Cold Weather Forces Widespread School and Industry Closures
In a response to requests from utility companies during extreme cold, nearly all area schools and most local industry shut down to conserve scarce gas and electricity. Athens reports temperatures as low as minus 12 to minus 15 degrees. The Athens City school system reviews day to day closures while Nelsonville York votes to remain closed for the week. Alexander, Federal Hocking, Trimble Local Schools, Tri County Joint Vocational School, and schools across Meigs, Hocking, and Gallia Counties also closed.
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Athens
Sam Henderson
Athens City
Nelsonville-York
Alexander
Federal Hocking
Trimble
Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Meigs
Hocking
Gallia
Ohio University
Hocking Technical College
Litton Industries
Alex
Vanadium Tool Co
Harold Reichman
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Meigs County
Imperial Electric Co
Kelly Manufacturing Co
Midwest Steel Co
Carl Horky
Middleport
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Wellston
Frick- Gallagher Co
McNally- Pittsburg Co
Hercules Trouser Co
Banquet Food Co
Brooks Shoe Co
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Motor Lodge
al Leonard
Columbia Gas Co
Ohio River
Pomeroy
Half of Ohio’s Schools Close Amid Gas Shortages
Frigid weather and critically low gas supplies forced the closure of about half of Ohio’s public schools serving roughly 2.2 million students. Columbia Gas of Ohio Co. and East Ohio Gas Co. asked districts to close as production and heating cuts ripple through business and industry. Several factories and stores reduced operations and lights to conserve energy while Ohio River traffic slowed due to ice.
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Ohio
William Phillis
Columbia Gas of Ohio Co
East Ohio Gas Co
Phillis
Columbia Gas
East Ohio Gas
Arctic Freeze Halts Plant Operations and Closes Schools
The deep winter across the East cuts power to auto and steel plants, leaving more than 60 000 workers out of work and forcing 135 000 students to stay home. Gas shortages threaten communities as governors declare emergencies and Amtrak cancellations rise.
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Associated Press
Florida
New York
Raleigh
N.C
Cincinnati
Carter Inaugural Fireworks Kickoff Five Day Celebration
Fireworks, folk dancing and music mark Jimmy Carter's inaugural festivities a five day, three million dollar marathon of parties and performances. Four tons of fireworks light the Mall at 7 30 pm as Carter has not yet arrived. Icons include Gershwin and Beethoven at a Kennedy Center concert and an inter faith prayer service at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Mall
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
National Visitor's Center
Lincoln Memorial
Freezing Pipes Strain Athens Water System Amid Cold
Frigid weather bursts house water lines in Athens and slows repairs on underground pipes. Officials urge preventive steps while Ohio University reduces classes and Athens officials consider home rule charter steps. Nelsonville council approves 1977 appropriations of 988410 and reviews ambulance condition.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Sydney commuter train wreck near Sydney kills over eighty
Police estimate more than 80 people died when a Sydney area commuter train derailed 20 miles outside the city. The front coach collapsed onto a highway overpass stanchion and bridge, with 9 injured, many critically.
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Sydney
Australia
George Marshall
Ford to Pardon Tokyo Rose Iva Toguri D Aquino
President Ford intends to grant a full pardon to Iva Toguri D Aquino known as Tokyo Rose who faced trial for wartime radio broadcasts to U S troops. White House officials cited by the Washington Post say she will be pardoned.
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Washington
Ford
Iva Toguri D' Aquino
Chicago
Tokyo
White House
Washington Post
Economy Shows Slight Increase As 1976 Ends
The Commerce Department reports GNP grew at an annual 3 percent in October-December, the slowest growth since 1975's recession end. Unemployment rose to 7.9 percent, inflation 5.1 percent for the year, and December saw a major rise in personal income and industrial output, signaling a stronger handover to Carter.
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Washington
Commerce Department
GNP
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Ford predicts a woman president by 1992 says AP
President Ford foresees a woman becoming vice president soon and possibly president later. He notes Anne Armstrong was near nomination and expects a female president to emerge within the next two decades while he winds down his term. He also plans to lecture on campuses and write about his presidency.
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Washington
Ford
Gerald Ford
Anne Armstrong
Britain
Associated Press
Oval Office
John Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
Alexander Hamilton
Congress
Carter
Burt Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Gov. Carter
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American Automobile Association
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N.Y
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Ns Weg
Cee
Washington Monument
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Porgy and Bess
Kennedy Center
The
National Symphony
Charles Ping
Honolulu
Midway Island
Pacific
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Tsakos Shipping and Trading Co
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Japan
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Saul Pett
Betty Ford
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Palm Springs
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