Rumor of Tornado Dazes Mangum Oklahoma Town
In Mangum Oklahoma a circulating rumor of a tornado today unsettles about 4 000 residents. Local officials and business leaders treat the talk as speculation while urging watching the sky and taking basic precautions. Some plan to watch clouds and stay alert, with many joking about pre or after storm sales.
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Mangum
Okla
UPI
Oklahoma
Lowell Hatton
The
Weekly News Star
Jeanne Dixon
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Cummings
Hatton
Tye
Consumers should bear losses from Three Mile accident
Washington hearings featured lawyer Gerald Charnoff urging that ratepayers pay for Three Mile Island repair and replacement power costs. He warned utilities could be bankrupted if forced to cover the bill, while critics argued consumers should not pay for management mistakes.
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Washington
UPL
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Gerald Charnoff
Charnoff
Congress
Subcommittee
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
James Schlesinger
NBC
Energy Subcommittee
Eugene Atkinson
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mark Widoff
Alden Meyer
Environmental Action Foundation
Repas pushes probe into EHS athletic department
Repas advocates transferring information to state authorities amid claims the board attorney cannot be impartial. He argues confidentiality is broken and says the public deserves full disclosure of the findings to allow community judgment, while distancing himself from the board majority and vowing to present the issues.
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Repas
EHS Athletic Department
Tattersall
Columbus
Bob Repas
Lois
Wind storms knock out power to thousands across region
High winds caused widespread outages affecting about 15,000 customers as Firelands Electric Cooperative and local phone providers reported scattered failures. Sheriff and police communications were disrupted while trees and limbs blocked roads and damaged homes. A tree crashed into Douglas Potter’s house in North Ridgeville with no injuries reported. An overturned plane at Ashland Airport and mud in Vermilion marinas added to storm impacts.
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Firelands Electric Cooperative, Inc
Lorain County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Larry Houston
Elyria Telephone Co
North Ridgeville
Douglas Potter
Hickory Trail
Ashland Post
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ashland
Carter energy proposals face tough Congress fight
President Carter’s bid to lift oil price controls includes a windfall profits tax on half the expected extra oil revenue, with proceeds to aid the poor and fund mass transit and new energy sources. Congress may block the plan, while officials say decontrol would modestly lift living costs about 0.1 to 0.3 percent yearly.
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Carter
Congress
Northeast
John Durkin
D-N.h
New England
Edward M. Kennedy
D Mass
Pease
Ofl
Carter's decontrol plans draw lawmakers' fire
Lawmakers condemn Carter energy plan calling for oil industry breakup while supporting a windfall profits tax. Speakers warn of fierce resistance from oil firms but praise the president's shift to technology and mass transit focus. Voters urge energy conservation and higher gas costs explained.
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Carter
Mottl
Midair TWA incident in Detroit survives extreme dive
An 80 passenger TWA flight from New York to Minneapolis suffered a violent 360 degree roll and a rapid descent near Detroit Metropolitan Airport. FAA inspectors called the event miraculous as the Boeing 727 reportedly exceeded 650 mph in a dive, with three passengers minorly injured and the crew safely landing the damaged aircraft.
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Detroit
TWA
New York
Minneapolis
Chell Roberts
University of Utah
Federal Aviation Administration
Langhorne Bond
FAA
H. Gibson
Chicago
Bond
Washington
Jacks
Foster
Ohio murder trial verdict sends man to life
In Hamilton, Alan Ray Scott, 27, was found guilty of the January shooting deaths of Carmen Buetti and Terri Bennett from Miami. A three-judge panel sentenced him to 15 years to life. Co-defendant Garry Morningstar, 33, awaits trial as investigators pursue the case. The victims were found in a burned car trunk in Ross County.
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Hamilton
UPI
Florida
State Penitentiary
Alan Ray Scott
Carmen Buetti
Terri Bennett
Miami
Fla
Garry Morningstar
Ross County
Frigidaire Unit Sale to White Consolidated Completed
Detroit reports that General Motors sold its Frigidaire Division in Dayton Ohio to Cleveland based White Consolidated Industries. The deal includes the business and trade name distribution service and warranty duties with White set to acquire most assets but two Dayton manufacturing plants will remain with GM for automotive production.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
Frigidaire
Dayton
Ohio
White Consolidated Industries, Inc
Elliott M. Estes
Washington
White
New London Hospital Faces Wide Probe and Criticism
The New London Hospital is targeted by a probe with charges later dismissed. Board members and officials face scrutiny for past actions including attempted coroner race, license disputes, and travel expenses. Regulators question the hospital’s continued existence amid critiques from state and county agencies.
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Faymore
Lorain County
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio State Medical Board
Doctors Clinic
Butternutut Ridge Road
Elyria
Hospital Board
Lawrence C. Plants
Cuyahoga County
James Bender
Las Vegas
Blue Cross
Hospital Social Service Department
Richard Eckel
Summit County Welfare Department
New London Hospital
Walt Bogdanich
Walter Johns
Stephen F. Sears
State Health Department
The
Press Today
Ohio
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Hayes Wicker
John Dingell
D-Mich
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Dingell
Ronald Nabokowski
Dlorain
Washington, D.C
Patrick Elbert
Hamilton Circle
John Campbell
Marjorie
Campbells
Eileen Dillon
Ilinois
Chuck Foster
FAA For Aviation Standards
Northwest Airlines
Ohio News
Canada
Crown Cat Fanciers Federation
Holiday Inn
Hamilton Road
East Broad Street
Old Soldiers Home
D.C
Air Force Widows Home
Ft. Walton Beach
Cleveland
Leonard Faymore
Cleveland-area
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