19 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1977
Page
1
Ohio faces above normal heat with mid 90s forecast through the week and record July highs noted. Air pollution alerts blanket Cincinnati and Lake Stark counties as officials cite sun ozone reactions. Fire and water concerns persist regionally with variable precipitation and drought indicators amid widespread heat.
Attorney General Griffin Bell says prosecutions expected from the Justice Department investigation into the South Korean influence buying scandal on Capitol Hill. President Carter rejected calls for a special prosecutor, while House Speaker ONeill seeks a new ethics chief and faster action on the Korean probe.
Strong heat hit much of the United States as 19 Marines in the Mojave desert were evacuated by helicopter from Camp Pendleton after collapsing from the heat. Rails buckled near Paintsville Kentucky causing 16 cars to derail. Temperatures topped 100 in many spots with Las Vegas 107 Phoenix 112 and New York 100 setting a record. A cooler day was forecast for Washington state while power crews urged restraint amid outages. A minor traffic collision escalated into a three hour delay.
Ohio Senate Majority Leader Oliver Ocasek and Sen. Howard Metzenbaum join lawmakers from Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota and Wisconsin at the Midwest Conference of the Council of State Governments. They press stronger federal and state effort to keep jobs and industry from migrating to sun belt states and applaud a new Northeast Midwest coalition pushing for reforms.
Israeli Prime Minister Begin and President Carter begin two day talks in Washington amid gaps over land and Palestinian issues. Begin brings a full peace plan and seeks over 2 billion in aid while proposing Golan Heights and Sinai concessions but not the West Bank. He favors direct talks without preconditions and hints at a regional conference in October with Syria Egypt and Jordan.
Margaret Deppen, who previously lost by a narrow margin, won a City Council seat by a narrow margin Monday. City officials rejected new efforts to mount a home rule charter campaign, signaling a setback for charter advocates.
A dairy barn on the grounds of the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center will not be razed this week as scheduled. A citizens group is to be invited to propose a use for the building. Also noted are weather problems affecting a local building company.
Logan residents pushed to acquire the Kroger Supermarket on West Front Street for an indoor recreation center. A Columbus bank representative explained financing steps and a committee was formed to contact Kroger officials about the purchase.
A top aide says President Carter is unlikely to drop opposition to federal funding of abortions for poor women despite within administration pressure. The forecast calls hazy hot humid conditions through Wednesday with afternoon or evening thundershowers and highs in the 90s.
The United Nations Security Council, including the United States, is ready to recommend membership for unified Vietnam by consensus, avoiding a vote. General Assembly approval is expected, with Djibouti also on the slate for the opening session September 20. past US vetoes are receding as talks on MIAs continue in Hanoi led by Leonard Woodcock.
Amtrak may sue MoPac over the InterAmerican service that runs from Laredo to Chicago. About 25 percent of trips are so late that passengers ride charter buses the final 300 miles from St. Louis to Chicago. MoPac and Amtrak dispute causes of delays and safety speed limits while noting good track.
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