Ohio PUCO weighs $64,000 gas question
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission faces a decision on whether homes in the state can be heated by gas amid a regional energy shortage. Columbia Gas of Ohio urges a residential curtailment, with freezes already in place in several utilities, signaling a broader energy crisis in Ohio and neighboring states.
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Kenneth L. Davis
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginna
Ohio
PACO
Columbia Gas
Commission
Aldeay
Dayton Power and Light Co
Ohio Gas Co
West Virginia
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Columbia Gas of
Western Kentucky Gas Co
Combs
The
Public Service Commission
Welfare Reform Deadlock Threatens Social Security Boost
Senate wrangle over welfare reform may delay a 10 percent Social Security increase and 750 million widows’ supplement. House approved AFDC changes face split support. workfare proposal garners 30 to 35 votes. If linked, Aug 10 computer changes risk derailment before Nixon deadlines.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Robert M. Ball
Nixon
Russell B. Long
Dla
House
AFDC
Government Bans General Use of DDT
EPA chief William Ruckelshaus ordered an almost complete ban on DDT in the United States with effect from December 31 1972 to allow substitutes. Limited uses remain for public health and three crops onions peppers sweet potatoes in storage where no alternatives exist. The move follows a 17 month EPA study on the chemical's effects.
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Washington
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
United States
Ruckelshaus
EPA
Ohio House Bill To End Women Labor Laws Stalled
A House passed measure to end Ohio women labor laws was bumped from the Senate calendar after a caucus. The laws limit women to 48 hours weekly and 25 pounds lifting, and have been ruled invalid by courts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
General Assembly
Ohio Supreme Court
New Boston Approves HUD Grant for Elderly Housing Project
New Boston plans a 100 unit high rise for the elderly after a $249376 HUD grant plus $82125 in village funds. Land on Rhodes and Stanton Aves will be cleared then handed to a nonprofit developer like Ports mouth Metropolitan Housing Authority or New Boston Kiwanis Housing Corp.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
New Boston
Charles Ottney
Rhodes and
Stanton Aves
Vine St
Mouth Metropolitan Housing Authority
New Boston Kiwanis Housing Corp
Cliffside House
Ralph L. Woolpert Co
Local PAVR Project Aims to Cut Welfare Rolls
Scioto County Welfare Department launches the Public Assistance and Vocational Rehabilitation project at 612 Chillicothe St. with a $405000 annual budget funded 90 percent by federal sources and 10 percent by state funds. Led by Ted Frey, the program trains unemployed residents for local jobs and has already reduced welfare by placing ten people with employers in May. Local officials say the initiative will save about $36000 in welfare payments this year.
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Mike Drake
Scioto County
Ohio Rehabilitation Service Commission
State Rehabilitation Service Commission
State Welfare Department
PAVR
Ted Frey
Frey
Lyle Webster
Franklin County Pavr
Portsmouth
Bob Dusz
Dusz
Soviets Cut Sea Power near Viet
Pentagon sources report Soviet naval strength in the South China Sea at its lowest since May mine barriers began. About 13 surface ships submarines and oilers were in two groups 600 to 700 miles east of Vietnam with a partial breakup observed. A guided missile destroyer and frigate sailed northeast toward Vladivostok, signaling possible return to base.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Military Wrnter
Washington
South China Sea
United States
Pentagon
North Vietnam
U.S
Sea of Japan
Vladivostok
Russia
Indian Ocean
Straits of Malacca
Taiwan
Philippines
Short Tours Of New Penitentiary Open House In June 1924
Area residents will get their first chance to tour the new Southern Ohio Correctional Facility during open house in June 1924. Superintendent W J Whealon says abbreviated tours run daily from noon to 6 pm and advises certain visitors avoid the walks. Children not under parental control will be asked to leave. Participants must sign a liability release.
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Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
W. J. Whealon
Kinney Spring Reopening Awaited After Health Dept Closure
Portsmouth residents await Kinney Spring reopening after March 2 closure by the Health Department. Routine tests found dangerous bacteria. surface water leakage into the storage tank blamed for contamination, with corrective action promised.
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Portsmouth
Kinney Spring
Portsmouth Health Department
Ambulance Franchise Postponed By Portsmouth Council
Portsmouth City Council postponed action on granting an ambulance franchise after considering a bid from American Ambulance Co of Columbus. The vote will await two absent members, with a July 10 deadline set for the Scioto County service transition and a plan to contract the firm if approved.
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Friendship
Adams County
Dial Construction Co
Stockdale
Everette E. Parker
Mike Drake
Portsmouth City
American Ambulance Co. of
Columbus
Elmer Jordan
4Th Ward
Jordan
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