Electric rates and regional expansions in Potomac area
The articles outline new all electric home rates at 5.65 for the first 150 kWh, 0.02 per kWh for the next 250 kWh, and 0. or above 400 kWh at 1.73 per kWh, with reductions for commercial and industrial customers. Potomac expands its rural rate to include Frederick, Brunswick, Frostburg, Hancock, and others, with tiered charges per kWh. Also notes modest Labor Department job outlook for September and Maj. R C Bindoff to lead the Sith Signals Squadron in the Congo mission.
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Potomac
Cumberland
Frederick
Brunswick
Frostburg
Hancock
Lonaconing
Lake
Mount Savage
Westernport
Allegany
Carr Frederic Garrett
Howard
Washington
Potomac Edison seeks cut in power rates for Western Maryland
Potomac Edison and the nearby municipal plant in Hagerstown seek rate reductions effective Sept. 1, aiming to ease living costs. The utilities propose overall revisions including fewer rate schedules and a new special low residential heating rate. PSC Chairman Hoff notes such precedents are rare and cites past reductions by regional utilities.
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Potomac Edison Co
Mary Land
Hagerstown
Potomac Edison
Municipal Electric Plant
Public Service Commission
PSC
Stanford Hoff
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co
Baltimore Gas and Electric
Hoff
Potomac
D. E. Stultz
Harry H. Hoffman
Powers letter from Moscow prison details life behind bars
AP reports Francis Gary Powers writes from his Moscow cell that he is "getting along as good as can be expected." In a May 26 letter to wife Barbara, excerpted by Newsweek, he mentions meals, sleep, reading, and better treatment than expected. He recalls his parachute crash and liberty in a lonely cell with books and daily fresh air.
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Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Newsweek Magazine
Powers
Barbara Powers
Soviet Union
Powers describes tours of Moscow and park visit
Powers recalls two excursions from confinement in May and claims daily walks and a suntan. Newsweek quotes his wife saying Gary could have done nothing terribly wrong if authorized by the President and Congress, urging stronger government action if approved.
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Powers
Newsweek
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Congress
United States
New York Central Seeks B and O Merger Control
New York Central Railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to acquire control of the Baltimore and Ohio through a stock exchange as a step toward a possible merger. The move follows Chesapeake and Ohio’s similar bid, sparking talk of a three way consolidation.
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Washington
API
New York Central Railroad Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohino
Stock Exchange
Central
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
ICC
Central seeks merger of C and O lines
The report notes a public interest push by Central to affiliate and eventually merge properties with the C O and B and O lines. An ICC filing emphasizes ongoing efforts to unite the systems for a unified railroad network.
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