Battle Over 4 Issues: $15,000 For vs. $1 Million Against
Ohio voters face four constitutional amendments on nuclear power rates and consumer representation. Vote No committees reported $1.01 million in contributions and $995,837 in expenditures as of Oct. 13, aided largely by Ohio utilities. OUR raised about $17,139 with $15,002 in outlays. Major utility donors include Ohio Edison and others. nonmonetary contributions are not listed.
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Secretary of State
Ohio
Ohioans For Utility Reform
OUR
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Vote No
Eugene
Pete’’ O'Grady
O’grady
O'Grady
Ted W. Brown
Vote Yes Committee
Western Bloc
Steve Sterrett
Ohio Edison Co
Babcock & Wilcox Co
New York
Barberton
Detroit Edison
Duke Power Co
Charlotte
N.C
Duquesne Light Co
Pittsburgh
Ohio Utilities
Toledo Edison
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric
Cincinnati Gas and Electric
Ohio Power
Dayton Power & Light
Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Columbus Gas
East Ohio Gas
Great Pumpkin Weigh Off Leaves Debating Pumpkin Title
Half Moon Bay hosts the annual Great Pumpkin Weigh Off amid a dispute over whether Circleville Ohio entries Dreisbachs 329 pound squash or Minardis 208 pound Big Max pumpkin wins. Experts and editors weigh in on classification as farmers recount losses and near misses from Windsor Nova Scotia and local attempts.
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California
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Ohio
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Max
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Dreisbach
Steve Jones
Circleville Herald
Theodore Torrey
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Burpee Seed Co
Howard Dill
Windsor
Nova Scotia
United States
Minardis
Two Presidential Candidates Edge In Final Debate Tonight
Ford and Carter seek a breakthrough in the last debate in Williamsburg Virginia. Afterward they hit the campaign trail for a grueling sprint to election day. Polls show Ford and Carter leading in different debates while they tour eight key battleground states. Carter visited New York for a dinner with Cardinal Cooke and then headed to Virginia amid large supporter crowds. Independent candidate McCarthy campaigned in San Francisco criticizing state ballot access laws.
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Jimmy Carter
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San Francisco
Rhodes Loses Remap Ruling in Ohio Court Fight
Gov. James A. Rhodes loses a key ruling over the 1971-79 districts in Ohio's General Assembly redistricting. The decision by Judge Frank J. Battisti keeps the injunction in place and directs no immediate effect on the November election. Rhodes’ counsel plans an appeal to the Sixth Circuit, expecting oral arguments in the new year.
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Cleveland
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Cinnati
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John J. Gilligan
Planes Collide Over Venice Youths Witness Fatal Crash
About 100 students and teachers watched in fear as two planes collided above Venice near LAX. Both pilots died, ground crew reported limited injuries, and debris scattered over a square mile as witnesses described bodies and metal raining down. FAA noted six mile visibility with haze and smoke.
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Raymond Roller
Marina Light and Life Christian School
Roller
Los Angeles County
Donald Stricklin
Erich Baldwin
Redondo Beach
Donald R. Boldt
Westlake Village
Marcia Falcone
Venice
Los Angeles International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Hecht to resign OU post December 31 with phased retirement
Ohio University vice president for university relations Martin L. Hecht will resign his current role on December 31 and will remain with OU in a part time appointment for three years. The move comes after a request for a reduced workload and phased retirement announced this morning.
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Ohio University
Martin L. Hecht
U S Viet Talks Move Toward Preliminary Normalization
After six months of message exchanges the United States and Vietnam edge toward opening preliminary talks on normalizing relations. Talks may be held in Paris with embassy officials and no time set. The goal includes a full accounting of 800 missing in action servicemen. Carter presses aggressive action citing Ford veto.
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United States
Vietnam
U.S
Paris
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Indochina
Hocking County CETA Jobs Saved for 60 Residents
Hocking County Commissioners learned Thursday that 60 residents hired under the CETA program would not lose their jobs today. The decision avoids immediate terminations and supports continued employment in the county.
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Hocking County
Weather Outlook Adds Warmth Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight with a low mid 30s. Saturday turns warmer with highs in the mid to upper 50s and a 20 percent chance of rain.
Gas price relief delays Columbia Gas rate hike in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio AP report the Federal Power Commission reduced planned natural gas price increases delaying Columbia Gas of Ohio proposed rise. Columbia sought 34 cents per 1000 cubic feet raising about 5 dollars monthly for roughly one million customers across 56 counties.
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Federal Power Commission
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Columbia
Mistrial in Bolles Case Prompted Governor Action
Arizona's attorney general assumes control of the Don Bolles murder investigation by gubernatorial order after publicity surrounding the reporter's slaying led to a mistrial. Defendant John Harvey Adamson was returned to his jail cell.
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Ariz
Arizona
Don Bolles
John Harvey Adamson
Hua Kuo-feng Succeeds Mao as CCP Leader in China
China’s official Xinhua News Agency confirms Hua Kuo-feng’s appointment as chairman of the Communist Party and notes the purge of Mao’s widow Chang Ching and three radical Politburo allies. Xinhua says the party adopted measures to crush a counter revolutionary clique, but it does not state executions.
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