Contrasting Bills Change Ohio Utility Rate Formulas
In Columbus two bills advance to change how Ohio sets utility rates. The Senate backs an original cost formula replacing RCN, while the House favors a fair value approach with inflation updates. Both aim to end the RCN base, stirring debate among consumer groups and utilities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Ways and Means
House Insurance, Utilities and Financial Institutions Committee
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Timothy J. McCormack
Euclid
RCN
Property Tax Vote Postponed in Ohio Legislature
Ohio Democrats delayed final action on a bill to shield homeowners from inflation driven real estate tax increases. The Ways and Means Committee postponed a Tuesday floor vote as amendments stalled the reform. Leaders anticipate a two part strategy tied to a Senate plan and a constitutional amendment to reduce future residential taxes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
House Insurance, Utilities, and Financial Institutions Committee
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Board of Tax Appeals
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Riffe
Ocasek
Tablack
Ohio Supreme Court
John E. Johnson
Orrville
Cease-fire Talks Advance in Lebanon Civil War
President Suleiman Franjieh announced that Lebanon's warring factions agreed on a cease-fire and principles for a political solution. A supreme military committee will supervise disengagement and cease-fire efforts with Lebanese Syrian and Palestinian forces, while subcommittees set battle-zone plans.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Palestine Liberation Army
Syria
Supreme Court suspends Moore and Stanard from practice
The Ohio Supreme Court suspended Forrest P. Moore of Logan and James J. Stanard of Cleveland from practicing law indefinitely for misconduct. Moore had been found guilty in federal court of willfully failing to file income tax returns for 1968 to 1970 and served 94 days in Terre Haute Farm Camp after a June 23, 1975 release. Stanard was cited for neglecting duties as administrator of an estate.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Forrest P. Moore
Logan
James J. Stanard
Cleveland
Moore
Joseph P. Kinneary
Hocking County
Terre Haute
Ind
Stanard
NTSB Cites Pilot Error In TWA Mountain Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that pilot error probably caused a Trans World Airlines jet to crash into a Virginia mountain, killing all 92 aboard. In California, wind driven flames burned about 2,400 acres above San Clemente, damaging at least 21 homes.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Trans World Airlines
Virginia
San Clemente
Calif
Hall of Fame Bid Boost for Roberts and Lemon
Bulletin from New York reports Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon, renowned 1950s pitchers, were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Both players are celebrated for dominant performances and key roles in their teams' success during that era.
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New York
Robin Roberts
Bob Lemon
Baseball
Baseball Writers Association of America
Market Dips in New York as Profit Taking Persists
The New York stock market fell mid day with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 3.07 points to 943.17. Investors continued profit taking after Wednesday's declines.
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New York
French killer strikes in Nogent sur Oise killings resume
In Nogent sur Oise and nearby Villers Saint Paul the killer has claimed eight victims, all brunettes, while police lament lack of leads. The profiler notes the crimes occur during commuters hours near Paris and the suspect blends into the ordinary townscape. The sequence began in January 1969 with a wounded home scene then a fatal attack days later.
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Nogent-Sur-Oise
France
Jack the Ripper
Oise
Nogent
Villers-St. Paul
Paris
Andree Lecron
Weather Closes Area Schools Amid Snow for Hocking Valley
Forecasters predicted two more inches of new snow as Logan and surrounding towns faced closures and rescheduled events. City crews fought slick streets with a sand and sawdust mix while state and county crews patrolled primary roads. temperatures hovered in the teens to upper twenties with mixed precipitation through Friday and a weekend hike in the Hocking Hills likely amid rain and snow flurries.
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Mother Nature
Hocking Valley
Logan
F. Page Backus
Backus
Coffman Stair Co
State Highway Department
Ohio
Hocking Hills
Weather Related Cancellations Hit Local Meetings and Games
Weather prompted cancellations and postponements across Hocking County and Logan area. Several meetings moved to later dates including Hocking County Drug Abuse Council to Jan 29 and a Scenic Hills Senior Center dinner to Jan 30. Logan activities like basketball and wrestling were delayed pending updates.
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Hocking County Drug Abuse Council Board
Scenic Hills Senior Center
Logan Metropolitan Housing Authority
Title I Parents Advisory Council
West Elementary School
Ethel Primmer
Lancaster
LHS
Bruce Fickel Re-Elected Logan Federal President
Logan Federal Savings & Loan Association shareholders re-elected two directors Paul Stimson and David L. Lovett for three-year terms at the annual meeting. Bruce Fickel was named president with Lovett as executive vice president and secretary and Margaret Sparnow as vice president.
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Logan Federal Savings & Loan Association
Paul Stimson
David L. Lovett
Logan Federal
Athens
W. Denzil Weltner
Roy Loomis
Earl Later
James St. Clair
Bruce Fickel
Fickel
Lovett
Margaret Sparnow
Geneva Dixon
William H. Martin
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Dennis Wojtanowski
Willoughby
Wojtanowski
Thomas J. Carney
D-71
Boardman
House Floor To Earn Any Public Support.” Carney
House Committee
Dennis Eckart
Eckart
Full Ways and Means
Camille Chamoun
Phalange Party
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Jim West
Harold R. Smith
Logan Kiwanis Club
Hocking Hills State Park
Art-Kraft
Supreme Court
Bulletin
Lille
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