Kite Start Sparks $50 Million California Fire
A Santa Barbara brush fire started when a kite touched a power line, injuring 22 and destroying or damaging 385 homes. Officials estimated losses at 50 million dollars as about 3,000 residents evacuated and 7 evacuation centers opened. Firefighters contained the 740 acre blaze with no further flareups expected.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Dennis Orbus
US Forest Service
Canyon
California
Atty
Stanley Roden
Sycamore Canyon
Edmund Brown Jr
National Guard
Santa Barbara County
Candidates Elusive for Athens City Council
Republican Central Committee members report difficulty finding candidates for Athens City Council as residents view the post as time consuming. Pete Couladis notes recruitment challenges. Ann Fugate will leave Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation this fall to lead federal programs at Ohio University's medical school, with Einan H. Plummer of Wellston chosen as her replacement.
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Republican Central Committee
Athens City
Pete Couladis
Ann Fugate
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Ohio University
Einan H. Plummer
Wellston
Pipeline links to $54.7 million gas storage project
Northern Hocking County pipeline advances as part of a 54.7 million underground natural gas storage facility. House stalls election financing bill but approves state collective bargaining plan as lawmakers approach August recess.
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Hocking County
House
Nelsonville officials tour historic Dew Hotel for $200000 renovation
Nelsonville city leaders and Athens County officials inspected the 138 year old Dew Hotel on Wednesday as plans clear for a $200000 restoration project. The hotel has hosted three presidents, reinforcing its historic status and potential revival.
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Nelsonville
Athens County
Dew Hotel
Aid Effort Praised by Brookings on Hardship Areas
Brookings Institution researchers say federal programs targeting hardship areas boosted aid to states and localities. The finding, reported on Editorial Page 4, highlights a dramatic increase in support and policy impact across regions.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
NAACP Leader Targets Carter Over Civil Rights Policy
The NAACP president criticizes President Carter despite the White House warning that civil rights leaders should stop public criticism. He states Carter will be judged after death on whether he fed the hungry, framing a moral test of his administration.
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Washington
NAACP
Carter
Defense Dept to probe military role in Korea influence scandal
Washington sources report the Defense Department will open an internal inquiry to determine if any branches or personnel were involved in the Korean influence buying affair on Capitol Hill, as revealed on page 10.
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Washington
Defense Department
Capitol Hill
Weather outlook: scattered showers and thundershowers
Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers and thundershowers. Lows in the mid 60s. Friday remains mostly cloudy with showers and thundershowers likely and highs in the mid 80s. Rain chances 40 percent tonight and 70 percent Friday. Details, Page 7.
Senate Aims to Bar Utility Ad Costs From Consumers
Senate passage of a bill would bar gas and electric utilities from charging advertising costs to ratepayers. The measure, backed by Sen. Michael Schwarzwalder, passed 19-13 and moves to the House after summer recess. It targets ads that promote usage or sway public opinion while allowing pass-through of routine notices and conservation information.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
Michael Schwarzwalder
Public Utilities
Ohio Newspaper Association
James A. Rhodes
Rocco Colonna
Schwarzwalder
William H. Massey
R-14
Batavia
Massey
Thing
Robert D. Freeman
Canton
Consumers’ Counsel Office
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Cincinnati Bell
Mine Strike Spreads Into Ohio and Kentucky
More than 40,000 southern West Virginia coal miners are idle over union health benefit cuts. The wildcat strike has spread to eight Eastern Ohio mines and 10,000 Kentucky miners remain off. Union leaders warn pension cuts could follow if work does not resume.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Sam Church
United Mine Workers Union
Ohio
Kentucky
Church
West Virginia Coal Association
Washington
D.C
Congress
White House
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Perk Leads Cleveland Obscenity Conference Amid Controversy
Mayor Ralph J Perk hosts a two day conference on pornography drawing 100+ delegates from 30 states. He calls pornomania an illness to isolate and treat while critics label the anti obscenity drive a national joke.
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Cleveland
Ralph J.perk
Perk
New York
Los Angeles
Buena Park
Calif
Gastonia
N.C
Carter Criticizes West Bank Settlements and Seeks Broad Arms Talks
President Carter condemned new Israeli settlements on the West Bank as obstacles to peace but said they can be overcome in Arab‑Israeli negotiations. He announced U S Soviet and British talks toward a treaty banning nuclear tests and urged limits on arms sales while defending aid to Egypt Sudan and Somalia. He urged calm in the Middle East and reiterated no PLO participation while stressing public financing for Senate campaigns to restore trust.
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Carter
West Bank
Jordan River
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Mideast
Palestine Liberation Organzation
Israel
PLO
Middle East
Menahem Begin
Begin
Egypt
Sudan
Somalia
Senate
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Orbus
Pacific Coast
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Ion
Robert Carter
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Richard Carter
Nick J. Rahall
D-W.va
District 17
District 31
Fairmont
Dennis Scafford
Panhandle
John Guzek
UMW
Arnold Miller
Miller
Pornbreakers Inc
Chicago
Edward M. Burke
Richard Henry
University of Wisconsin
Edward Kondrat
Citizens For Decency Through Law
Morton A.hill
Morality In Media
Larry Parrish
New York City
Donald Gray
Geneva
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