Four Day Work Week Could Cut Fuel Use in State Government
In Raleigh AP a proposed four day state government week would save about 15000 gallons of fuel oil on the fifth day plus large but unspecified gas and electricity cuts. Culbreth of the Energy Division says even small savings matter when supplies are tight and may affect whether people stay warm.
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Raleigh
Doug Culbreth
Energy Division
Culbreth
Lewis Strong
Strong
State Bureau of Investigation
Hunt Urges Fuel Saving in North Carolina Emergency
Gov. Jim Hunt declared a state of emergency over fuel shortages and ordered a four day work week for state government with 30 day effect. Hospitals Highway Patrol prisons SBI and universities are exempt from the plan. Public and private entities are urged to limit hours to conserve energy.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Jim Hunt
Carl Stewart
General Assembly
SBI
Hunt
State school bus liability bills spark debate over coverage
Readers debate Tort Claims Act limits and proposed bills S 11 and H 40 raising state payout for injured or decayed school bus riders. Proposals seek higher caps to 50000 or 30000 with longer claim periods and no fault coverage for mechanical failures. Public concerns and committee referrals noted.
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Q. Lam
Lisa Haney
Burnsville
State
Senate
State Board of Education
Education Committee
House
Judiciary 3
Punxsutawney Phil Forecasts Six More Weeks of Winter
Punxsutawney Phil was unveiled at Gobbler's Knob and his interpreters said he forecast six more weeks of winter. Groundhog Club president Charles M. Erhard discussed the prediction after consulting Phil in groundhogese amid bitter 7 degree wind chill. Odds-maker Jimmy the Greek weighed in over the phone from Las Vegas predicting Phil would see his shadow.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Phil
Charles M. Erhard
Groundhog Club
Jimmy the Greek
Las Vegas
Blizzard Caught Buffalo Off-Guard
Buffalo endured its worst western New York blizzard as 100 inches plus snow isolated the city. Officials and residents criticized delayed emergency action as looting appeared, and federal aid finally arrived on Tuesday after five days of crisis.
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Buffalo
Edward Regan
Erie County
Arthur's Arsenal
Regan
National Weather Service
U.S
Natural gas curb measures ease strain on Midwest cold
The Senate passed a compromise emergency gas bill to allow shifting fuel from low to high priority users as layoffs and factory shutdowns loom into April. Amid harsh winter, Buffalo receives Army Engineers and snow equipment, while the Thruway opens fully and fuel barges resume on the Ohio River with ice slowdowns.
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Marc Charney
Midwest
Senate
House
Carter
Chesapeake Bay
Ohio River
New Year And Cold Bring Higher Food Prices
The January rise in grocery costs shown by an AP market basket survey covers pork chops orange juice coffee and eggs across 13 cities. Federal data report a 1.5 percent rise in farm prices December 15 to January 15 with warnings of further increases if the cold persists into March potentially lifting the U.S. food bill by seven billion dollars.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Conference Board
Business
Commerce Dept
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New York State
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Galconda
Ill
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
USDA
Florida
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