Fifty-One Fall at West Virginia Power Plant Tragedy
A scaffold collapse inside Pleasants Power Station's cooling tower caused 51 workers to plunge 168 feet to their deaths. Witnesses recalled screams as nearly 1,000 laborers rushed the rubble, with a temporary morgue set up at a fire station. Governor Rockefeller expressed sympathy. the incident labeled the worst noncoal mine construction accident in state history. The slip form scaffold gave way during concrete pouring on the 29th layer of a 430 foot tall tower. OSHA later cited numerous site violations in inspections since 1973.
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Mans
W.va
Pleasants
Bill Hess
Lucan
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Lyle Corder
Monongahela’ Power Co
Corder
Monongahela Power
Washington
Occupational Land Health Administration
Power Company
St. Marys
W. Va
Monongahela Power Co
Abuse claims heard in Indiana hospital staff case
An Indianapolis panel heard testimony from a severely mentally retarded patient alleging sexual assaults by two night shift attendants at New Castle State Hospital. The patient said the abuse occurred up to 70 times, lasting 45 to 60 minutes, with perpetrators taking victims to the attendants' room and offering coffee and a smoke afterward. Other patients reportedly suffered similar abuse, and staff warned them not to report. The accused, Thomas R. Fiscel, denied the charges while colleagues defended him.
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Indianapolis
New Castle State Hospital
State Employees Appeals Commission
Thomas R. Fiscel
State Mental Hospital
LMATE
Fiscel
Ball State University
Jogger's crusade to clean up roads spurs community aid
A jogger picks up litter on routes each morning, stacking trash for later collection. He donates salvaged glass to a Methodist group, recycling it for $40 a ton, and heavy bags strain his budget. Local Kiwanis Club offers partial help as citizens applaud the effort.
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Scherer
Lass
Methodist
Highwa
John Scherer
Noblesville
Indianapolis
Anderson College student, Yorktown tragedy claims two women
Funeral services set for 19 year old Patricia Flinn of rural Yorktown and 20 year old Cynthia Hadley of Yorktown after a crash on Ind 32 near Elm Ridge Cemetery. Hadley was nearly six months pregnant. Also hurt were Steve Massie of Muncie and Erika Campbell of Yorktown. Police theorize a possible U turn.
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Anderson College
Yorktown
Australia
Tri-S
Hadley
Paul
Steve A Massie
Muncie
Elm Ridge
Ball Memorial Hospital
Volkswagen
Cynthia Hadley
Flinn
Inside Torpar ivEX Police blotter summary
Police blotter brief notes and micro-items from Torpar ivEX across pages 2 and 3, including obituaries, funerals, new arrivals and brief social announcements. Compact line items reference local events, services and community happenings with minimal detail.
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Torpar
Ivex
Weekend Weather Outlook for Anderson Area
Today is sunny with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Tonight will see increasing clouds and lows in the mid to upper 40s. Saturday brings variable clouds with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs near 70. Thursday record shows Anderson at 63 with a low of 36.
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Anderson
Hearing on first step of appeal for Drollinger murder case
Roger Drollinger, condemned for four counts of first degree murder in the February 14, 1977 Hollandsburg shotgun slayings, seeks a post conviction hearing in Blackford Circuit Court. His attorney argues the jury was tainted by news coverage and faults the judge for not sequestering jurors during the three week trial, claiming grounds to reverse convictions on appeal.
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Roger Drollinger
Blackford
Drollinger
Conway
Ind Quested
Bruce Bade
Waynetown
Hollandsburg
Hade
Bade Daily
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Forrest Hills School
Menset
Kevin
Termnnee
Aswers
AC Coed
Paul Hadley
Massie
Ball Memorial
Erika E. Campbell
Campbell
Miss Flinn
Patricia A. Flinn
Misha
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