Cairo
Bailey
Ohio In
Tennessee Valley Authority
Poston Station expansion delayed two years by utility
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric will push back the Poston Station units No 5 and No 6 completion from 1981 and 1983 to 1983 and 1985 respectively, delaying tax receipts and local jobs while cutting capital budgets. Spokesman James Fenstermaker cited lower load growth and capital formation problems as the cause.
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Fred Whissel
Poston Station
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric
James Fenstermaker
C&soe
Fenstermaker
Nelsonville-York
Poston
Ohio lawmakers greet Rhodes speech with conciliatory tone
State leaders in Columbus applaud Gov James A Rhodes for a conciliatory State of the State address. Senate leaders describe the speech as constructive and bipartisan, while noting some disagreement on tax incentives for distressed city cores.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ocasek
Rhodes Announces Funding for Appalachian Highway Links
Gov. James A. Rhodes unveiled a 375 million highway program in the new fiscal year. Ohio Department of Transportation officials confirmed plans for two Appalachian Highway links with bids set for June in Athens and October for a Brown County segment.
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James A. Rhodes
General Assembly
Rhodes
Appalachia
Ohio Department of Transportation
Athens
Hooper Street
Blackburn Road
Ford's Address Stresses Pride Hope In Farewell State of Union
President Ford bids an emotional farewell in the State of the Union as Congress nears Carter's inauguration. He recalls a divided start in 1974, touts progress on inflation and jobs, but expresses regret over unemployment. bipartisan praise follows, with Carter's forthcoming swearing in ahead.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Ford
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Dmass
United States
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Senate
Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Sen
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Joint Session of
Longet testifies as Williams weeps in trial over fatal shooting
Aspen witnesses Claudine Longet recounts the night of the fatal pistol discharge that killed Vladimir Sabich in a mountain chalet. Andy Williams, sobbing, listened as Longet described the events and her attempts at resuscitation while facing a reckless manslaughter charge.
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Andy Williams
Claudine
Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Williams
Miss Longet
Vladimir
Spider
Sabich
Rocky Mountain
Solicitor Job Sought as Judge Candidate
Rick Taylor, an assistant to Solicitor Lawrence Grey, seeks Grey’s job when he resigns to begin a term as judge of the 4th District Court of Appeals. The report notes his interest in succeeding Grey.
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Rick Taylor
Lawrence Grey
Grey
4Th District Court of Appeals
Sulfur Rules Attacked in Ohio Hearings
Two days of testimony on proposed federal sulfur dioxide rules drew strong opposition from witnesses who warn the regulation would harm Ohio coal mining. A second item notes an emergency natural gas sale under review by the Federal Power Commission for two pipelines. A winter storm watch predicts snow and possible freezing rain with temperatures in the mid 20s to upper 30s.
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Columbus
Washington
Federal Power Commission
PUCO Sees No Gas Crisis In Ohio
Public Utilities Commission chairman C Luther Heckman told Governor Rhodes that Ohio natural gas shortages are not at emergency level and urged against declaring a crisis. He noted curtailment causes serious inconvenience to some sectors this winter.
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Columbus, Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Luther Heckman
Rhodes
Heckman
Firefighters Fail to Save Boxcar Load of Spirits
In Baker Oregon firefighters and many volunteers fought a blaze that consumed a Union Pacific freight boxcar carrying gin whiskey and other spirits headed to Seattle for the Washington Liquor Control Board. Sparks from brake linings ignited the wooden floor as flames proved invincible.
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BAKER
Ore
Union Pacific
Seattle
Washington Liquor Control Board
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