Marshall says military unions considered but strikes barred
In a Congressional Record excerpt, F Ray Marshall, secretary of labor nominee, discusses unionizing the military. He notes merit to representation but rejects strikes and signals possible outside bargaining, while Sen Orrin Hatch pushes for details. He offers to think it out further if pressed.
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Carter
Marshall
Orrin G. Hatch
Rutah
Senate Labor Committee
Congressional Record
Senator Hatch
DR. Marshall
Hatch
The Worstest Energy Emergency Bar None
A stark narrative recounts a cold windy night with no heat or light as a household endures an energy crisis. The scene shifts to West Union as the town becomes deserted and residents brace for ongoing outages and uncertainty.
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Fred Whissel
West Union
One Flue Into the Courthouse Nest
A Friday night in downtown reveals three cars and a quiet mood as city officials and locals discuss an energy crisis. The mayor notes chairs and stoves, theaters thin in attendance, and limited open food spots amid the supposed emergency.
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Court Street
Postie
Bushman
Abu Daoud
MacDonald's
Government tax burden shift and relief proposals analyzed
The excerpt argues against government presuming entitlement to higher tax revenues as inflation and real income growth push taxpayers into higher brackets. It calls to reverse the presumption and require proof for taxation, favoring continued income and wealth retention by individuals. It cites Gerald Ford's budget message as basis for expected long-term tax relief projections.
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Gerald Ford
Congress
Ohio Legislators Contact Addresses and Districts
A list of U S Senate offices for Howard Metzenbaum with addresses in Cleveland and Columbus, and Ohio House districts 91 and 92 with representatives Claire Ball and Ronald James. Includes street addresses and phone numbers for Columbus Cleveland Lancaster Ironton Athens and Proctorville locations.
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U.S. Senate
Howard Metzenbaum
Senate
Washington
E. Ninth St
Cleveland
Ohio
Community letter on weather school closures and public works
Letters criticize Athens City schools remaining open in severe weather and praise for public works crews repairing a water main on Sunset Drive. Authors urge bus suspensions, oppose partial school openings, and call for accountability in school closures and state funding.
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the Messenger
Athens Messenger
Henderson
Athens
Chauncey
Athens High
Tri-County Joint Vocational School
Nelsonville
City Workers
Sunset Drive
Ohio Pollution Standards Debate Dragging On
The Ohio EPA director aligns with utilities and coal interests against strict federal emissions targets. Hearings question sulfur dioxide estimates, with concerns about costlier scrubbers, fuel switching, and potential plant closures. Utilities warn of higher bills as regulators weigh alternatives and impacts on 7,000 miners.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ned Williams
Ohio Epa
Williams
Kentucky
Western
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
George Alexander
U.S. Epa Midwest
C. Luther Heckman
Public Utilities Commission of
Will Rogers on Presidents and schoolrooms in 1935
Will Rogers jokes about presidents dragging school marms from red schoolhouses into cabinets and mocks professors plans. He notes plans vanish when spoken and recalls a wheat price plan blown away by wind in a 1935 remark from April 21.
May We Explain the French Abu-boo
Washington notes a satirical letter about Abu Daoud's Paris prison release mocking French bureaucracy and foreign policy. The piece lampoons police forms, extradition, and reactions by President Giscard dEstaing, suggesting Arab terrorists enjoy lenient treatment and criticizing Western powers.
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Washington
Francois
Paris
Abu Daoud
Dreyfus
Munich
Iraq
France
West Germany
Egypt
Giscard d'Estaing
Time is tight Carter budget faces Feb deadline
Carter’s team races to shape the 1977 78 budget by February 15 under the Budget Reform Act. Ford’s plan shows a 47 billion deficit while Carter’s forecast adds 75 billion more in deficits, constrained by 1300 budget accounts and unavoidable programs.
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Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Carter
Ford
Legislative
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House
Senate
Capitol Hill
White House
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Buzz) Ball Jr
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