Natural gas shortage hits area with 35500 idle workers
Industrial groups demand more equal sharing of fuel shortages as 35500 workers in the Niagara Mohawk service area face idleness. Syracuse and regional educators modify schedules to save fuel while storms add 500000 additional absences statewide. James B Schneider of the Manufacturers Association urges balanced burden sharing with schools and businesses, noting production keeps the economy moving.
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Joseph A. Porcello
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Syracuse Gas
Albany
Manufacturers Association of Syracuse
Greater Syracuse Labor Council
Afl-Cio
Batton
Syracuse
Board of Education
Buffalo
Watertown
State Department of Labor
James B. Schneider
Schneider
State Department of Commerce
John 8. Dyson
New York Manufac
Winds Threaten Snowbound Jefferson Lewis Roads
Gusty winds threaten two day snow removal progress on Jefferson and Lewis counties passable roadways as plows and blowers push through 35 foot drifts. Officials warn wind shifts could bury cleared areas while travel bans ease in Jefferson but remain in Watertown with one lane open on Routes 81 and 11 and exits 44 and 48 still closed. Local residents may walk to banks to cash checks or buy food if out, as the area endures the heaviest snowfall in 76 years.
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Jefferson
Lewis Counties
Griffiss Air Force Base
Donald Andrus
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Hancock
Elmer- Bency
Jefferson County
Watertown
Watertown Center
North Country
Andrus
Syracuse
National Weather Service
Welfare fraud probe links welfare to large employers
State Inspector General program matched welfare rolls with Social Security numbers of workers at Carrier Corp and Bethlehem Steel, identifying 175 local employees on welfare, 11 of whom may have concealed income. Onondaga County recouped funds from seven cases. four remain unresolved. The effort could expand to cross county and cross employer checks to curb welfare costs.
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Kenn Peters
State Welfare Inspector General
Cartier Corporation
Onondaga County Social Services Department
Richard V. Horan
County Social Services
John Lascatis
Focal R
State Office
Horan
Erie County
Inspector General
Bethlehem Steel
Onondaga
Carrier Corp
Carrier
Bethlehen Steel
Social Services Department
Syracuse
Lascaris
NYC Faces Debt Payout Deadline Default Risk
Albany AP reports New York City told the state's top court it cannot meet an imminent deadline to craft a plan to pay almost a billion dollars in past due debts. The court, now empowered to rule like a bankruptcy, postponed action until next week.
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Albany
New York City
FDA proposes ban on Yellow No 5 in many drugs
The FDA would restrict Yellow No 5, the tartrazine dye, from many medicines and require its identification in foods. The agency says fewer than 100,000 Americans may have allergies to the coloring.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Blizzard Ban Lifted Triggers Buffalo Traffic Jam Chaos
In Buffalo, motorists rush to work after days of confinement as a ban on nonessential driving is removed. The sudden surge creates a massive traffic backup across streets, described by Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority chair Chester Hardt as a transportation disaster.
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Buffalo
Ansiouy
Toheir
Chester Hardt
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Congress acts after hearing Carter appeals
Congress pressed ahead with the administration's 31 billion dollar stimulus plan after President Carter urged sacrifice and cooperation. Fed chief Burns criticized the 50 dollar tax rebate as wasteful but called the program prudent amid inflation fears. Cabinet members faced questions from committees as Carter urged shared sacrifice and action.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Washington
Carter
Congress
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
House Banking Com
Bat Burns
Reserve Board
Treasury
Burns
W. Michael Blumenthal
Labor
F."ray Marshall
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Burts
Boil Water Advisory Issued After City Water Main Break
County Health Commissioner Dr William A Hacks urged Syracuse residents to boil drinking water as a precaution after an overnight break in a water main on Geddes Street. The 9:45 p m rupture caused low pressure and flooding of the Penn Central railroad waterpass. Crews repaired the line by morning. extra chlorine was added while samples are taken.
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William A. Hacks
Syracuse
Geddes Street
Penn Central
Rairoad
Water Division
de. Harris
Utility cuts gas bills to help Rochester customers
Rochester Gas and Electric Co will refund 10 to 153600 residential customers, a 15 percent cut in the average home heating bill, citing abnormally cold weather and higher than anticipated revenues. Chairman Francis Drake said the company will not keep the excess revenue. Nidagara Mohawks Power Corp is studying the move, Syracuse based utility offers deferral of 20 percent through May to June.
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Rochester
Rochester Gas & Electric Co
Francis Drake
Drake
Nidgara Mohawks Power Corp
Rochester Gas ii Electric
Syracuse
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