Commercial Building Boom Hits City With 12 Million In Construction
City sees a boom with nearly 12 million invested in 1971 building projects. Industrial and commercial ventures surge along major thoroughfares, while Armco’s Project 600 winds down. October permits total 1.88 million, with year-to-date permits approaching 12 million as builders anticipate near 14 million by year end.
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Armco Steel Corp
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
US Ga
Hills
Ayr-Way
Armco
Hampton
Coal Strike Pinch Felt Across Nation
Charleston AP report details coal shortages from the United Mine Workers strike hitting over 100,000 miners. Negotiations resumed with no progress as plants ration electricity and heat, Indiana University and TVA report tightening coal stocks, while union officers debate strike benefits and district actions.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Morgantown
UMW
Fairmont
Unon
William Fox
Fox
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Robert Donnahoo
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Indiana University
Byrum Carter
Tennessee Valley Authority
Indiana
U S alleges N Viet cut mail to POWs
At the peace talks in Paris US negotiator William J Porter charged North Vietnam with suppressing prisoner correspondence. He cited a drop of over 85 percent in letters over six months and said only 38 prisoners were allowed to send 1,300 letters May to Oct last year, vs 170 this year. He urged Hanoi to explain to families.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
William J Porter
Vietnam
Porter
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Yanks Glum Says Editor of Punch on U.S. Humor
William Davis of Punch told a State University College audience that Americans use humor less and remain uptight. He criticized The New Yorker as morgue quiet and noted humor varies by nation, citing French, German, Soviet, Japanese tastes and English seriousness.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Punch
William Davis
State University College
United States
The
New Yorker
Davis
Clear and Cold Tonight With Frost Expected
A clear and cold night brings frost and a real freeze with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Friday turns sunny and milder with highs in the low 50s after yesterday’s 54 and an overnight low near 32 with scattered frost reported. The last frost occurred on April 15.
Hueston Woods Park to reopen for campers and picnickers
Hueston Woods State Park north of Oxford will reopen at noon tomorrow for camping and picnicking as officials plan to end the austerity shutdown. Park staff report recalling 29 workers to bring total employment to 420, with many interior roads still blocked and some facilities remaining closed.
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Pete Chappars
Hueston Woods State Park
Oxford
Jack Kingery
John J. Gilligan
David Meeker
Department of Natural Resources
Gilligan
Hueston Woods
Kingery
Big Lodge
Bob Darlin
Florida
Cowan Lake
Clarksville
Cecil Allison
Ft. Ancient
Lebanon
Joseph E. Lee
October 1968 Auto Sales Set Record High
U.S. automakers sold 933,713 cars in October, a record for the industry. GM topped 549,000 for the first time, Ford and American Motors rose, Chrysler slipped, and imports like Volkswagen and Datsun fell from a year earlier amid price measures and surcharges.
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Detroit
U.S
Siteres Pwviiezavivil Piva Ithey
Nixon
Ford
American Motors
Chrysler
Lee A Lacocca
Volkswagen
Datsun
AMC
R. William McNeely
European cars may meet US emission goals soon
Washington AP says EPA official Dr John Middleton reports European makers showed test vehicles able to meet 1975 76 US emission standards during visits in Germany Sweden Italy France and Britain. Ford engine also claimed capable though not ready for production. Endurance tests of 50 000 miles pending. Middleton cites various engines including internal combustion steam electric battery and hybrid types. Conference in Brussels to discuss NATO environmental committee findings.
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Washington
U.S
United States
John T. Middleton
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Germany
Sweden
Italy
France
Britain
EPA
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Middleton
Mindleton
Brussel
North Atlantic Treaty Alliance Nations
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Ben Ruhlin
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Wagtes
N. Viets
Nguyen Minh Vy
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Tien
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Saigon
Tien
Laird
Ann Landers
Pevesneenen
Heloise i7 Sport
Eeee Newness
Eaptesebeens
Valley News
Lee
Ss Women's News
Hueston Chief
Wesley Fry
Division of Parks
General Motors
Iacocca
KPA
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