Survivors Relate Flood Stories From Big Thompson Canyon
Survivors recount the Big Thompson Canyon flood near Loveland Colorado where a 12 foot wall of water swept through the motel and campground area killing at least 58 people. Rescues by helicopter and road evacuations saved many as others remained stranded and searches continued. Survivors describe scenes of cars sinking, propane tanks hissing, and dawn finally arriving over a devastated landscape.
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Loveland
Colo
Douglas Magill
Mishawaka
Ind
Phyllis
Thompson Canyon
Here
Magills
Thompson
Magill
Fice
Jerry Alanko
Estes Park
Pistone
Loveland High
Death Toll Reaches Sixty in Colorado Flood
In Loveland Colorado survivors huddle as rain and wind delay air rescues after a weekend flash flood killed about 60 people along the Big Thompson Canyon near Estes Park. Officials warn recovery may take weeks with many bodies undiscovered and 250 injured while 40 remain missing.
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Loveland
Colo
Big Thompson River
Big Thompson Canyon
Dave Feldman
Fort Collins
National Guardsmen
West Virginia miners back to work movement spreads
Pickets blocked return to jobs across most of West Virginia while a back-to-work push gains in the northern panhandle and Ohio. About 2,000 of 16,000 miners in United Mine Workers District 6 remained on strike after the 8 a.m. shift change, with hopes of full return by midnight.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Panhandle
Ohio
John Guzek
United Mine Workers District 6
Guzek
California
Kentucky
Virginia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
United Mine Workers’ District 31
Meigs
Poston Station
Athens Legion Edges Meigs In Ten Inning 8-5 State Berth
Athens American Legion baseball team defeated Meigs 8 to 5 in ten innings to secure a spot in the state tournament in Athens next week. Earlier reports note high winds and heavy rain in Wellston uprooting trees, downed lines, flooding basements, and damage to two cars with water reaching the police headquarters.
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Athens’ American Legion
Meigs
Athens
Wellston
Mills Receives Soil Conservation Commendation at Minneapolis Luncheon
Honor The Plains resident Russell C. Mills was awarded the Soil Conservation Society of America Commendation for 1976 for his work in conservation. The award was presented at a Minneapolis luncheon while his son Mark was installed as master councilor of the Athens Chapter DeMolay.
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Russell C. Mills
the Plains Today
Soil Conservation Society of America
Minneapolis
Minn
Mark
Athens
Order of DeMolay
Wife of Lebanon's president supports Red Cross evacuation plan
Beiruts Irisse Franjieh, honorary Lebanese Red Cross head, urged a Beirut conference with the International Red Cross to remove 4000 injured from Tal Zaatar. Militia gunmen blocking the mercy mission left prospects unclear for the evacuation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Suleiman Franjieh
Irisse
International Red Cross
Akron police arrest about 35 at Goodyear plant
About 35 pickets were arrested outside the Goodyear Tire plant in Akron after roughly 200 strikers who had gathered overnight refused to disperse. The action followed repeated court orders banning access blockage during the 104 day United Rubber Workers strike.
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Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
W. J Usery
United Rubber Workers
Akron, Ohio
Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
GOP Delegate Battle for 1976 Nomination Continues
The GOP delegate fight tightens with Ford leading Nixon era rival Reagan as both claim enough votes for Kansas City. Reagan backs Len Schweiker as running mate amid conservative dismay. Ford's camp forecasts solid backing and prepares for first ballot. Carter campaigns in Plains Ga while preparing strategy and a New Hampshire visit.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Reagan
Len Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
California
John Sears
Sears
ABC
Schweiker
Northeast
Mississippi
Jackson
NBC
Meet the Press
Hugh Scott
Scott
Associated Press
Time Magazine
Newsweek
Jimmy Carter
Plains
Ga Carter
Secret Service
Carter
New Hampshire
Democratic National Committee
White House
GOP
Walter Mondale
Shocks Reported In China After Tangshan Quake
Tokyo reports say 110 aftershocks hit the Tangshan area with nearly five each hour. Foreign residents flee to safety as seismologists warn of a potential major quake. American staff families depart Pe king while British dependents evacuate. Diplomats and other foreigners join millions camping outdoors away from buildings.
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Tokyo
Peking
Tientsin
Tangshan
Peking Zoo
David Dean
U.S
Akron Weather Serves Up Prose For July Rain Memoir
Akron weather official Al Oliver crafted a literary weather summary for July. He compared modern forecasts to ancient climates, noting 9 inches of rain in 31 days and a July 11 downpour of 2.88 inches, while promising factual reporting of future events.
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Akron
Ohio
National Weather Service
al Oliver
Weather Service
Garden of Eden
Greece
Paradise
Akron Canton
Doctors Form Ohio Malpractice Insurance Firm
The Ohio State Medical Association voted to create a professional liability insurer to cut costs by selling directly to about 11,000 physicians. The plan aims to operate by November 1 and requires members to apply for coverage with risk-based rates.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Medical Association
The
Medical Association
Charles Edgar
Association
House of Delegates
Edgar
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