Russian Flu May Have Reached Ohio From UPI Reports
The Russian flu may have arrived in Ohio as thousands of northeast Ohio college students contract a mild flu variant. Health officials say throat tests won’t be ready until Thursday, and most cases are among under-25s with no known outbreaks among older adults. The CDC cites outbreaks in California New Jersey Tennessee Wyoming Maryland Colorado Michigan Texas New York and Illinois.
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Ohio
Northeast Ohio
State Health Department
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Columbia
Philip Grauher
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
California
New Jersey
Tennessee
Wyoming
Maryland
Colorado
Michigan
Texas
New York
Illinois
University of
Urbana
Western Illinois University
Northwestern University
Chanute Air Force Base
Great Lakes Training Center
Bay Area
Oakland
Calif
Ft. Dix
U.S. Naval Academy
Abzug Loses Close Race in Silk Stocking District
In Manhattan the upset ends Bella Abzug’s bid as Republican S William Green wins by 1270 votes. Abzug calls for a recount amid a tight finish. In Jerusalem Prime Minister Begin denounces U.S. arms sale to Egypt and Saudi Arabia as a threat and vows to press Carter to halt the deal.
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Bella Abzug
S. William Green
Manhattan
Cronkite Wins DuPont Award For CBS News
Walter Cronkite and CBS Evening News win a DuPont-Columbia Award for broadcast journalism the first for an anchorman and regular network news show. Nine winners recognized for the 1976-77 season as PBS carries the ceremony from Columbia University.
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New York
UPI
Walter Cronkite
CBS Evening News
DuPont-Columbia University
Cronkite
PBS
Columbia
Low Memorial Library
Bus plunges into 500-foot ravine killing nine in Puerto Rico
A school bus carrying about 75 children plunged into a 500-foot-deep ravine in Aguas Buenas Puerto Rico early today. Police recovered nine bodies and said scores were injured as helicopters and civil defense units assisted in the rescue effort despite the deep ravine complicating operations.
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Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
UPI
Puerto Rico
Rhodesia pact aims for majority rule by interim government
Prime Minister Ian Smith and three Rhodesia based black groups announced a deal to end white minority rule after a two hour plenary session. They resolved a dispute over white parliamentary representation under future black rule and said they are very close to forming an interim government to guide the colony to majority rule.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPI
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
Ohio River flood risk discussed by weather center
Cincinnati dispatch cites National Weather Service experts at the Ohio River Forecast Center who call this week’s mild dry spell ideal to curb flooding threats along the Ohio River and its tributaries while warning that late winter and early spring patterns make any definite flood prediction difficult.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Ohio River
National Weather Service
Ohio Valley
Tom McPhillips
Weather outlook with snow flurries and cold temps
Cloudy with snow flurries tonight and Thursday. Highs Thursday in the mid 20s and tonight's lows 10 to 15. 30 percent precipitation chance through Thursday. West winds 10 to 15 mph tonight. Births include Peter and Ann Jalbert Milan a boy and John and Mary Holden Norwalk a boy. Deaths: Mrs Lelia Pittman 64 Sandusky and Mr Kermit Starkey Sr 46 Norwalk.
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Peter and
Ann Jalbert
Milan
John and
Mary Holden
Norwalk
Lelia Pittman
Sandusky
Kermit Starkey
White House Talks Refused In Coal Strike Row
The soft coal industry rejected President Carter's request to resume White House talks citing union missteps and a completed contract. The move comes as auto makers warn of production halts and potential mass layoffs if no settlement is reached. UMW President Arnold Miller had earlier accepted, but the bargaining council rejected the pact.
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UPI
Carter
White House
Ray Marshall
United Mine Workers Union
E.B. Leisenring
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Electric Power
UMW
Arnold Miller
Miller
Marshall
Wayne Horvitz
Leisenring
Milan and Monroeville Exempt From Power Cuts
Milan and Monroeville are among 21 Ohio communities exempt from mandatory power cutbacks as they buy power wholesale from Ohio Edison. Edison seeks 2 percent now and up to 50 percent next week. Milan sus still reduce lighting and park lights off. Local facilities like Gould Inc and Milan Steel are coordinating to cut consumption.
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Milan
Monroeville
Ohio
Ohio Edison Co
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Ohio Edison
Edison
David Poeppelmeier
Akron
Electric
Larry Doerner
Doerner
Gould, Inc
Milan Steel Industries
Coal Crisis Returns to White House Talks
President Carter ordered both sides in the coal strike to resume negotiations in the White House, calling the stoppage intolerable amid growing national hardship. Governor Rhodes hailed the move as a breakthrough while Ohio utilities faced mandated power sharing and out-of-state purchases. Ohio officials denied National Guard use, though patrols tracked non-union coal trucks. Major auto plants warn of mass layoffs nationwide if key components halt.
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UPI
Carter
UMW
White House
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Ohio
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio Edison Co
Ohio Adj
James Clem
National Guard
Clem
Ohio Highway Patrol
U.S
Area schools seek 50 percent power cuts may force closings
Area superintendents warn a 50 percent cut in electricity could require school closings while seeking guidance from Ohio Edison. Reports show multiple districts already conserve by turning off lights, reducing heating, and removing bulbs, with varied feasibility given heating and facility needs.
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Ohio Edison
Western Reserve
Elvin Ferres
Ferres
Milan
Charles Lindecamp
Ehove
George Linn
Co-Op Customers Asked To Conserve
NEW LONDON Consumers from the Firelands Electric Cooperative in Huron Ashland and Richland Counties are urged to voluntarily cut back on electrical usage. Officials note a coal surplus at Buckeye Power Cardinal Plant at Brilliant Ohio which helps supply power. consumers may share some coal with other power companies.
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Donald Schick
New London
Firelands Electric Cooperative
Buckeye Power
Firelands
Huron
Ashland
Richland
Servies Dinecoe
Mens
Cardinal
Brilliant
Ohio
Pease
Sui
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Benedict School
Paul Stafford
Firelands Cooperative
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Donald Halsey
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