Marietta First To Face Mandatory Power Curbs In Ohio
In Marietta Ohio the first southeastern area to impose 30 percent curtailments on large industrial users due to a nationwide coal strike. Sperry Univac cuts to 32 hours for 750 workers. Union Carbide may furlough 80 to 85. Dravo and American Cyanamid unsure of exact numbers. Residential cuts urged. lights reduced. residents fear prolonged outages without federal action.
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Marietta, Ohio
Southeastern
Ohio
Appalachian
Monongahela Power Co
Fairmont
W.va
Sperry Univac
Union Carbide Metals Division
Dravo and
Utilities at a glance coal supplies by utility
The Associated Press lists coal on hand for Ohio utilities. Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co shows 44 days for 555,000 customers. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co 50 to 51 days for 696,000. Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric 44 days for 480,000. Dayton Power and Light 60 days for 400,000. Monogahelah Electric 26 days for 23,000. Ohio Edison Akron 33.8 days for 800,000. Power Canton 46 days for 600,000. Toledo Edison 50 to 60 days for 254,000.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Ohio Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Dayton Power and Light Co
Monogahelah Electric Co
Ohio Edison Co
Akron
Ohio Power Co
Canton
Toledo Edison Co
Carter pushing for agreement to end 74 day coal strike
Negotiations resumed under pressure from a Carter administration aim to secure a contract by day’s end. Labor Secretary Marshall mediates as governors warn of possible Taft Hartley action while coal stocks dwindle and national guard escorts trucks to power plants in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Labor
Ray Marshall
Carter
James Thompson
Illinois
White House
Landon Butler
Labor Department
Indiana
Ohio
Rocks Tossed Shut Down Ohio Mines by Striking Miners
About 300 striking non union miners caravanned in over 500 cars through Carroll and Tuscarawas counties forcing the Push karich Mine near Sherrodsville and the Hardy Coal Co mine near Sugarcreek to close. Rock throwing caused minor damage but no arrests. Operators agreed to a 10 day shutdown at Sherrodsville with hospital and residence coal supply exceptions. Hardy closed for an unspecified period after negotiations led by Sheriff Lou Clark.
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Sugar Creek
Ohio
Carroll
Tuscarawas Counties
United Mine Workers
Sherrodsville
Hardy
Tuscarawas County
Lou Clark
Rpple
American Airlines Avoids Strike With TWU Agreement
American Airlines reached a 28 month contract with the Transport Workers Union just before midnight Thursday, averting a strike that would shut the nation’s second largest airline. The union represents 12,000 employees in maintenance, inventory, communications and meteorology roles. The deal retroactively covers last September and runs to March 1, 1980, pending ratification. Ernest Mitchell called the tentative agreement among the strongest wages and pensions in the industry and negotiations continued during a 30 day cooling off period.
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Washington
American Airlines
Transport Workers Union
Charles A. Pasciato
Ernest Mitchell
Bailar Resigns Postmaster General Amid Cost Cutting Push
Postmaster General Benjamin F. Bailar leaves the U S Postal Service after failing to end chronic deficits. He urges aggressive cost cutting and warns of political pushback from unions and rural lawmakers. Bailar will join United States Gypsum Co in Chicago with a higher salary, while his successor faces proposals to curb postal independence and Saturday deliveries.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Bailar
United States Gypsum Co
Chicago
Congress
White House
Post Office Department
Rhodesian talks near final accord on interim cabinet
In Salisbury Ian Smith and three black leaders reportedly near agreement on the last sticking point in Rhodesia’s transition to black majority rule. Informants say after dealing on constitutional principles and security forces, they agreed the interim cabinet will include 15 black and 5 white members from the four parties.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Rhhodeate
Ohio Lung Association warns limited savings from clean air rule suspension
The Ohio Lung Association backs a temporary suspension of clean air rules for power firms but cautions it yields little electricity savings. EPA regional official Robert Duprey notes utilities use under 1 percent of output for precipitators and warns pollutants would rise if devices are shut off. Armco Steel estimates 197000 kilowatt hours saved daily and 775 jobs at risk, per company attorney Robert Brubaker.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Lung Association
Braxton Tewart
The
Lung Association
Robert Duprey
Federal Epa
Chicago
Armco Steel Corp
Robert Brubaker
Crime Alert 425 7700 See Vicious Crime Contact Police Number
Citizens are urged to call 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activities. The notice emphasizes using the police contact for immediate reporting and public safety awareness.
Cold weekend forecast with snow chances and chilly highs
Occasional snow is forecast tonight and Saturday with lows in the low 20s. The high tomorrow should reach the upper 20s to low 30s. This morning’s low was 16 after a high of 32 on Thursday. Sunday will be fair and cold with a chance of snow Monday and Tuesday. Highs will be in the 20s to 30s with lows from 10 to 20.
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Marietta
Amercian Cyanamid
Sperry Univa
Peter R. van Lengen
Charles E. Davis
Tammy Sutton
Rhode Island College
Lincoln
St. Bernard
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Marshall
Jody Powell
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Midwest
Karich
Hardy Coal Co
Sugarcreek
Tember
Bailar
U.S. Postal Service
Benjamin Bailar
Ann Lmao
Ciane
Heloise
Duprey
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