Coal Gasification Plant To Be Built In Noble County
Gov. James A. Rhodes announced a Noble County coal gasification project backed by ERDA grants and private partners. The $250 million plan aims to produce 60 million cu ft daily of natural gas from 3,800 tons of coal, employing 350 to 400, with completion in at least two years and no state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Noble County
Ohio
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
Rhodes
Continental
Conoco
Consolidated Gas Supply Corp
Paso Natural Gas Co
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Transcontinental Gas Amage
Panhandle Eastern
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Ned Williams
ERDA
Robert Ryan
England
Farm Bill Veto Likely As Carter Pushes Budget Cut
Washington AP reports President Carter seeks to veto the farm bill and water projects as part of a broader push to trim federal spending. Congress shows resistance, with debates over target prices, total costs, and potential veto overrides looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Carter
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
White House
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dayan Could Lose New Cabinet Post
Israel's Menahem Begin faces a revolt over Moshe Dayan as foreign minister. The Liberal party plans to press Dayan's selection at a Sunday Likud conference while Begin, recovering in hospital, has already ratified the move amid coalition tensions.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menahem Begin
Moshe Dayan
Likud
Liberal Party
Unity
Dayan
Labor Party
Arieh Dulzin
Foreign Ministry
Begin
United
West Bank
Jordan River
Jordan
Land of Israel
Suspect Arson in Home Fire
The Hocking County Sheriff and state fire marshal investigate arson after a fire destroyed the Calvin Ray Baker home on Baker Rd near Laurelville. Baker died Wednesday. the blaze began on the front porch as seventeen firefighters fought the two story house and contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
State Fire Marshal’s
Calvin Ray Baker
Baker Rd
Little Pine Rd
Laurelville Rt. 2
Laurelville
Baker
Hospital Jammed at Hocking Valley with 87 patients
Hocking Valley Community Hospital reports a census of 87 with 47 in the main hospital 39 in long term care and one baby. Three patients occupy corridor beds as the facility braces for a busy Memorial Day weekend. Administrator David Arledge notes the unusual surge versus frigid January February. A full-time ER doctor will cover Memorial Day period.
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Hocking Valley Community Hospital
David Arledge
Arledge
Hocking County Bridges Reach Critical Status In Report
Engineer Larry Gerstner reports 18 of 359 bridges in Hocking County are in critical condition needing immediate attention. Other bridges show major repairs and minor work, with several on unmaintained roads set to be abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Gerstner
Hocking County
Gerstner
Benton, Falls, Good Hope
Ward
Murray City
Marion and
Perry
Washington
Hocking County Highway Department
Hocking County Court
Fred Murray
Hocking
Senate debate over auto emission rules echoes House split
Environmentalists and the Carter administration urge Senate action to restore tougher auto emission controls after the House approved a revised clean air bill delaying some 1978 model standards. The measure heads to the Senate for a vote next month amid divided support and last minute compromises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Carter
Memorial Day Closings For Government And Businesses
All offices and financial institutions close Monday for Memorial Day along with most businesses. No mail, schools closed, state liquor stores and AORTA offices shut. Logan Daily News also not published Monday. operations resume Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford E. Reich
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
AORTA
Logan Daily News
First Break In Four Days Free 105 Dutch Children
After four days of fear 105 pupils and a teacher were released from a village school near Bovensmilde as a group of South Moluccan terrorists holding them chose to release the children amid illness and pressure. A separate band still held passengers on a hijacked train 15 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assen
The
Netherlands
Bovensmilde
Holland
Red Cross
Justice Ministry
Wim van Leeuwen
van Leeuwen
the Hague
Joop den Uyl
Andreas van Agt
van Agt
South Moluccas
Spice Islands
Indonesia
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Fatality Outlook
The National Safety Council projects 400 to 500 highway deaths over the Memorial Day weekend the first warm weather holiday. Last year 442 died. the period runs from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. The record for four days was 629 in 1968.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
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James Abourezk
South Dakota
House Agriculture Committee
House Appropriations Committee
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
Johnston
Labor Department
HEW
House Sons Committee
Hocking Valley
LHS
Linda Kuhn
Jim Kuhn
Rockbridge
Cathy Parry
John Parry
Warner Ave
John Philip Sousa
Logan High School
Shirley Chapman
Logan Band Boosters
al Horsky
Daily News
Reggie Brown
Southeastern Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Department of Economics and Community Development
Administration of Justice Division
Logan Metropolitan Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Johannesburg
South Africa
Agostinho Neto
Luanda
Radio Luanda
Neto
Angola
Madison
Wis
Dane County
Archie Simonson
New York
Citibank
Cape Canaveral
Fla
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