Emergency energy bill defended in Ohio hearing
AP reports Gilligan Administration spokesmen defend an emergency measure to create a state energy board office and administrator as lawmakers question urgency. Rep. Robert E. Levitt challenges need for immediate action while Speaker Pro Tem Vernal G. Riffe Jr. and others warn of partisan politics and selection concerns.
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Ohio House weighs grounding high tension lines underground
Ohio lawmakers draft a bill to force power lines underground and abolish the Ohio Power Siting Commission. Reps. Pope and Mastics argue the commission eroded local control and allowed high utility profits. The session also saw a defeat on a bill to transfer land title for unpaid taxes, 50 to 44.
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Sohio Seeks Alaska Oil via Loss-Making Refinery Acquisition
Sohio says crude oil access was so crucial it would buy a failing refinery BP Oil Co to gain Alaska oil leases. The losses exceed 150 million dollars over three years with 50 billion spent on marketing. Sohio warns further losses and a 23 percent drop in Ohio retail market and a 63 percent fall in profits to net worth. Chairman Charles E. Spahr spoke to a Senate subcommittee on industrial reorganization.
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Sinatra Returns to Stage in Las Vegas Comeback
Frank Sinatra, 58, resumed his Caesars Palace engagement after missing two shows due to illness. A spokesman said he performed one show to a full house and will close the week with two more performances, while agents cited Vegas throat as the cause of the earlier cancellations.
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