Inflation surges push buying power down across economy
The Labor Department reports January inflation at 0.8 percent, halting a Dec to Jan rise, with urban consumer prices up 3.6 to 4.8 percent over July-December. Annual rate reaches 9.6 percent due to higher costs for food housing and transport, while real spendable earnings fall 3 percent—the worst drop since 14 years of record-keeping began. Snow and rain worsen food costs as CPI hits 187.2.
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United States to hold hearings on hazardous materials transport
The federal government plans full hearings in April on how railroads and trucking firms handle hazardous materials after a string of deadly derailments. Key incidents include acetaldehyde spills in Pond Eddy Pennsylvania and epichlorohydrin near Point Pleasant West Virginia, among others, with Tennessee and Florida incidents also noted.
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Pond Eddy
Conrail
Delaware
Slattery
Skater Glides Along Ice Near Fence
A captioned action shot shows a skater at Concentration 306 West St in Lagrange gliding along the ice near the outer fence. The photo credit goes to Gene Krebs.
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Lagrange
Gene Krebs
Officials hit road to sell coal pact
About 200 United Mine Workers officers nationwide gathered to review the tentative coal strike settlement before miners vote. President Carter and administration officials expressed optimism the contract would win approval, with further local briefings planned as ratification was not expected until Saturday and Sunday.
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UPI
United Mine Workers Districts
Carter
UMW
Arnold Miller
Capital Hilton
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Oberlin Road speedway target of petition drive
Amherst Twp residents on a two mile Oberlin Road stretch are pushing to cut the speed limit from 50 to 35 mph after a November fatal accident. The petition, handed to county commissioners, cites frequent crashes and slippery wet surface as dangers, saying the road is like a speedway for locals and strangers alike.
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Oberlin Road
Adam Knepper
Bing A. Knepper
Henry Klembek
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Herrick
Hypnosis Sparks War Over Papp Case in Akron
The Papp hypnotism saga escalates as Prosecutor Grunda condemns the sessions as useless while defense attorney Burge calls the hypnosis cavalier and insists on further testing. A court order restricts access to video and notes from the March 12 1973 events involving Roxie Ann Keathley, a nine year old.
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Joseph R. Grunda
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Papp
Roxie Ann Keathley
James Barbuto
Akron
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