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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1978
Page
1
Former congressman Wayne L Hays, aged 67, announced from St Clairsville Ohio that he will run for the Ohio Legislature. He plans to contest the 99th district seat now held by veteran Democrat Rep AG Lancione, who says he will retire.
Washington AP reports the 80 day coal strike nears breakdown as the Bituminous Coal Operators Association rejects the UMW bottom line proposal. New electricity cutbacks appear in Indiana and Tennessee warns 135000 workers may lose jobs without voluntary conservation. National Guardsmen secure coal convoys. Carter administration may step in.
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with lows in the teens to near zero. Friday highs in the upper 20s to low 30s. Snow possible Saturday and Sunday, then fair Monday. Saturday and Sunday highs in the 20s to low 30s, Monday will be in the 20s.
Sharon Herrmann kept calm for 18 hours as a gunman held her husband Bob and two sons at gunpoint on western Ohio highways. After their release the family reunited in Springfield, with neighbors and relatives helping as Sharon cried on learning her husband was safe.
Police and FBI officers were surprised when hostage Robert Herrmann grabbed the abductor Byron Ball's 38 caliber pistol. The weapon was handed to officers as Ball, a fugitive wanted for earlier bank robberies, was startled. Herrmann, a 38 year old postal worker, faced a tense wait but remained uninjured, exhausted but safe after his sons Rob and Mike were released.
Limited supplies bad weather and security threats hinder railroad coal shipments to areas hit by the 80 day UMW strike. Emergency moves may reach 200 000 to 300 000 tons weekly though overall shipments slow from 12 to about 3 million tons weekly.
The remains of five American Indians unearthed up to 400 years old are stored in an office because there is no state money or burial site. State Archaeologist Maurice Robbins cites legal limits and funds shortages, while Mashpee Hyannis Middleboro and Shrewsbury sites prompt calls for a two year moratorium to establish proper handling procedures.
Canton Ohio Power Co will curtail 25 percent Friday as coal stockpiles drop to 40 days. Monongahela Power Co will cut back 30 percent in southeast Ohio beginning March 2. Other utilities report coal on hand ranging from 23 to 55 days, with Monongahela in the worst position at 23 days.
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