Oswego Gas Crisis Halts Schools and Faces Heating Shifts
Oswego and area schools fight a fuel shortage forcing closures and heater swaps. Schools including Oswego High, Middle, Minetto, Kingsford Park and School No 2 rely on gas. Fitzhugh may use oil via a rapid conversion. Bishop Cunningham High also closed. SUNY Cortland faces limited impact. Niagara Mohawk plans cuts to shelter shifting Easter break or June makeups. District officials report daily utility costs near $1,900 per school day as closures threaten payroll and local economy.
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Niagara Mohawk
Romney Field House
Laker Hall
Lythe
Sheesa
Oswego
J.B. Kelly, Jr
Darwin C. Carlson
Florida
Inaugural Week Opens With Fireworks Despite Cold
Washington launches Carter's five day $3 million inauguration celebration with four tons of fireworks and concerts by the National Symphony and Atlanta Symphony. Carter arrives late, vows to attend the New Spirit concert, with numerous parties planned as his term looms.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
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Plains
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Martin Luther King Sr
Walter Mondale
Kennedy Center
CBS
Blair House
White House
Ford
Mondale
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Sen
Hubert Heen
Carter and
Where the Snow Goes in Oswego City Cleanup
DPW trucks from the Port of Oswego Authority haul snow from across Oswego City to the East bank and dump it into the Oswego River. With the river frozen, workers hope thawed waters will carry the load away as crews continue round the clock cleanup.
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Dept. of Public Works
DPW
Port of
Third Candidate Surfaces For Mexico Town Position
Oswego County politics heat as Clifton J Tompkins contemplates resigning to become deputy clerk or deputy purchasing officer. Robert N Roach enters the race filing with Republican Chair Feeney and cites longtime civic service. County lines and court actions blur who appoints and whether home rule applies as the Fulton county dispute heads to the Supreme Court.
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Mexico
Oswegoty
Clifton J. Tompkins
Tompkins
the Palladium Times
Bert Nicholson
B. Olin Backus
Harold Hurlbut
Robert N. Roach
Republican Committee
Charles J. Feeney
Roach
Texaco
Route 104
Chamber of Commerce
Gound
Rf I
Feeney
Florida
Fulton
Bonds Signed In New York City For Oswego County
Administrative officer Patrick Lozito traveled to New York City with bonds that will be signed at Citibank. The county secured a 4.67 percent rate. Sheriff’s deputy delayed arrival at Oswego County building due to dangerous driving conditions as bonds were dispatched from Syracuse. Chairman Arthur Ospelt accompanied the delegation.
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New York City
Oswego
Patrick Lozito
Citibank
New York
Arthur Ospelt
Oswego City Hall grant approves 35000 phase two work
The National Park Service grants 35000 for Oswego City Hall phase two restoration. New York State Office of Parks and Recreation Division for Historic Preservation receives funds with a state match. Projects include window sash trim restoration and interior sash installation plus screening and security units. A second 10000 grant to the same agency funds Kring Point State Park rehab with state match.
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National Park Service
Oswego City Hall
New York
Oil tanker spill near Midway Island reported by Coast Guard
A tanker spilled 30 million gallons of light crude oil 204 miles southeast of Midway Island. The Japanese container ship rescued two of the 31 crewmen while three others remained aboard the stricken vessel. No injuries were reported.
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Honolulu
Midway Island
Pacific
U. Coast Guard
Jim Gilman
Coast Guard
Ford to pardon Tokyo Rose blacklisted World War II broadcaster
President Ford will pardon Iva Toguri D Aquino known as Tokyo Rose. She broadcast to American servicemen in the Pacific and was the only accused broadcaster brought to trial. The Justice Department expects lengthy lawsuits over swine flu inoculation claims. nearly a thousand vaccinated people seek filing info with possible 5 year settlement and up to 5,000 claims. In Texas, Jerry Lane Jurek faces timing on an electric chair execution stay as the Supreme Court considers his appeal with deadlines set for Feb 16 and March 3.
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Ford
Iva Touri D’aquino
Chicago
Tokyo
White House
Justice Department
Public Health Service
Oklahoma
Neil Peterson
Huntsville
Tex
New York City Ballet cancels rest of season after strike rejection
The New York City Ballet ends its season with four weeks canceled after orchestra members reject a mediator's compromise. Management suspends spring subscriptions as 95 dancers, 35 stagehands, and 35 other staff lose work amid the walkout. In Syracuse, two FDA microbiologists testified mold found in moldy bandages from Morton Norwich units dating 1972 1973 as court considered admissibility of the evidence.
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New York
New York City Ballet
Ballet
Eastien
American Federation of Musicians
Syracuse
N.Y
Morton-Norwich Products Inc
Ann Wellman
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. District Court
Washington, D.C
Howard G. Munson
Anxious Moments for Oswego Naval Families
Oswego relatives of a United States Naval officer faced anxious moments yesterday as information about ships reached shore. Marines on shore leave hurried to the USS Trenton and USS Guam, while crews awaited updates from the vessels.
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Oswego
United States
Trenton
Guam
Record of Severe Snowfall and Local Rescue News
Oswego reports 50.5 inches more snow this week raising the season total to 135 inches while nearby Fulton shows 143.75 inches. Temperatures dipped to 10 at Fulton and 4 at Oswego with hardpack and icy roads. a harbor disaster near Barcelona prompted family alerts as Commander Walter P Bardeschewski and crew returned safely to their Trenton ship.
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William Gregway
National Weather Service
Bennett's Bridge Hydro-Station
Fulton
Pulaski
Vay
Walter P. Bardeschewski
Trenton
Ruth Bardeschewski
Hall Road
Barbara
Walter
Bardeschewski
Barbara Farnham
Barcelona
Snow Forecast and Cold in Oswego Area
Occasional snow today with up to five inches expected in Oswego and adjacent counties. Highs near zero to five above, lows near zero, and a high in the teens Wednesday. West winds 10 to 20 mph as more snow may fall tonight and Wednesday.
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Oswego
Lewis
Oneida
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