Ohio leaders urge state action in gas crisis summit
Ohio government business labor and education leaders met with Gov. Rhodes to confront a growing natural gas shortage. A contingency plan was outlined, with potential school closings and energy conservation measures. ERDA will craft a plan for Dayton or statewide use, subject to General Assembly approval.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
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Ohio Energy and Resource Development Agency Board
Dayton
General Assembly
Martin W. Essex
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Ohio Education Association
OEA
ERDA
Marvin White
Columbia Gas
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Massive Cold Wave Strains Industry As United States Freezes
The eastern half faces continued layoffs and fuel shortages as winter worsens. Migrant farm workers in Florida lose crops and jobs while coal miners in West Virginia and Georgia mills halt due to frozen fuel and gas limits. The Mississippi River iced over near Cairo prompting river closures and slowed Ohio tow traffic. Weather service warns of more snow and rising prices as regional energy reserves dwindle.
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Southern Natural Gas
Southern Natural
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Ohio
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Carter grants full pardon to Vietnam era draft evaders
President Carter issues a full unconditional pardon to all nonviolent draft evaders from Aug 4 1964 to March 28 1973. DOJ counts include about 3 700 convicts and 1 800 fugitives with about 2 700 charges dropped. The move excludes violent offenders and Selective Service System employees involved in deferment schemes.
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Carter
Justice Department
Tonkin Gulf
Texarkana Man Pardoned by Carter Free After 45 Minutes
Albert Finkley, 24, convicted of dodging the draft in 1972, was released from the Federal Correctional Center after White House word of a pardon. Warden Osborn said the release occurred in 45 minutes on a crash basis as Carter’s pledge prompted action. Finkley planned a visit to his mother in Fairhope, Alabama.
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Carter
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Justice Department
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Jimmy Carter
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Ala
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Osborn
Carter Greets Washington Dignitaries After Inauguration
President Jimmy Carter hosts three receptions for about 3000 guests including Congress members diplomats and military officers. He notes that General Gavin has been suggested as CIA director but says no decision has been made. NSC reorganized into two committees under Brzezinski to streamline government. ONeill says he suggested Gavin to Carter, who confirms no firm decision.
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Carter
National Security Council
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NSC
Powell
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Athens officials likely sign AORTA bus deal through June
City officials in Athens plan to sign a contract for AORTA bus service through June despite reluctance over the cost. Boardroom discussions center on budget impact and long term value for residents.
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Athens
Athens County schools may reopen Monday delay roads and routes
Officials said rural roads will be icy and buses may not run some routes if reopening Monday occurs. The state plans to use the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center for geriatrics as long as standards are met, though building a new center here is unlikely at this time.
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Columbia
White
Athens County
Athens
Attic Prospector Discovers Civil War Voting Record
Ed McConnell, a longtime attic hunter of old records, describes his search as prospecting. In Perry County he unearthed a Civil War voting record, a discovery he called a rare find after years of careful rummaging.
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Ed McConnell
Great Plains
McConnell
Perry County
Athens County Economic Recovery Highlighted in The Messenger Index
The Athens Index on the year 1976 shows payrolls rising as construction more than doubles 1975, with strong gains in sales and vehicle taxes. The report underscores a broad economic rebound for Athens County.
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Athens County
Messenger
Gallup Finds Majority Support One Year Service Plan
Service oriented pollster George Gallup reports a large majority favor a one year mandatory service program for young men, either at home or abroad. Editorial page discusses whether Jimmy Carter will propose it.
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George Gallup
Jimmy Carter
Village votes to sell 30 acres near Masonic Temple
Glouster council moves to advertise for sale 30 acres of village land along Route 78 near the Masonic Temple. In Nelsonville, Mount St Mary Hospital will supply fuel oil to Tri-County Joint Vocational School to improve heating.
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Glouster
Glouster Village
Masonic Temple
Nelsonville
Tri-County
Ohio lawmakers approve higher state budget
Columbus reports Ohioans will pay more to run state government in the two years beginning next July 1, even if officials hold the line on taxes. The note appears on page B-3. A separate item from Atlanta notes scientists cannot predict a flu epidemic this season after an Influenza B outbreak at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, page D-3.
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Columbus
Atlanta
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Carter orders 65 degree thermostats in federal buildings
President Carter directs federal offices to set thermostats to 65 degrees and urges nationwide energy conservation. The weather page notes cloudy skies, possible afternoon snow with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s and a 60 percent chance of snow today, rising to 70 percent tonight with lows in the upper teens.
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Washington
Carter
Gilligan Likely to Accept AID Post Under Carter
Former Ohio governor John J. Gilligan a Democrat age 55 says he will probably accept the job as administrator of the Agency for International Development in the Carter administration. He spoke in Cincinnati noting his wish to contribute to U S efforts to help developing countries in a meaningful way.
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Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Agency For International Development
Gilligan
Cincinnati
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