Heat Wave Tests Ohio Power Grids Across State
Ohio electric companies urged confidence as a first heat wave of the season threatened peak loads. Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric, DP&L, Ohio Power, and Ohio Edison anticipated hitting or near records while some plants and coal operations curtailed output. Weather experts warned livestock transport risks but crops remained largely healthy with moisture to help.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Dayton Power and Light Co
Indiana
Illinois
Canton
Ohio Power Co
West Virginia
Akron
Ohio Edison
Dp&l
Columbus Power Company
Ohio Power
Dayton Power and Light
National Weather Service
Sam the Ice Cream Man of 20th Street
Sam Batchoff, known as the popularest man in a sweltering New York block, sells ice cream from his white pushcart on 20th Street near the East River. For 30 years he has connected with neighborhood kids through Sammy’s Whammys, sharing stories and birthdays with families who consider him part of the community.
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New York
East Side
West Side
20Th Street
East River
Sam Batchoff
Nathan
Sammy
Joey Varna
Conroy
Joey
Phillip
Laserpho
Ohio House Overrides Rhodes Vetoes On Budget and Reforms
The Ohio House with a veto-proof majority restored all three items vetoed in the $13 billion two-year general appropriations bill. Lawmakers also advanced a broad bill to license family and group homes for the mentally retarded, overriding zoning rules. A fire safety bill creating a state fire commission and training standards also passed, and pharmacists may substitute cheaper generic drugs with doctor consent to cut costs. The Senate was set to concur on amendments, while a heating assistance bill for the elderly faced future votes.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
James A. Rhodes
Kentucky
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Larry H. Christman
Englewood
Capitol
7 7 77 sparks caution and quirks in lore and luck
A quirky look at the 7 7 77 date noting a mix of disasters and odd feats from 100 years ago. It cites drowning unlicensed dogs in New York, a London ship collision, a fire in Otis Hodge’s shop, Idalia the horse, church seizures in New York, a near‑drowning rescue at midnight, a failed 520 mile walk, and astrologer forecasts about sharp minds and rising markets.
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New York Times
New York City
The
Times
Auguste
London
Otis Hodge
North Adams
N.Y
Idalia
Monmouth Park
N.J
Zoo Zoo
the Times
Episcopal Church of the Holy Saviour
Madison Avenue
25Th Street
Abraham Carter
Philip Donohue
Elizabeth
Ohio Crime Rate Drop Attributed to Weather
Ohio FBI data show Youngstown leading with a 27 percent drop in serious crimes in the first quarter of 1977, the largest among Ohio cities over 100,000. Akron Columbus Canton and others also fell, with weather cited as a major factor. property crimes and some violent crimes declined.
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Ohio
Columbus
Youngstown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Akron
Canton
Parma
Dayton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
Griffin B. Bell
Citizen rate plan eyed by Post Office Board
Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor proposed a citizen rate where about one in five letters would qualify. He would keep the 13 cent personal letter stamp and raise first class business stamps by three cents. The board votes Monday, with final rates to the Rate Commission and possible service cuts including ending Saturday mail and closing small offices. Public support for five day delivery cited in a poll.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Bailor
Postal Service Board of Governors
Bailor
Landslip Could Force $26,000 City Payment
Ohio Department of Transportation warns city may owe 26000 toward relocation of the 682 interchange to the Appalachian highway after a landslip. Calendar and editorials follow with weather forecast predicting partly cloudy, warm conditions and possible thundershowers Friday.
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State Crop Reporting Service
Carter
Vinton
Zaleski
Vinton County
St. Louis
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Rhodes
Dennis E. Eckart
D-18
Euclid
Daniel O'Leary
Robert Ball
Astrological Metaphysical Research Center
Coral Gables
Ball
Board of Governors
Athens County
Nelsonville
York Board of Education
Hamden
Charles McCoppin
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