Gas Company Freeze Delays 158 Applications for 537 Meters
The Athens office defers 158 applications for 537 meters from March 1 to July 10 as PUCO restricts new gas service. Since June 23, 92 requests for 250 meters have been added amid the freeze. Automatic approval near Oct 1 requires construction. Columbia works on Alaska Canada Gulf and coal gasification projects to improve future supply.
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Herb Amey
Athens County
E. F. Rothel
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Athens
PUCO
Rothel
del Cook
Columbia
Cook
Harold Billups
Chillicothe
Logan
Billups
Gulf of Mexico
Appalachia
Maryland
Green Springs
Senaca
ARC Grants Nelsonville 248000 for sewer system expansion
Nelsonville received a second federal grant within a month from the Appalachian Regional Commission totaling 248000 to aid sewer system expansion and improvements. The project previously secured a HUD grant of 984000 and requires 1309000 more from the city and other sources.
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Washington D. C
Nelsonville
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Clarence E. Miller
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
HUD
Utah Skyjacking Waiter McCoy Sentenced to 45 Years
Richard Floyd McCoy, a former Sunday School teacher, is sentenced to 45 years for a $500000 skyjacking. He hijacked a United Airlines 727 on April 7 over western Colorado, rammed to San Francisco, then zigzagged toward Provo Utah before bailing out. FBI arrested him two days later at his neatly kept Provo home. $470000 of the ransom remained.
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Salt Lake City
Richard Floyd McCoy
McCoy
United Air Lines
Colorado
Denver
FBI
Five Accused Men Enter Pleas In Athens County Court
Athens County Common Pleas Judge Lowell Howard heard five men indicted last week by the Athens County Grand Jury plead innocent to all charges. Jerry Lanning and Sam LaHugh face breaking and entering with arraignment planned. Victor Hudnall and Stanley Hudnall also pleaded not guilty to related counts and await Aug. 14 trials. Mark Grattan, Richard Groves, and James Williams enter pleas of innocence with trials set later in August.
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Athens County Common Pleas
Lowell Howard
Athens County
Grand Jury
Jerry Lanning
Sam
Victor Hudnall
Stanley Hudnall
Common Pleas
Mark Grattan
Richard Groves
James Williams
Rockland Marine Museum collects Coast Guard relics
Kenneth Black head of the Rockland Coast Guard base since 1968 has built a living exhibit that fills three rooms. The collection, designated January 3 as the 1st Coast Guard District Marine Museum, includes bells beacons and fog horns and now totals about 400 items. Black plans further extensions beyond his 30 years of service to manage the exhibit which draws interest from local youths and base personnel.
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Rockland. Maine
Kenneth Black
Coast Guard
Rockland
1St
Coast Guard District Marine Museum
Black
Cape Prince of Wales
Wales
Alaska
Ridgefield Park
N.J
Local Weather Forecast and Climate Observations
Partly cloudy warm and humid today tonight and Thursday with a chance of mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Highs upper 80s to low 90s. tonight lows upper 50s to low 70s. River and humidity trends noted. yesterday 52 percent, today 74 percent at 9 am. Precipitation this month 1.36 inches, normal 4.57. year to date 22.44 inches, above normal by 1.73. Sun set 8:57 pm, sunrise 6:13 am.
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Great Lakes
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Middleport Personal News Highlights Local Family Visits
Middleport residents report gatherings with out of town relatives. George Dallas and family from St Paris visited with William and Forrest Bachtel families in Middleport before their vacation to the eastern states. John Gregory Crooks returned from a Japan assignment and plans graduate dental training in Bethesda. Lt Col James Roller and family visited from San Antonio ahead of Saigon duty. Mrs John Vroman recuperates after hip fracture at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus.
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George Dallas
St. Paris
Ohio
William Matlack
Chester
Forrest Bachtel
Carol
Middleport
Dallas
St. Conndr
Gene Crooks
John Gregory
Japan
Walter Crooks
Columbus
Washington, D.C
Bethesda Naval Hospital
James Roller
San Antonio
Texas
Eva Hartley
Malcolm Roller
Roller
Saigon
John Vroman
Mount Carmel Hospital
Charles Vroman
Belpre
Tax Hike May Be Due For Gasoline Tax Increase
State Highway Director J Phillip Richley calls for a two cent per gallon rise in the state gasoline tax to fund maintenance as older bonds drain funds. He notes declining highway funds and loss of federal matching money, estimating the hike would add about 100 million dollars yearly.
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Columbus, Ohio
J. Phillip Richley
Richley
Snoopy Receives Honorary Degree at Berkeley
Berkeley California AP The University of California Berkeley awarded an honorary degree to Snoopy the beagle from Charles Schulz Peanuts after a comic strip joke about missing a degree Sanford Elberg dean of the graduate division conferred the title Assistant Dean in Charge of Canine and Related Programs and a certificate went to Charles Schulz.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California At Berkeley
Snoopy
Charles Schultz
Sanford Elberg
Ski Team Diet Claims Big Weight Loss Scam
A sensational ad touts a fast weight loss plan called the Ski Team Diet, claiming U S women skiers shed 20 pounds in 14 days. It promises energy, no hunger, and easy use for travelers, urging readers to mail $2 for the program.
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U.S
Colorado
O.K
Information Resources Co
Dept
P.O
Encinitas
Calif
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L. Colmer
Albany
Albu
Amarillo
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Ahseville
Atlanta
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Boston
Buffalo
Niverapolis
Hocking
Jacksville
Eugene R
Betty Edwards
Drive In
Reg. Price
Riegel
Bill Blass
Polly Pride
Belk
McCall
Simplicity
Butterick
Vogue
Huck Towels
Pablo
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