PUCO to rule on hospital and government exemptions
Ohio Public Utilities Commission signaled it will likely deny exemptions from Ohio Bell per call charges for hospitals and local government entities. Final ruling due July 18. Staff ordered to deny requests and study schools exemption. Ohio Bell now bills 9 cents per local call after 80 free calls per line.
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Columbus
UPI
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Ohio Bell
PUCO
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
New London Band Concert and Barbecue at Reservoir Park
A New London marching band concert and chicken barbecue are set for Saturday night at Reservoir Park. Dinners run 4 to 7 p.m. at the beach area with a quarter chicken priced at 2.75 and a half chicken at 3.25, including a full menu. the outdoor amphitheatre show begins at 7:30 p.m. as the first event in the new venue.
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New London
Reservoir Park
New Joint Chiefs member urges stronger U S defense
General Robert Barlow the latest Joint Chiefs appointee urged Americans to raise their voices for a stronger defense. He criticized U S lag in strategic and conventional power and noted his succession of General Louis Wilson as the Marine Corps commandant.
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Robert Barlow
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marine Corps
U.S
Barlow
Louis Wilson
Meshel seeks probe into mental health contracts in Ohio
Ohio Senator Harry Meshel requests the state attorney general investigate alleged violations in the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation contract practices after a Legislative Budget Office report found 148 contracts with full time state employees and improper procedures. Allegations include changing contract amounts without approval and lack of Controlling Board oversight. Orient State Institute work costs were three times the state average at $100 per hour versus $31-$40 elsewhere.
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Meshel
Controlling Board
Orient State Institute
Orient
Bankers Freed by Marxists After Seven Months in El Salvador
British bankers Ian Massie and Michael Chatterton, captives since November, were released after a reported $10 million ransom. They described humane treatment, with food, reading material, letters from wives, and even a familiar Scotch. They planned to return to London amid relief, noting no physical violence and a belief their bank would secure their release.
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Ian Massie
Michael Chatterton
el Salvador
London
Massie
Lloyds
San Salvador
Chatterton
Armed Forces of National Resistance
Sheila
Philippa
Margaret) Thatcher
Chattrton
Truckers Await Fuel Price Ruling On May From Strike
Striking independent truckers pull rigs back onto highways as they await government action on fuel prices, speed and load limits. After five weeks of disruption, violence eased and traffic neared normal levels, with drivers hopeful Carter administration’s six point program may ease their economic pressures.
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Dick Winant
Ace Lines Inc
Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
National Guard
Grain prices on Thursday July 5 1979
Local market notes list wheat at 4.34 per unit corn 2.94 oats 1.55 and soybeans 7.62 for the day. Prices reflect extended trading across local commodities markets.
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Arnie
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Egypt
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