Discount gas stations face new competition
Major oil firms are entering the discount-station market with low prices and secondary brands, challenging independents and drawing a Justice Department antitrust probe. Officials worry independents may be squeezed out, reducing consumer choice, while majors argue increased competition. Estimates place major-owned stations in the thousands, with no national count. Robert Nunn of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers criticizes the tactic as deceptive branding.
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Green space tour highlights Great Miami River Corridor plan
Butler County Miami River Corridor Committee and Miami University IES staff toured the river to identify future recreation sites and problem areas along 29 miles of the Great Miami River. They noted potential OKI regional park locations near Franklin and Trenton, plus reclamation opportunities in gravel pits as phase one findings are prepared for late October.
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Miami Conservancy
Mel Davis
Robert Metz
Middletown
Raymond Fening
Middletown Planning Commission
Rampaging youths attack drivers in Queens disturbance
In Jamaica Queens bands of about 400 youths fought police after a fatal shooting of a bus theft suspect. Four arrested on burglary charges, three stores looted, 11 cars damaged, and sixteen people including five officers treated for minor injuries.
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