Summer power bills rise with heat and higher LES rates
Lincoln Electric System official Frank Grant cites extreme temperatures, humidity and air conditioning as the main cause of higher bills which have risen despite a 6 cent annual rate increase. He notes peak kilowatt hours and a 355000 kilowatts usage record, with summer rates at 3.55 cents per kilowatt hour plus a $2.85 base charge. He suggests setting thermostats to 78 and reducing AC use to curb costs.
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Linda Ulrich
Lincoln Electric System
LES
Frank Grant
Grant
Senate backs mileage floor to curb gas guzzlers
Senate Energy Committee approved a 16 mpg floor for 1980 rising to 21 mpg by 1985 as part of Carter energy plan review. The move, opposed by Chrysler and Ford, seeks tougher auto efficiency while House debate covers gas pricing deregulation and tax proposals.
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Washington
House
Carter
Senate
Senate Energy Committee
Carter Energy
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Chrysler
Ford
Metzenbaum
Fred G. Secrest
Thomas P. O'Neill
O'Neill
House Commerce Committee
Closed hearing on state patrol money and drug division misconduct
Omaha Senator Ernest Chambers outlines a Legislature special committee inquiry into possible misuse of state funds and drugs by the state patrol. The talks involve a county attorney and state attorneys who advise the patrol, with hearings to be held in executive session citing safety concerns.
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Omaha
Ernest Chambers
Chambers
Scottsbluff
William Nichol
Nichol
John DeCamp
Neligh
Columbus
Don Dworak
Patrol
Nebraska State Bar Assny
DeCamp
Dvorak
Steelworkers walkout closes iron ore plants
Picketers representing more than 14 000 steelworkers in at least five states shut down two thirds of the nation's iron ore production in the first strike in 18 years. USW says local issues drove the walkout. industry says no strike clause was violated.
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Duluth, Minn
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Minnesota
Upper
Michigan
Worcester
Mass
U.S. Steel Corp
Cleveland
Carnegie
Pittsburgh
Negotiators hike farm support ceilings to pass bill
Washington UPI reports House and Senate conferees reached a compromise on a multi billion dollar farm and food stamp bill. They set new ceilings on support payments to grain and cotton growers at 40000 for 1978 45000 for 1979 and 50000 for 1980 and onward, up from the current 20000 per farmer.
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Washington
Republicans accuse Carter of blatant cargo payoff
Three top Republicans Brock Baker and Rhodes charged President Carter’s support of a cargo preference bill amounts to a blatant political payoff to maritime interests. They cited a Cambridge Reports poll showing overall energy plan support despite opposition to specifics and urged open hearings to explain the administration's stance.
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Washington
Carter
Republican National Committee
Bill Brock
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
House
John Rhodes
Arizona
Cambridge Reports
Paul McCloskey
Calif
Stuart Eizenstat
McCloskey
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
General Accounting Office
Baker
Brock
Rhodes
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Toll Free Classified Line for Nebraska Ads
A Nebraska Journal-Star classified advertising line promotes toll free access from anywhere in the state at 800 742 7385. The ad emphasizes convenient dialing for placing classified notices and ads with the newspaper.
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The
Journal-Star
Nebraska
Son of Sam Victims Spur New Police Search
New York police added 100 officers to the hunt after the Brooklyn attack that wounded victims thirteen and twelve in a lover’s lane. Officials say the case remains active as the suspect continues to evade capture.
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New York
Sam
Brooklyn
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