Winter of 78 Foretells Snowier Season Ahead
AP reports the winter of 78 shaping as exceptionally snowy in the eastern half with January record snows in Cleveland and South Bend while western areas show a patchwork pattern. Jet stream shifts bring arctic cold south and a second west to southeast band fuels more storms, easing heating shortages but hindering fuel distribution.
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Washington
United States
Cleveland
South Bend
Ind
Allen Pearson
National
Kansas City
Houston
Phoenix
Ariz
Arctic
Pacific
Rockies
Department of Energy
Seaboard
Central Plains
Robert R Dickson
National Weather Service
Continental Divide
Silent march honors fallen miner amid Indiana strike
In Petersburg Indiana hundreds of striking coal miners marched silently to honor John Hull a 32 year old Patoka man killed Friday in a non union mine gun battle with guards. A memorial service was held earlier with 1500 miners at a Winslow high school as police and townsfolk watched the procession through town and back to the coalfields.
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Petersburg
Ind
Indiana
John Hull
Patoka
Here
Winslow
Hull
William Walker
Main Street
Ballfield
Inside Ann Landers and Women’s News Play
A fragmented page mentions Inside Ann Landers columns, Erma Bombeck, Heloise, and Middletown area markets and TV theaters. It includes a crime tip line request and notes vital statistics, want ads, editorials, and deaths without cohesive context.
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Ann Landers
Erma Bombeck
Heloise
Middletown
Women's
Strike Drag? Coal Shortages Spark Energy Emergencies
Rapidly dwindling coal stocks trigger energy emergencies in Indiana and West Virginia as miners oppose a tentative wage deal. Kentucky approves cuts, Ohio weighs sharing power, and utilities plan mandatory reductions as 30 day stockpiles fall. Absenteeism policy fuels miner disagreement while federal talks continue.
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Associated Press
Indiana
West Virginia
Public Service
Commission
William Sorrells
Indiana Energy Office
Kentucky
Ohio Department of Energy
Dayton
Toledo
Columbus
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers Bargaining Council
PUCO Exempts phone switching centers from cutbacks
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio exempted telephone switching centers from mandatory energy curtailments during power cutbacks. Essential health and safety customers had been exempted earlier, with Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. the only center in that category.
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Columbus, Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
State braces for spring floods amid record snowfalls
Gov James A Rhodes says Ohio prepares for potential floods with an early warning meeting and a statewide flood information center. ODNR plans updated river condition maps for 100 years, with county disaster officials alerted. Nichols cites likely Ohio River flooding and ice jams on Maumee, Chagrin, and Muskingum rivers as thaw could worsen. Forecasts predict fair skies then mix of snow and rain with temperatures in the 20s to 30s.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Nichols
Cincinnati
Maumee
Vermilion
Chagrin
Grand
Muskingum
Scioto
Philo
Sunday Nichols
Hocking River
Lancaster
Logan
Nelsonville
Lake Erie
Chagrin River
Interstate highway system faces major repairs and higher costs
Rep. Sam Gibbons cites a Federal Highway Administration study showing 8000 miles of the 38000 mile interstate system need resurfacing or major work. He estimates up to $19 billion may be required through 1995, noting wear out rates exceed original projections. The project, beginning in 1957, has cost $63.7 billion so far and may reach $104.3 billion by completion between 1987 and 2000.
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Washington
Sam M. Gibbons
D-Fla
Federal Highway Administration
Gibbons
House
Ways and Means Committee
Transportation
Brock Adams
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Dickson
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic
West Coast
UMW
Wayne Nichols
Natural Resources Department
Ohio River
Allegheny River
Miami River
David Weir
Fort Morgan
Colo
James Carroll
General Accounting Office
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