Ohio General Assembly Plays Cat and Mouse in Summer
The Ohio General Assembly stalls adjournment amid a tug of war between House and Senate leaders over timing and priorities. EPA legislation stalls until next month while Kurfess and Gray clash on cooperation with Gov. Gilligan. House plans housekeeping sessions to prevent Republican backlash and keep bills moving before the election.
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Lee Leonard
UPI
Statehouse
Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
John J. Gilligan
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
House
Senate
Kurfess
Theodore M. Gray
Piqua
Gray
Gilligan
Pollution priority urged amid calls for careful action
The piece argues pollution cleanup is the top priority for communities and nations, urging government data analysis and technically grounded rules. It cites Taft on resource limits, calls for cooling towers if pursued, notes projected costs, and warns against impulsive actions that could worsen the environment. It urges EPA to study options like the Grand River Reservoir for an objective appraisal.
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Robert Taft
Northeast Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
Grand River Reservoir
Strictly Personal letters raise health questions and authority view
Readers seek medical advice on low hemoglobin and hypoglycemia. A letter from a 21 year old questions energy and weight, while Thosteson provides diet and iron guidance. The column ends with a critique of authority and calls for self correcting social systems.
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Dr. Thosteson
Mahoning Valley Opposes Northeast Ohio Water Plan
Our opinion questions the plan's wisdom for Mahoning Valley and warns it could burden industries with huge capital and operating costs. The piece criticizes removing Warren riverflow sewering, Grand River Reservoir omission, and costly cooling towers, urging scrutiny by labor unions chambers and citizens.
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Northeast Ohio
Mahoning Valley
West Austintown
Canfield
Mahoning
Warren
Republic Steel
U.S
Grand River
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Chambers of Commerce
Sportsmen
When does life begin and end according to law
Louis Cassels discusses the fraught questions of when human life begins and ends. The piece traces how law, medicine, and theology grapple with fetal viability and death defined by brain activity, highlighting a Richmond heart transplant case that shaped legal definitions and sparked ongoing debate.
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Louis Cassels
United Press International
Richmond
The Coffee Rust Threat to World Prices
Coffee growers battle a rust blight threatening yields in Ceylon and Brazil. Wide areas were cleared to curb spread while 120 million rust resistant plants are planted at a cost of 100 million dollars. Brazil faces a projected 20 percent rise in production costs, signaling higher coffee prices for consumers.
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Ceylon
Brazil
Brazilian Coffee Institute
The Aging Debate and Economic Pressure on Society
The Senate Special Committee on Aging examines aging in America to argue for geared retirement costs as the 65 threshold labels about 20 million people as older Americans. It notes most are healthy, live about 13 to 16 more years after 65, yet face financial and medical burdens and rising retirement costs.
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Louis Cassels
United Press International
Senate
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General Assembly
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Bowling Green
Department of Development
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Charles E. Fry
Springfield
Strictly Personal
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Thosteson
God
William Collins
Yale
Joseph Fletcher
University of Virginia Medical School
Washington
THE
Hubbard News
Phone
Hubbard, Ohio
L.W. Stauffer
M.N. Warveris
Niles Suburban Newspapers, Inc
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