Refund clause clears way for natural gas price rise
An appeals court allowed a FPC approved price increase to take effect with a safety net. Producers must promise refunds if later appeals find the ceiling too high, or face a ban on any rise until the ruling. The hike could lift average residential bills by about 5 dollars monthly in Florida and over 23 dollars in Ohio, totaling about 1.5 billion dollars.
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Belle Hits New England as Storm Drenches Region
The storm weakened to a tropical storm after its New York area landfall while dumping heavy rain and causing widespread flooding across Vermont and northern New England. Officials warned of flash floods, evacuated dozens of families, and power outages affected hundreds of thousands as rivers rose and roads flooded.
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Belle
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Earl Osgood
Civil Defense
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Connecticut
Ella Grasso
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Mass
Tony Gregory
Weather Service
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Donna
Connecticut River
Deerfield
Green Mountains
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Dover
Becket
Atlantic City Breezes and Power Loss Span Coast
Weather tonight low in low 60s under fair skies with 10 percent rain risk. Wednesday mostly sunny with 20 percent rain chance and a high of 85. Storms flood roads across New York and New England. tens of thousands lose power. flights canceled at Boston and Albany airports. Belle weakened inland in Connecticut. evacuations and shelters established. property and crop damage estimated in the millions.
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New Jersey
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New Canaan
Belfast Riots Escalate Into Fire Attacks Across City
In Belfast riots following the arrest of Maire Drumm Provisional Sinn Fein leader, guerrillas attacked British troops and rioters hijacked over 70 vehicles setting many ablaze in Catholic districts. A soldier was shot in the stomach and another injured when an armored car exploded. Snipers fired over 100 rounds at a patrol. no casualties reported. The violence, the worst here in two years, began after Sinn Fein protests against stripping IRA prisoners of political privileges. Mrs Drumm, 56, was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and held for 72 hours.
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Northern Ireland
Provisional Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
Sinn Fein
IRA
Maire Drumm
Ford and Reagan duel over veep choice at convention
Ford campaign fights Sears plan to require naming a running mate by Aug 18 during the nominating process. Reagan backers push binding primary rules to free delegates, while Ford supports binding votes. Schweiker already named as Reagan’s choice. Ford vows to announce after the nomination.
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Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Ford
Sears
Peter Kaye
Board of Convention
Reagan Still Seen As Possible Ford Running Mate
Today Inside asked for financial and health information from more than a dozen Republicans he is considering as possible vice presidential choices. Richard Hermann of Lincoln says Reagan not out, some Ford delegates prefer second place. Sears proposal opposed by RNC rules panel, but may return in convention committees. Delegates count shows Ford 1104 and Reagan 1033 with 122 uncommitted.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ford
Reagan
Hermann
Sears
Dean Burch
White House
Republican National Committee
Burch
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