Pollution Law Seen Causing Bankruptcies
POMEROY and nearby villages warn the state crackdown on pollution could force municipalities into bankruptcy. Officials say fast mandates to separate sewer and storm systems would require enormous costs they cannot fund. Mayors and planners cite debt from existing projects and limited federal aid as obstacles.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
John Zerkle
Will Baronick
Fred Crow
Syste
Zerkle
Baronick
Liberty Avenue
Pomeroy Nor
Charles Legar
Board of Public Affairs
Welfare Reform Debate Opens in Senate Fight Over Bill
The Senate opens floor debate on a $14.6 billion welfare reform bill after two years in development. It blends Social Security and Medicare gains with a workfare system replacing Nixon family assistance plans. Provisions for the working poor and widows could be altered if full passage fails.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Russell B. Long
D-La
Diplomat Escapes Bomb Attack in Phnom Penh
U S diplomat Thomas O Enders survived a powerful bomb blast that hit the armored limousine in Phnom Penh. Reports varied on casualties among police and civilians, with Enders unhurt and the embassy noting one policeman critically injured. Authorities search for suspects and assess the attack's linkage to prior assassination attempts against U S Embassy staff.
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Phnom Penh
U.S
Cambodia
Thomas O. Enders
Emory C. Swank
United States
Swank
Ing
Enders
Three Pilots Return Home From Hanoi Controversy Grows
Three pilots Navy Lt. Mark Gartley Navy Lt. Norris Charles and Air Force Maj. Edward Elias head toward home amid fresh controversy as Hanoi accuses sending spy devices to U.S. prisoners. They were freed by North Vietnam and were to be escorted by U.S. peace activists.
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North Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Hanoi
Navy
Mark Gartley
Norris Charles
Air Force
Edward Elias
Hanoi spy device claim sparks U.S. Hanoi duel
A U S delegation said Hanoi accused prisoners of hidden spying devices in mailed items. Pentagon rebutted, calling the charge propaganda. Separately hundreds of U S warplanes attacked Yen Bai base, Hanoi reported civilian deaths and damage north to the Chinese border.
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Cora Weiss
Cochairman
U.S. Committee For Liaison
Vietnam
Hanoi
Pentagon
Daniel James
Ers
Saigon
North Vietnam
Big Yen Bai
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Radio
Andy Of Famed Radio Team Dies
CHICAGO AP Charles Correll died at 82 four days after heart attack ending 32 year run as Andy on the Amos and Andy Show. He and Freeman Gosden created the duo famed for the show. Correll born in Peoria retired to Beverly Hills. The act began in 1919 and rose to national prominence after 1929 on network radio.
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Chicago
Howdy Amos
Howdy Andy
Amos and Andy
Charles Correll
Freeman Gosden
Correll
Andy
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Peoria
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gosden
South
WGN
Sam ‘N’ Henry
Handy Andy
Amos
Charles J. Correll
Amos and
Tax Ban Petitions Certified for Ballot Action
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown certified 10 000 petitions to repeal the income tax to be circulated for an Ohio ballot measure. Netzley said 50 000 to 100 000 names are sought during a 10 day grace period beginning Thursday with a Friday filing planned for Oct 6 and 318 414 valid signatures needed.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Rep
Robert E. Netzley
Laura
Netzley
Repeal Forces
End War Advocates Quit Drive After Senate Reversal
AP reports antiwar activists pause efforts after the Senate voted 45 to 42 to remove an end the war amendment from the foreign military aid bill. Sen. Alan Cranston in California notes the next vote is on Nov 7 amid election considerations.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
Deadlock on minimum wage bill may be broken
House Democrats and Southern allies reach a tentative agreement to raise the current 1.60 per hour minimum to 1.90 within 60 days and 2.10 a year later, with lower rates for farm workers and students. The pact emerged in a secret session with bill managers and labor reps, and faces a House vote on October 3 to authorize a House-Senate conference.
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Washington
House
House-Senate
House Conferees Hold Line on Narrow Bill Amid Delays
The conference has stalled for almost two months as opponents press for assurances that the House conferees will uphold the more limited House bill.
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Ited
Hoang Tung
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Moody
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