Farm plate loophole costs Ohio millions in lost taxes
State officials say a definitionless farm use clause in a truck license law allows improper farm plates. BMW says no formal farm definition exists, enabling misuses and price disparities from $35 to $70. Auto registrars report minimal vetting, relying on signed affirmations.
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Ohio
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
BMW
Curtis Andrews
Cleveland
American Automobile Association
Columbiana
Walter Arrowsmith
Priesthood for women faces final hurdle in church
In Minneapolis, Episcopal bishops cleared a measure 95 to 61 to allow immediate ordination of women if the House of Deputies approves. The issue faces a likely tough vote, with behind the scenes lobbying by Bishop John Burt of Ohio and concern over potential schism within the church. The debate recalls decades of gradual change from women serving as observers in 1946 to full deacon status in 1970 and contentious ordinations in 1974.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Episcopal Church
House of Deputies
Episcopal Bishops
John Burt
Ohio
James Montgomery
Chicago
Tam
Philip McNairy
Philadelphia
Oberlin
Christ Church
L. Peter Beebe
Burt
Area towns lose PUCO fight over Edison rate boost
Lorain County residents in North Ridgeville Sheffield South Amherst and LaGrange will face a 24 percent electricity rate increase after the PUCO ruled that local ordinances set unreasonably low rates for Ohio Edison Co. and ordered higher rates. The commission approved a new rate of return for the company, with about $25 million more annual revenue, effective in 30 days. Additional towns named include Ontario Canal Fulton Salem Tallmadge Medina Cardington Twinsburg Rittman Dalton Loudonville Creston Macedonia Northfield Streetsboro Fairlawn Richfield.
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Lorain County
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
North Ridgeville
Sheffield
Southamherst
LaGrange
Ohio Edison Co
PACO
Ohio Edison
Ontario
Canal Fulton
Salem
Tallmadge
Medina
Cardington
Twinsburg
Rittman
Dalton
Loudonville
UAW walkout hits Ford area with looming economic strain
The nationwide Ford strike by UAW affects 170000 workers and could slow area business as tax revenues wane. Lorain and surrounding cities face weekly income tax losses, rail carriers weigh furloughs, and suppliers like TRW brace for impact if the walkout lasts beyond a month. Local unions report ongoing picketing and talks slated to resume within days.
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Ford
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Joseph Zahorec
Elyria
U.S. Steel
Lorain Works
ConRail
Norfolk and Western Railroad
TRW
Cleveland
Avon Lake
Sandusky
Brook Park
Bedford
Joh Hunter
UAW
Walker Road
Detroit
U.S
Hunter
John Kilo
Penny coin phaseout eyed as penny stocks and candy fade
A government study urges eliminating the one cent piece by 1880 and replacing half dollars with a new one dollar coin. It notes pennies are costly to mint and rarely spent, encouraging hoarding while risking Lincoln’s removal from coinage and triggering political debate among Republicans and other observers.
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U. S
Research Triangle Institute
Mint
Treasury Departments
Conferees urge fund cutoff for most abortions
Federal funds for abortions would be limited to cases where the mother's life would be endangered by disease if she gave birth. The conference report offered examples like multiple sclerosis or renal disease and drew sharp questions over the meaning of endangered. Some members argued for broader coverage including rape or incest victims, while opponents signaled possible court challenges.
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HOUSE
Senate
Silvio Conte
R-Mass
Conference Committee
Edward Brooke
Birch Barh
D-ind
Brooke
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