Ohio Gas Stations Grow While Fuel Shortage Borrows Down
Ohio sees new stations rise as older, by passed facilities fade. In Whitehall a public hearing on a proposed Sohio union 76 station. Steubenville approves a new Sohio outlet and Geauga County plans two stations. Sohio cuts construction by half but keeps contracts.
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Columbus
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Geauga County
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Standard Oil Co
Akron Blacks Seek Fire Department Posts
Akron officials say results of civil service exams for black firefighters will be announced this week. 87 of 110 scheduled test takers completed the exam, with Akron under a federal court order to hire seven black firemen by June 25.
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Akron
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Smiling sales force at Frank Frazier's Home Appliance Store
At Frank Frazier's Home Appliance Store, salesmen wear smiles to show they are happy to serve customers. They promise the best appliances backed by quality service.
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Global Powers Seek Peace Yet Worry Grows
Leaders in Washington and Moscow pursue a summit while publics feel relief and unease. Europeans fear reduced U S influence and NATO cohesion as Soviet plans mix economic aims with long term strategy. Communists warn detente may stall global aims and focus on military and industrial priorities.
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NATO
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Brezhnev
West Virginia Gasoline Shortage Hits Service Stations
West Virginia dealers cut hours limit sales and lay off workers as gasoline rationing by major suppliers tightens stocks. A Morgantown dealer claims the famed short age is a ploy by big firms to raise prices and push independents out, suggesting crude production outpaces refining.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Morgantown
Costly Ohio tax booklets to be sold for scrap
Six million booklets about Ohio's $370 million annual income tax will be sold for scrap. Tax spokesman Stanley Spaulding said 224 tons fetch $17,920, from 12 million ordered in 1972. He noted $150,000 was spent excess to produce them, the first year of the tax. He predicted no more than eight million books would be ordered next year.
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Tobacco use rising boosts exports and lowers stockpiles
Washington reports the Agriculture Department says domestic cigarette use rose about 2.5 percent in the 10 months ending April 1973, with exports up and output up about three percent. Unmanufactured tobacco exports may top 525 million pounds, and total carryover for 1973 is seen at 3.829 billion pounds.
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Japan
Switzerland
United Kingdom
West Germany
GM Solves Converter Problems
DETROIT AP General Motors announces a catalytic converter for emissions control designed to last the life of the car. The system will pair with electronic ignition and a new carburetor, contrasting earlier claims of short converter lifespans. California regulations require 1975 cars to use converters to reduce hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide.
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Detroit News
Farlier
Environmental Protection Agency
California
Buckeye Boys State Considers Legislation on Key Issues
Ashland Ohio AP Buckeye Boys State opened sessions with the Nationalist Party platform shaping bills. Gov Rick Theis outlined decriminalizing marijuana possession restoring death penalty for related crimes and abortion access up to 12 weeks in danger or rape cases. He backs a statewide mass transit plan and rights for 18 year olds. Gov John Gilligan urged civic responsibility as the week continues.
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Ohio
Buckeye Boys
House
Rick Theis
Theis
Ohio Senate
Buckeye Boys State
John Gilligan
Boys State
Libyan Prohibition Tightens Under Khadafy Regime
In Tripoli Libyan authorities enforce a 1969 ban on alcohol as Muammar Khadafy pursues Islamic values. Bars and clubs remain closed and fines or jail terms are imposed for drinking or distilling. Diplomatic import bans tighten after a Libyan's car carried whisky from a European diplomat.
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Tripoli
Libya
Iiven
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
FTC orders claims backing for shampoos and conditioners
The Federal Trade Commission challenged 11 hair care makers including Procter & Gamble and Gillette to prove claims on dandruff reduction and hair softness. It seeks ingredient data and tests for products such as Head and Shoulders Lemon Up and Herbal essences, flagging natural claims and lemon content.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Procter & Gamble
America
Mennen Co
Protein 21
Gillette
Alberto Balsam
Clairol Herbal Essence
Everynight
Johnson's Baby
RK Organic Pro
Wella Balsam
Ein
Jail space in Cincinnati cut as probation programs rise
Cincinnati and Hamilton County officials project jail needs will fall to 700 beds due to planned probation and work release programs. Architect Woody Garber notes the shift in inmate capacity planning for upcoming years.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Woody Garber
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Commissioners seek 7.7 million for Great Miami sewer project
Hamilton Ohio AP Bitler County Commissioners approve applying for 7.7 million dollars in federal funds to develop sewer lines on both sides of the Great Miami River between Hamilton and Middletown.
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Bitler County
Great Miami River
Hamilton
Middletown
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