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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1977
Page
9
Akron psychologists warn that energy crisis layoffs and school shutdowns may disrupt children. Dr Edward Kirt urges parents to keep kids active and maintain a positive attitude to ease the transition. Drs Roberta Monkman and Thomas Brown echo concerns about uncertainty and changing routines.
Heavy snow hit Texas and Louisiana with four inches at Gainesville and Mineral Wells while other areas saw lighter falls. Two more days of very cold weather were forecast as Congress debated an emergency natural gas bill to reroute supplies. Carter toured a Pittsburgh turbine plant as shortages forced business cuts and mass layoffs. Schools statewide closed. New York and New Jersey enacted energy saving rules amid outages. Buffalo faced ongoing blizzard effects with 157 inches this winter.
Washington AP reports Senate leaders foresee rapid action this week on President Carter's natural gas bill with amendments looming. A key proposal would allow gas transfers between pipelines to aid cold weather shortages and loosen price controls through July 31.
Ohio faces a severe energy crisis as the state development department projects about one million workers will be out of work this week. The figure includes 400000 industrial workers laid off, 150000 educational staff, and 450000 other workers in small businesses due to gas shortages and cold. Governor Rhodes plans legislation to speed unemployment payments, aiming to cut up to two weeks from the usual four-week wait.
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