12 Dead as Buffalo Declares Emergency in Severe Storm
Buffalo Mayor Stanley Makowski declared a citywide emergency after a historic storm left 12 dead. Traffic was limited to essential vehicles to allow federal and state crews to clear streets. Winds near 30 mph with heavy drifts plagued roads as looting reports rose then diminished. Other counties in western New York were declared emergency areas awaiting federal aid.
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Buffalo
Stanley Makowski
Makowski
Alx Umes
National Weather Service
Fire Department
Stephen G. Qualey
New York
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Genesee
Erie
Cattaraugus
Chautauqua
Barges Wait as Ohio River Fails to Open
Fifty four onboats and barges sit awaiting passage below three dams as the Ohio River remains too shallow. The Army Corps of Engineers raised bear traps to lift gates in hopes of raising the water level while nature slowly responds. Progress depends on water rising about 4.2 more feet before vessels can move toward Louisville and beyond.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Army Corps of Engineers
Martin Pedigo
Corps
Marion
Pedigo
Araffievgges
Meney
Nature
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Ohio
Wrobel Seeks Erie City Controller Nomination
Leonard Wrobel, 3, announces bid in the Democratic primary to challenge Erie County Democratic Chair Robert Cooney for the Erie city controller post vacated by Al Benedict. Wrobel cites political and financial backing and confirms he remains a Democrat amid earlier GOP overtures.
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Erie
Quentin Orlando
Erie County
Democratic Party
Robert Cooney
Leonard Wrobel
al Benedict
Pennsylvania Auditor General
Wrobel
Cooney
Republican Party
Roger Richards
Ond
Nationwide Ins Rate Hike Affects Pa Drivers
Nationwide Insurance Co will raise annual auto insurance rates for about 585000 Pennsylvania motorists starting March 16 after the state Insurance Department approved a 9 percent increase. An adult driver with a clean record will pay 77 extra dollars in Philadelphia, 44 in Pittsburgh, and 18 in Harrisburg, following an 11 percent rise in accident claims last year.
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Nationwide Ins
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Nationwide Insurance Co
State Insurance Department
3 Department
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Nader seeks apology after ethnic slur by Dixon
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader demands an apology from Federal Trade Commissioner Paul Rand Dixon who called him a son of a bitch and a dirty Arab at a Grocery Manufacturers Association meeting in Arlington Virginia on January 17. Dixon confirms remarks but declines apology. The incident prompted Arab American protest plans for the White House and follows a long-standing feud between Nader and Dixon over FTC conduct.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Federal Trade
Paul Rand Dixon
Dixon
Ralphi Nader
Carter
National Association of Arab Americans
White House
Grocery
FTC
Nader
Naders
Longet Faces One Month Jail Term In Homicide Case
Aspen jury sentencing Claudine Longet to one month in jail plus two years probation for criminally negligent homicide in the March shooting death of Olympic skier Vladimir Sabich. Judge Lob allowed delaying jail until Sept 1 to let her children spend part of the summer elsewhere.
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Aspen
Cole
Allan
Miss Longet
Vladimir “Spider” Sabich
George &. Lob
Sabieh
Rocky Mountain
Lohr
Noelle
Christian
Bobby
Shapp Pushing For 177 Day School Year
AP report notes Governor Shapp advocates a 177 day school year. The discussion centers on funding and union reactions as districts weigh extending the calendar. Officials cite costs and student outcomes while resisting abrupt changes.
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Shapp
Carter Gas Bill Close to Law
The Senate approved a natural gas emergency bill 91 to 2 sending it to the House where leaders hoped a vote could send it to President Carter today. The measure would give authority to ration scarce gas, divert it to high priority users, and loosen price controls through August 1. The House version adds a ceiling on intrastate gas prices for gas sold to interstate pipelines.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
House
House Ieaders
Commerce Committee
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Thomas
O'Neill
John Dingell
D-Mich
Congress
Dingell
House Committee
Bot Eckhardt
D-Ter
Weather Slows Economy Amid Severe Winter Costs
AP dispatch notes harsh winter raises costs from Florida citrus to Midwest factories with 1.5 million workers facing disrupted jobs due to gas shortages. Economists warn continued cold through February and March could worsen outcomes, adding billions in heating bills and higher food prices if unrelenting.
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Chey Cunmuer
Florida
Midwest
Mare
Michael K. Evans
Chase Econometrics Associates
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Hams
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Jose
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Redea Vane
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Kroehller
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Hooker
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