Ohio Industries and Schools Hit by Energy Crisis
Utility curtailments and demand reductions ripple through Ohio as schools and plants close or cut back. Col u mbia Gas and East Ohio Gas urge non essential use while manufacturers seek relief. Weather shifts may ease strain. officials weigh further closures.
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Ohio Industries
Columbia and East Ohio Gas Co
Martin Essex
Ohio
Essex
William J. Costello
Ohio Manufacturers Association
Logan Area Industries Hit by Gas Maintenance Cutbacks
Columbia Gas of Ohio orders Logan area industries to use gas only for maintenance to prevent frozen pipes. Logan Clay Products faces a zero allotment and mass layoffs, while Metalbestos Systems moves to propane to keep operations. Schools closed per state directive as pressure holds in main lines.
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Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Logan Area
Ron Cox
Cox
State Board of Education
Logan Clay Products Co
Dick Brandt
Columbia Gas
Brandt
Logan Clay
Donald H. Slezak
Metalbestos Systems
Metalbestos
Slezak
Severe Cold Forces School Closures Across Hocking Valley
In the icy grip of a 21 below zero blast, Logan and surrounding districts suspend classes. Fred Good, Logan School District superintendent, says closures extend Wednesday with a later decision after talks with Columbia Gas of Ohio. Payrolls go out, while roads stay passable yet slick. Ohio University Lancaster and Fairfield County schools also shut, with hourly updates anticipated.
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Hocking
Logan
Fred Good
Columbia Gas
Ohio
Good
Ohio University-Lancaster
Lancaster City
Fairfield County
Variety Show Meeting Tonite in Logan Armory
The initial organizational meeting for the 1977 Hocking Valley Variety Show is at 7 30 tonight in the Logan Armory. Those interested in taking part or helping should attend a classroom. Chuck Moore says the show title director and proceeds distribution will be decided.
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Hocking Valley
Logan Armory
Armory
Chuck Moore
Hocking Valley Varieties
Economic Growth Slows As Carter Prepares Takeover
The Commerce Department reports the economy grew at a 3 percent rate in Oct-Dec 1976, the slowest since 1975, with unemployment rising to 8.0 percent. Inflation reached 6.2 percent for the quarter. full-year 1976 GNP rose to $1,692.4 billion. Per capita disposable income climbed to $5,494.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Millie Tucker heads to Washington for Carter inauguration
Millie Tucker of Maxville travels to Washington for Thursday's inauguration of Jimmy Carter as 39th president, carrying gifts from Hocking County. The visit includes attendance at events with Walter Mondale and Clarence Miller, and seats secured for Tucker at the ceremony.
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Millie Tucker
Maxville
Jimmy Carter
The
United States
Daily News
Paul
Millie) Tucker
Washington, D.C
Jimmie Carter
Carter
Tucker
Amy
Walter Mondale
Clarence E. Miller
Lancaster
Hocking County
Appalachia
Ohio
Robert Stimson
Union Furnace
Washington
Miller
Logan General Electric Plant
Mondale
Millie
Woodrow
Woody) Reynolds
E. Hunter Sr
Mary Jane Howdyshell
Zanesville Ave
Patricia Howdyshell
Logan Rt. 4
Inaugural Parties Underway for Carter Celebration
Washington AP reports fireworks, dances, and concerts open Jimmy Carter's five day inaugural festivities valued at about 3 million dollars. Four tons of fireworks light the Mall at 7 30 p.m. despite frigid zero degree weather. A Kennedy Center concert features Gershwin Beethoven and an inter faith prayer service is set for Lincoln Memorial with Ruth Stapleton and Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. participates.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Mall
Washington Monument
Capitol
Gershwin
Kennedy Center
National Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
National Visitor's Center
Lincoln Memorial
Carter’s Baptist Church
Plains
Ruth Stapleton
Martin Luther King Sr
Demo Committee Endorses Rauch for County Coroner
The Hocking County Democratic Central Committee endorsed Dr. John E. Rauch of Logan for county coroner. He was appointed by county commissioners due to no candidates in the November election and runs a private practice at Rauch Medical Clinic.
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Hocking County
Democratic Central Committee
John E
Jack) Rauch
Logan
Rauch
Rauch Medical Clinic
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Tom Gillem
Associated Press
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Costello
Buckeye Steel Casting Co
Columbus
Bob Radcliff
Buckeye Manufacturing
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
East Ohio Gas
Mercury
Logan Civil Service Commission
City Council
Liberty Bell
Stivison
Mondale and Miller
Rosalyn Carter
Eafeee
Stimson
Mary Jane) Howdyshell
Joe
Patricia) Howdyshell
Logan Insuranceman
National Democrat Committee
Washington National Airport
Pennsylvania Ave
White House
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