Carter Admin Opposes House Vote on Panama Canal Zone Control
Attorney General Griffin Bell testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to defend Justice Department views that only the Senate must approve any transfer of control over the Canal Zone, resisting calls for both houses to vote.
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Washington
Carter
Houses
Congress
Canal Zone
Griffin Bell
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Justice Department
Senate
Panama Canal Treaty Schedules Zone Transfer to Panama
The pact calls for relinquishing the Canal Zone to Panama and for canal control to pass to Panama by 2000. Opponents argue both houses must approve any transfer of US property. Administration says the 1903 treaty set a US controlled zone but not sovereignty, and that constitutional approval is required.
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Republic of Panama
Congress
United States
Panama
Canal Zone
Senate debates treaty ratification and canal control fears
Critics warn the pact could invite Soviet influence in Panama after ratification. Retired Adm. Moorer testifies that Torrijos Castro Moscow axis may allow Cuban or Soviet presence, while Gen. Brown and other leaders argue U S use of the canal would be enhanced.
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George Brown
JCS
U.S
Energy Bill Compromise Sways Filibuster Leaders
Two veteran senators who led a marathon filibuster on natural gas pricing said they would back a Byrd Jackson compromise to keep federal controls but allow higher price levels. Abourezk and Metzenbaum demanded the plan remain unamended by producers supporters. The plan seeks a $2.03 ceiling, up from $1.46, and extends controls to unregulated markets in gas states, with House-Senate talks needed to resolve final terms.
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Senate
Robert Byrd
James Abourezk
South Dakota
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Abourezk
Metzenbaum
Byrd
Jackson
Carter
Senate Energy Committee
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Howard H. Metzenbaum
Deregulation Advocated to Prevent Ohio Gas Shortage
J W W Whitney Jr of Flynn Energy in Tulsa warned Congress must deregulate gas prices to avoid long term shortages in Ohio and the intrastate market. He said driller profits depend on price freedom and predicted a compromise within two years.
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Whitney
Oklahoma
Texas
Canal Measure Introduced in Ohio House
Two Republican members of the Ohio House introduced a resolution urging the U S Senate to reject the Panama Canal Treaty. Reps Clare Ballard and William Batchelder said defeating the treaty would safeguard the nation’s economic security and defense.
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Ohio
Ohio House
U.S. Senate
Clare M. BalLdr
Athens
William G. Batchelder
Medina
Evacuation at Shady Grove Nursing Home Over Ammonia Leak
In Kennesaw Georgia 26 elderly residents were evacuated within 15 minutes as an anhydrous ammonia leak from a derailed train car forced the shutdown of Shady Grove Nursing Home. Twenty moved to Wildwood Baptist Church while six bedridden patients were taken to Kennestone Hospital. Red Cross disaster chairman Randy Lewis said officials acted quickly as gas escaped and continued to vent, with other area residents also fleeing briefly.
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Atlanta
Kennestone Hospital
Leila Wade
Civil Defense
Mary Singleton
Willie A. Nunn
Louisville and Nashville
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Privacy Act Does Not Shield Hospital Records in Ohio Ruling
The Ohio 9th District Court of Appeals ruled that city records for patient admissions and discharges at Wooster Community Hospital are public under the records law, not protected by privacy law. The decision reverses Wayne County judge W H H Wirtz, ordering release of hospital and many police reports.
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Ohio
9Th District Court of Appeals
Wayne County Common Pleas Court
W.H.H. Wirtz
Wooster Republican Printing Co
Wooster Daily Record
Wirtz
Wooster Community Hospital
Apellate Court
FBI reports drop in Ohio violent crime. city results vary
FBI Uniform Crime Statistics show violent crimes down 5 percent in Ohio last year, with larger declines in Can ton 20 percent, Cleveland 16.5, Cincinnati 14, and Columbus and Dayton about 10 percent. Akron up 1 percent, Toledo up around 15 percent amid police manpower shortages noted by Chief Corrin McGrath. Canton officials cited crime prevention and arrests as contributing factors.
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Ohio
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Akron
Toledo
Corrin McGrath
Senate Approves Lifeline To Cut Some Utility Bills
The Ohio Senate backed a House bill to provide 25 percent utility bill discounts for the elderly and disabled this winter and next, with a 31 to 0 vote. The plan caps annual household income at 7000 dollars and could aid about 750,000 Ohioans, funded by accelerating utility tax collections and possible future funding.
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Columbus, Ohio
Dennis E. Eckart
D-18
Euclid
Eckart
Ohio
House
State Energy Department
Ohio college and Chesapeake win 168000 grant for rural clinic
Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine and Chesapeake Health Care Inc. receive a 168000 federal grant to build the first of five rural health clinics in Lawrence County. Agencies in Athens County seek 1.4 million from ARC for nine projects. A Southeastern Ohio representative proposes special license plates to honor volunteer firemen.
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College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chesapeake Health Care Inc
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Athens County
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Area Development District
Southeastern Ohio
Sebok to Open 1977-78 Visiting Morton Professorship
Ohio University School of Music hosted Gyorgy Sebok the renowned pianist and educator as the first visiting Morton Professor for the 1977-78 season. The feature notes an intimate, reflective recital and marks the start of a distinguished series. Weather details forecast light showers with mid 50s tonight and near 70 Friday.
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Gyorgy Sebok
Morton
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