Controls On Gas Prices Defended
Washington AP James Schlesinger heads to Congress to defend a plan extending price controls on unregulated gas within producing states while allowing slight price rises for interstate natural gas The hearings respond to a subcommittee's deregulation move and a study criticizing administration projections on plant fuel switches Carter seeks to cancel a Clinch River reactor despite committee votes and faces clashes over gasoline taxes and mileage standards amid White House lobbying concerns against congressional influence by business and auto lobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
James Schiesinger
Carter Administration
House
Commerce Committee
Energy and Power Subcommittee
Schlesinger
Commerce
John Moss
D-Calif
House Science and Technology Committee
Clinch River
Tenn
Carter
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Congress
Robert Byrd
D. Va
House Ways and
Congressional
Glockner Named 1977 78 United Way Campaign Chair
Edward L. Ebby Glockner president of Glockner Chevrolet Co is appointed by the United Way Board of Trustees as the 1977 78 United Way campaign chairman. A native of Portsmouth Glockner has served the community in various roles through the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L
Ebby) Glockner
Glockner Chevrolet Co
United Way Board of Trustees
United Way
Portsmouth
Glockner
Com
Scioto County
American Red Cross
Scioto
County Council of Boy Scouts
Catholic Social Services
Fourteenth Street Community Center
Seal of Ohio Girl Scout Council, Inc
Goodwill Industries
Pastoral Counseling Center
Salvation Army
Southern Cho Mental Health Association
Young Men's Christian Association
Seventeen Sixty? Soap Box Derby Contestants Named
Twenty three entrants including three girls register for the 1977 Soap Box Derby to be run Sunday June 26 on Kendall Ave. Test runs start at 10 a.m. and racing at 1 p.m. Trophies and shirts to all entrants. Chief inspector is Gene Arms. Top prizes include a 500 dollar savings bond and other awards from local sponsors.
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Kendall Ave
Jerry Tovine
The
Civic Forum
Naval Reserve Building
Tovine
Naval Reserve
Gene Arms
McGovney Ready Mix, Inc
Boone Coleman Construction Co., Inc
Dertesman Banking Co
Portsmouth Vetter Insurance
Glockner Plaza
Cox Construction Co., Inc
Charles Brown
Terry Morris
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
Randy Rucker
Scioto County
Eighth And Gay Gets New Signal
The intersection of Eighth and Gay Streets will receive a new traffic signal installed after a city survey found 11 accidents there in 13 months. The signal will aid pedestrians, especially Alexandria House residents, and operate with the Ninth and Gay signal to minimize delays. Weather outlook shows partly cloudy tonight with showers, then mostly sunny Wednesday. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 with a .03 inch rainfall.
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Eighth and Gay Sts
Portsmouth
Barry Feldman
Alexandria House
Gay St
Feldman
Ninth and Gay Sts
Sugar payment plan eyed by Carter aims to aid beet and cane growers
The Agriculture Department proposed details of a sugar subsidy plan to provide up to 250 million dollars in payments to processors who would pass most of the funds to beet and cane growers. The plan seeks to support a 13.5 cent per pound sugar price and open for public comment through July 14.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carter
Department
Charter Issued For Museum In Ohio
Southern Ohio Museum Corp received a nonprofit charter from Secretary of State Ted W Brown to operate in Ohio. The Portsmouth office lists C Clayton Johnson as incorporator and Dale Sielaff as agent. Articles state aims to open a museum housing and exhibiting artistic historical and architectural items for public interest with plans in early stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Ohio Museum Corp
Ted W Brown
State of
Ohio
Portsmouth
C. Clayton Johnson
Dale Sielaff
Brown
Castro Frees Ten Americans Held in Cuba
Ten Americans jailed in Cuba on drug charges were freed and flown home from Havana to Mexico City. The release occurred amid improving ties as six of the freed were said to have been arrested in 1975 and others earlier this year. authorities withheld names. American prisoners remaining in Cuba number about 20, with seven held on political charges. Albert Polange, among the freed, said he lost 25 pounds and described the arrest as a broad accusation after a plane he piloted entered Cuban airspace.
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Mexico City
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Havana
U.S
State Department
United States
Eisenhower
Carter
Albert Polange
New York
State approves funds for Jesser Center to serve mentally handicapped youths
The State Controlling Board approved 184200 for a Jesser Southern Tri County Mental Health Facility in Scioto County near Scioto Memorial Hospital to serve 10 children aged 11 to 17. The building will be state run and one of nine planned. Construction hoped by September with completion in early 1978. The board also approved 34892 for 174 acres of Shawnee State Forest land in Nile Township from the Goldsmiths.
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Jesser
Tri-County
Scioto County
Vernal G Ffe
Ohio
Poperty
Scioto Memoria Hospital
Nelsonville Children’s Center
Scott Sturges
Riffe
Sturges
Nile Township
Shawnee State Forest
Richard
Pamela Goldsmith Sturges
Sharp Rise In Coffee Output Seen
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department foresees 1977-78 world coffee production at about 70.4 million bags, up 14 percent from 61.5 million in 1976-77, yet still below levels before the Brazilian frost damage. The estimate notes no immediate consumer price impact, while wholesale prices have eased from earlier spikes.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Bauer Is Appointed Engineer in Portsmouth City Hall
Earl A. Bauer, 1920 Hutchins Sr., named city engineer after serving as acting engineer since May 2. Appointed by City Manager Barry Feldman, his duties begin Thursday at an annual salary of 18,053 dollars. Bauer, a professional engineer certified to practice in Ohio, studied architecture and engineering at Ohio State University and Ohio University. He has worked for the city since 1964, most recently as chief draftsman, and he and his wife have four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl A. Bauer
Hutchins Sr
Portsmouth
Barry Feldman Bauer
Chester A. Smith
Bauer
Ohio State University
Ohio University
Classified Ad Offer Highlights Low Daily Rate
An advertisement promotes listing a business service in the classified ads for a small daily fee of 60 cents to reach thousands of readers. It emphasizes affordability and broad exposure for local businesses.
Area Economic Plan Approved by Scioto County Officials
Scioto County commissioners announce approval of the Economic Adjustment Strategy for Scioto County by the Midwest regional Office of the EDA. Fantasio of Chicago prepared the plan after an eight month study of the Ohio Valley area including Adams Jackson Lawrence and Pike counties. Four community forums in Portsmouth will discuss the plan including public sector June 21 and business sector June 22 at Legion Hall plus labor forum June 22 at IBEW Hall and a Citizens Community Forum June 23 at Legion Hall.
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Scioto County
Ohio
The
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Fantasio of
Chicago
Jackson, Lawrence
Pike Counties
Fantas Co
Portsmouth
Fantas
Legion Hall
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Offacre St
Labor Management Council
Citizens Community For
Ohio Lottery Panel Battles Gaposis
Ohio Lottery Commission weighs a coming gap as Instant II ends July 12 and a new lineup starts September 13. Sales for Instant II total about $53 million to date, with yearly revenue rising and a forecast to top $144 million for the current fiscal year amid planned Lucky Buck II and Touchdown games to offset the slump.
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Cleveland
Ohio Lottery Commission
Commission
David Leahy
Gerald Patronite
Patronite
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King's Island
Cincinnati
Harry
Kline
Times
James Meyer Sr
Pleasant Gap
UW Campaign
Edward L. Glockner
Inside the Times
Beth Fetty
Donna Fetty
Officre St Times
Gerald Moore
USDA
Assen
Netherlands
Holland
Bateman
Columbus
Thomas E Bateman
Senate Chamber
Polange
Ohio Lottery
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