Deadly Colorado flood survivors recount canyon destruction
Survivors arrived at Loveland High School evacuation center after helicopters searched the Big Thompson Canyon. Nancy Witte described the scene as prehistoric while mud and debris buried towns Drake Glen Comfort Cedar Grove Medway and Glen Haven. More than 50 bodies were recovered with dozens more missing as morgues operated at reduced capacity.
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Fort
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Alaska
Rocky Mountain National Park
Scenic Canyon
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Cedar Grove
Medway
Glen
Phyllis Conley
Colorado Springs
Colo
Crusade For Christ
Estes Park
Big Thompson Canyon
Poudre Canyon
Loveland
Colorado
Greenhorn
Fountain Rivers
Red Cross Evacuates Wounded Palestinians in Beirut Camp
An International Red Cross convoy reached Tal Zaatar to evacuate wounded from the Moslem enclave in east Beirut. The Palestinian spokesman cited 91 evacuees in three hours, while a Red Cross official reported 47. Fighting continued as leaders tentatively eyed an armistice Wednesday.
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Lebanon
Red Cross
Tal Zaatar
Christian East Beirut
Geneva
Arab League
Hassan Sabri Khali
Jean Hoefliger
Hoefliger
Khali
Nabaa
OU Publishing Is Criticized in Ohio University Audit
Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson criticizes Ohio University for deficits in the University Press and a black student center funded by 9 5 thousand dollars. The audit flags a conflict of interest in a Sunpower Inc lease with associate professor William Beale and questions the need for a separate black center.
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Columbus, Ohio
Thomas E. Ferguson
Ohio University
Ferguson
University Press
The
Athens University
Lindley Hall
Sunpower Inc
William Beale
Sunpower
West Virginia miners strike widens across states
Strike actions idled hundreds of miners in West Virginia with District 17 and 29 centers at the core. In District 6, about 12 000 of 16 000 miners returned to work while District 31 saw pickets turn workers away. The spread extended to Kentucky Ohio and Illinois with thousands still idle.
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Huntington
West Virginia
UMW
Panhandle
Ohio
District 6
John Guzak
June Floyd
District 31
Arnold Miller
Pike County
Kentucky Mines
Virginia
Illinois
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Write-in Filing Rules Tighten Under New Law
State Rep. Don S. Maddux of Lancaster says write-in candidates must file candidacy 40 days before the election and disclose finances 20 days after filing. The old rule allowed filing by the 20th day before election with disclosure due at election day.
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Don S. Maddux
Lancaster
Maddux
Picketing Halts Work At Meigs Power Plant
Two mines and construction crews halted as IBEW pickets blocked access to the Meigs generating station. A five mile no-picketing restraining order restricts protests and directs the sheriff to post and read the order at plant entrances. A permanent injunction hearing was set for two weeks.
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Sheriff's Department
Poston Plant
West Virginia
Cedar Creek Coal Co
Police Arrest Pickets in Akron Rubber Strike
Akron police arrested 34 picketers Monday as the United Rubber Workers dispute nears its 16th week. A court order limits picket numbers at plant entrances, with suspensions handed down for contempt. Major firms affected include Goodyear, Goodrich, Uniroyal, and Firestone.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron
United Rubber
Summit County Common Pleas Court
Sam Bell
Washington
Labor
W.J. Usery, Jr
Usery
Goodyear
Goodrich
Uniroyal
Firestone Tire and Rubber Companies
State Auditor Seeks 25 Welfare Examiners For Fraud Probe
The State Auditor requests 25 more welfare investigators to probe the Department of Public Welfare amid estimates that up to 3000 public employees may improperly receive benefits. Data as of Dec 31 1975 from PERS shows potential recipients. counties must verify.
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Columbus, Ohio
Thomas E. Ferguson
Department of Public Welfare
James A. Bolden
Bolden
Public Employes
PERS
State Controlling Board
Welfare Department
William Barnett
Athens High Teacher Chosen for Ohio Vocational Conference
Patricia Snipes a home economics teacher at Athens High School is one of 36 demonstration teachers selected for the Ohio Vocational Home Economics Teachers Conference August 16 to 18. She will lead two 45 minute sessions on Individualized Instruction for Consumer Homemaking Programs on August 17. The event sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education features keynote talks by Dr Morrell J. Clute and Dr Seldon Strother and workshops including Parenting Education by Dr Armin Grams. About 1,500 teachers are expected to attend.
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Patricia Snipes
Athens High School
Ohio Vocational Home Economics
Columbus
Ohio Department of Education
Home Economics
Division of Vocational Education
Seldon Strother
Ohio University
Armin Grams
University of Vermont
Darryl York
University of Toledo
Sheraton
Perry County Eligible for SBA Disaster Aid
U S Rep Clarence Miller and the Small Business Administration declare Perry County eligible for SBA disaster assistance. Homes and businesses may apply for long term, low interest aid. An Oct 22 deadline is set. contact the Columbus SBA office at 614 469 6860 for applications.
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U. S
Clarence Miller
The
Small Business Administration
Perry County
Columbus Area
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