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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1974

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Search Continues For 92 Victims Of Jetliner Crash

Searchers resume hunting for the bodies of 92 people killed when a Trans World Airlines 727 crashed into Mt Weather during a wind driven rain storm. The crash near a top secret installation disrupted 11:10 a.m. EST flight from Indianapolis to Washington. Investigators seek cockpit voice recorder and monitoring instruments for clues while relatives are taken to a temporary morgue near the crash site for identification.

Upperville Trans World Airlines TWA Flight 514 Washington Indianpolis Columbus Ohio Mt. Weather Blue Ridge Mountains John H. Reed National Transportation Safety Board TWA Northwest Orient Airlines

Sugar Prices Lift November Grocery Bills Across Cities

An Associated Press market basket survey shows November grocery bills rose in 12 of 13 cities with sugar price spikes. Excluding sugar, the overall increase drops to seven tenths of a percent while meat and eggs sales helped stretch budgets. Dallas saw no sugar impact due to unavailability.

Louise Cook Associated Press Dallas

Sugar Prices Jumped Across Cities Amid Inflation Fears

Early this year the market basket rose in each city with an average 20 percent hike. Sugar costs surged more than triple in some areas as global demand climbed. Officials forecast overall food prices to rise about 15 or 16 percent this year. A Washington hearing by the Council on Wage and Price Stability examined sugar pricing and a House subcommittee planned another probe.

Council On Wage and Washington, D.C House

Rhodes certified winner in Ohio recount ready election

In Columbus the canvass certified Republican James A. Rhodes as governor-elect over Democrat John J. Gilligan after a formal vote tally. Officials signed the report paving the way for a recount. Ohio also saw 13 traffic deaths during the Thanksgiving weekend, far below earlier predictions.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes John J. Gilligan Ted W. Brown Governor’s Office Auditor’s Office Attorney General Ohio Highway Patrol

Soviet Soyuz 16 launches in dress rehearsal for Apollo link

Two veteran cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 16, the backup crew for the July 1975 joint mission, test docking gear and equipment to connect with the American Apollo craft in preparation for the Soviet American space venture.

Moscow Soviet Union

Weather outlook with light snow and cold temperatures

Cloudy tonight with occasional snow and lows in the mid to upper 20s. Tuesday remains cloudy with a chance of snow flurries and highs in the 30s.

DAR Chooses British Born Woman For Bicentennial Post

The Daughters of the American Revolution protest Sen Judiciary panel against Marjorie W. Lynch as deputy administrator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. A public hearing is set for Wednesday chaired by Sen Roman L. Hruska. Lynch, naturalized citizen since 1948, has held roles in ACTION and Washington state politics.

Washington Ford U.S Roman L. Hruska R-Neb Lynch Red Cross House Warren G. Magnuson Henry M. Jackson

Akron Snowstorm Rips Through Northern Ohio

Sections of northern Ohio faced heavy snow with the Akron Canton area reporting more than 1% feet of snowfall while southern Ohio saw only a trace. The storm mixed with rain along eastern Ohio with up to five inches forecast.

Associated Press Ohio Akron-Canton

Snowstorm swamps Ohio with record Toledo 20 inches

A historic snowstorm drenched Ohio with Toledo recording 20 inches while Cleveland 10 and Columbus 5 inches. Travel collapsed as highways closed and flights were halted. trains and buses canceled stranding hundreds. Power outages hit Lorain Huron and Erie counties as schools closed statewide and Red Cross opened shelters.

Toledo Dayton Cleveland Findlay Zanesville Columbus Cincinnati Sandusky Ohio Westlake North Ridgeville Lorain Huron Erie Norwalk Huron County Bowling Green American Red Cross Michigan Williams County State Highway Patrol University of Toledo Bowling Green State University Kent State University

Ford To Meet Press On Nuclear Pact Details

President Ford plans his first nationally broadcast news conference since Vladivostok talks with Soviet leader Brezhnev. He may outline the missile ceiling of 1200 to 1300 and discuss economy concerns amid a recession.

Washington Ford Soviet Union Vladivostok Leonid I. Brezhnev Ron Nessen Donald Rumsfeld

UMW Rank And File Vote On Coal Pact

Rank and file members of the United Mine Workers vote today on whether to approve a coal contract negotiated by leaders. Locals in Pennsylvania passed the pact with strong margins, including Local 1248 at Maple Creek mine in Washington County.

Charleston W.va United Mine Workers Union Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania U.S. Steel Maple Creek Washington County Nick Devine UMW Arnold Miller W.A Tony”’ Boyle Miller Rank and File Beckley District 17 Richard Carter Carl Love Sturgis

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