Fuel Shortage Could Trigger Broad Utility Rate Hikes
Washington reports world fuel oil shortages and rising prices threaten major U S utility companies. Residual fuel oil costs have doubled since New Year, with two thirds imported, potentially lifting electricity rates nationwide. Official George A Lincoln cautioned that most areas impose rate hikes across all users as fuel costs climb. He offered little relief soon, noting the administration scrapped a tariff revision and will focus on quota fixes.
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Two workers rescued from cement collapse in city disaster
In Philadelphia on Tuesday David Scanlon aged 21 and Larry Yingling aged 20 were buried by a 50,000 pound gray cement mass at a construction site. Scanlon required 90 minutes to be freed with a leg fracture while Yingling was pulled free after two hours and oxygen was applied. AP report.
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Senate Overrides Nixon On 44 Billion Education Aid
The Senate and House overrode President Nixon on a 44 billion federal education aid bill. Twenty three Republicans joined to override, while 16 who voted to sustain the veto are not seeking re election. The roll call exceeded two thirds, aiding a broad political issue for Republicans. Nixon had vetoed the bill as 453 million over his budget and challenged an 18 billion package for housing veterans benefits space and other agencies.
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Panel backs ending SST program in government report
A House Senate efficiency panel urged phasing out the supersonic transport program citing potential $3 billion cost to taxpayers, minimal public benefit, and little return. The panel recommended striking $29 million in SST subsidies proposed this year, with Senator William Proxmire backing an amendment.
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Kent State probe hearings proceed after state request
A Presidential commission on Campus Unrest moved ahead with hearings into the May 4 Kent State shootings after rejecting Ohio officials’ bid to delay. The panel, led by William Scranton, will hear from Kent State President Robert White and other state figures as it continues through Friday.
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Navy to dump explosives off Maryland Thursday
A 446-foot World War II freighter, the LeBaron Russell Briggs, loaded with 418 vaults of GB nerve gas, sank 16 000 feet in the Atlantic 283 miles east of the Florida coast after being scuttled from the USS Hartley. Army chemists say gas would be confined to a small area if released.
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Gunfire at Cleveland Mayor Stokes Home
Shots were fired at the residence of Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes this morning. Police offered few details, but bullets reportedly pierced windows of the mayor's home.
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Back To School Required Reading Preview
Middletown High welcomes new principal Lewis Hill in a Journal interview with Patty Bailey. The section profiles last year's Middletown problems, with features on Supt Gene Lubera Fenwick scheduling Lemon Monroe modular system and how Freshman High fared. A Miami grad David Driver writes on campus disorders and Rick Harris surveys peaceful Bowling Green State University.
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