Governor would gain appointing power for DOT director
The House transportation committee approved a bill 17 to 1 to let the governor appoint the DOT director with Senate confirmation, shifting control from a seven member DOT board. The move reflects broader questions of accountability as the agency controls a large share of the state budget.
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Campaign necktie question sparks fifth term chatter
Governor Robert Ray could not recall the color of his necktie at a recent news conference. Reporters and legislators note red and yellow campaign colors linked to term limit speculation. Al Pinder reports seeing a bumper sticker reading Keep the canal. Give Jimmy Carter away.
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Movie Schedule Fragments
Listings show showtimes for films at several venues including the Gauntlet Plaza and Stage 1. Titles include Smokey and the Bandit Pete's Dragon Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Oh God plus Oh God at various 7 30 9 25 time blocks.
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Plaza
Elm disease reaches 41 states since 1930 invasion
The Forest Service reports Dutch elm disease arrived in the United States in 1930 on European elm veneer and was first detected in Ohio. Since then the outbreak has spread to 41 states.
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Europe
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River Niger sustains about forty million along its course
The river Niger supplies food water and transport to around 40 million people across its 2 600 mile path in Africa. Ver gil the Latin poet was born October 15 70 B C in Andes township near Mantua in Cisalpine Gaul.
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