Ohio speed limit law faces constitutional questions
Ohio House Minority Leader Charles Kurfess says the 55 mph speed limit bill may be unconstitutional due to potential double jeopardy for truckers. Gov. Gilligan is expected to sign, with federal funds at stake and a June 30 sunset for the measure. Skepticism comes from lawmakers about penalties and legal consistency.
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Kurfess
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Ohio
Ohio to sign 55 mph speed limit into law
Gov. John J. Gilligan is expected to sign Friday Ohio's new 55 miles per hour speed limit into law. The measure sets the statewide limit and will take effect upon signing, altering traffic rules across the state.
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Ohio
Gasoline Shortage to Persist but Spread More Evenly
Federal Energy Office predicts midyear gasoline shortage will remain tight but service station lines should shrink as supply distribution becomes more even nationwide. Deputy administrator John C. Sawhill said state by state compilations and reallocations from wealthier states to harder hit ones are underway with changes to incentives for oil imports.
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Federal Energy Office
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FEC
Sawhill
FEO
Energy bill veto looms as Congress fights oil price rollbacks
Congress faces a potential override battle after the House sent the energy bill to the White House with a 258 to 151 vote, short of the two-thirds needed to overturn a veto. The measure seeks oil price controls, a coal burn relaxation, and unemployment aid tied to fuel shortages amid the Arab embargo.
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Nixon
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White House
Henry M. Jackson
Senate
House Commerce Committee
U.S
Balloon sighting reports doubted in Tenerife
Reports that missing American balloonist Thomas Gatch Jr. was sighted over Tenerife were questioned by authorities. Agencies said a weather balloon or optical illusion may explain the mass sighting of a blue rose colored balloon at 8 a.m. over the Oratava valley, with claimed speeds 3 000 to 9 000 feet. No official report or search was confirmed.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Thomas Gatch Jr
Cifra
Europa
Gatch
Oratava
Tenerife
Middletown Weather Sees Rain Tonight And Weekend Frost
A forecast shows a chance of rain tonight in the Middletown area with lows in the upper 30s and highs in the 40s on Friday. The extended outlook calls for upper 40s highs and 30s to 40s lows Saturday through Monday with a shower chance Monday. A retired Alexandria colonel who attempted an Atlantic balloon crossing lifted off from Harrisburg on Feb 18 with a 10 day supply but vanished after takeoff.
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Gatch
Morocco
Spanish Sahara
Azores
Yellow fever outbreak in Panama jungle
An American medical team from the Panama Canal Zone fights a yellow fever outbreak in eastern Panama. Two people died last week in the Bayano river valley, about 50 miles east of Panama City.
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C. Z
Panama Canal Zone
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Kissinger Visits Cairo for Middle East Peace Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meets Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at a Cairo rest house near the pyramids to push Sinai troop withdrawal, Golan Heights disengagement, and upgrade Egypt US ties to embassy status. Talks focus on UN buffer role expiring April 24 and Syria as key to the next Sinai phase.
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Egypt
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Middle East
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Sadat
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