Rosalynn Carter Reshapes White House Staff in D.C.
Rosalynn Carter organizes a high powered White House staff from a corner office once used by the Fords social secretary. Aides prepare for state dinners for Mexican President Lopez Portillo and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau while Rosalynn keeps notes and discusses decisions with husband President Carter.
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Lopez Portillo
Trudeau
Ohio Governor urges coal use amid gas crisis and prayers
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes urges Sunday prayers to end the natural gas emergency and calls for burning high sulfur coal if needed. He says the directive, issued without federal permission, aims to save jobs, warning that 700,000 could be unemployed without coal. The EPA disputes feasibility and impact on emissions, while some plants already burn coal or have switched to oil.
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Pease and Whalen push emergency gas allocation bill
U S Rep Don J Pease and Rep Charles Whalen plan a House bill to let the Federal Power Commission authorize emergency natural gas sales at unregulated prices for a limited period. The de regulation would run until May 1 with aims for a broader energy strategy and relief for hard hit states like Ohio.
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U.S
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Oberlin
House of Representatives
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Dayton
Federal Power Commission
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Ohio
Congress
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Carter
Carter seeks power to ease gas price controls and allocate fuel
President Carter plans to ask Congress to temporarily lift price controls on some natural gas and to allocate fuel to hardest hit areas. The measure would let intrastate gas be sold to interstate pipelines until July 31 and aim to relieve shortages amid a cold wave.
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Weather Outlook With Snow Accumulation
Mostly cloudy with snow accumulating to one or two inches this afternoon and tonight. Lows five to 10 above zero. Cloudy with a 60 percent chance of snow tonight and 30 percent tomorrow. Highs in the mid 20s. Westerly winds 15 to 25 mph tonight. Sunrise 7:45, sunset 5:36. High 29 yesterday afternoon, low 13 today morning.
Fuel crisis at a glance
Weather shows highs near 30 today and tomorrow then frigid air by Friday. Columbia Gas curtails large users and urges conservation. Rhodes asks high sulfur coal if possible. Schools and industries may close Feb 1 to March 1 if fuel shortages persist. Residents urged to keep thermostats at 65 by day and 55 at night. Stores shorten hours amid shortages. Congress and President push emergency gas deregulation. About 75,000 Ohio workers laid off since shortages begun. some area plants may begin layoffs next week.
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Warning from 1919 gas worries hints at shortages in Ohio
A Lorain Times-Herald ad from 1919 warned of severe natural gas shortages and urged fuel conservation. Citizens Gas and Electric Co described most reserves used up, blaming great waste, and recounted early Ohio gas discovery days with a boastful display that gas was unlimited.
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Mondale’s Berlin wall tour leaves him pale and shaking
Vice President Walter Mondale toured the Berlin Wall, stared at the barrier from the Kennedy Observation Post, and emerged pale and trembling. He pledged U.S. commitments to West Berlin, calling for progress toward a world of freedom and democracy amid East German guards and a crowded crowd of supporters.
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Houston Principal Meeting Debated On Tutition Program
AP report describes a Houston high school parent letter about a proposed tuition program focusing on cross-graded, multi ethnic learning and gifted student driven education. The parent criticizes unclear terms and questions the program’s intent and language.
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