Rainstorm Floods Hit Corning and Surrounding Towns in Ohio
Torrential rains with severe lightning and high winds struck Southeastern Ohio causing a WPA era dam near Corning to break. Four people were injured when a Corning fire truck rammed a waterblocked Route 13. Athens, Corning and Amesville faced heavy flooding with power outages. Corning saw widespread flood damage to businesses as water gushed through streets and homes.
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Corning
Route 13
Athens
Amesville
C.L. Colmer
U.S
Ohio University
G.A. Sicilian
Sicilian
South Valley
L.A. Marlot
Route
Marlot
Mickey Duffy
Duffy
Zanesville
Boater Drowns as Storm Hits Northern Ohio
Severe weather lashed northern and central Ohio over the weekend with flooding, power outages affecting 25 000 residents in Cleveland area and rivers near flood stage. A 28 year old Toledo man James Woodward was missing and presumed drowned after a transom failed on his 16 foot boat off Port Clinton. Four children on board were rescued as waves battered the area.
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Associated Press
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Port Clinton
North
Cleveland
Joseph Demastus
Elyria
Elyria Hospital
Portage County
Cuyahoga River
Ohio 44
Mantua
Cuyahoga
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Willoughby
Kent
Chagrin River
Akron
M.A. Knight Chemical
Coast Guard
James Woodward
Toledo
Woodward
Bill Kesser
Ottawa County Recorder
Great Lakes
Carter Near Nomination as Carter Awaits VP Pick
NEW YORK AP Jimmy Carter wraps up vice presidential interviews at Madison Square Garden as the 37th Democratic National Convention opens. He leads delegates with 19 primary wins and 1 653 AP votes, aiming for the presidency with a still undecided running mate choice among seven Capitol Hill finalists. Carter postpones announcing a No 2 until after his nomination.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
Frank Church
Idaho
Adlai Stevenson III
Illinois
Capitol Hill
Georgia
Associated Press
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Patrick Caddell
Brown Stays in Race but Backs Carter for Dem Nomination
California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr says he will stay in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination though Carter appears certain to win. Brown arrives in New York with his delegation and will have his name entered for nomination as balloting begins, with indications he may withdraw during the roll call.
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California
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Jimmy Carter
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Carter
White House
John F. Kennedy
Associated Press
Sen
John Tunney
D-Calif
Carter Prepares Telephones for a War at Democratic Convention
Carter campaign has spent 50000 on convention operations at Madison Square Garden and the Americana Hotel. The setup includes 20 green telephones in Garden, red and white lines linking delegations and officials, and 25 staffers plus VIP floor leaders to guide votes and curb rumors during the convention.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Jimmy Carter
Carter
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Americana Hotel
Peter Emerson
Sen
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Frank Mankiewicz
George McGovern
Carter Arsenal
Garden
Democratic National Committee
Americana
Homeowners Form Association to Block Strip Mining
Residents on Long Run Road in Canaan Two form a homeowners association to curb strip mining. A note from Columbus reports the Ohio Penitentiary, once slated for demolition, resumes operations today to address rising inmate numbers on Page 12.
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Long Run Road
Canaan
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
John Dickinson
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Widow Faces Demand for 5000 Dollars to Retrieve Gearhart Body
Daniel Gearhart enlisted as a mercenary in Africa due to family debt. His widow says the Angolan government demands 5000 dollars to return his body, a price she must meet to bury him.
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Washington
Daniel Gearhart
Africa
Weather Outlook Tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Mostly sunny Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s and a 10 percent chance of rain tonight, dropping to zero percent Tuesday. Details on page 5.
Viking site in Mars may be rough for touchdown
Early photos from Pasadena indicate the third proposed Viking landing site may be too rough for a safe touchdown. Scientists expect later pictures and analyses to reveal a smoother surface along Mars Western Front.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Christians Claim Success in Koura Invasion
Christians in Lebanon say their forces overran Moslem strongholds in the Koura region and are within grenade throwing distance of Tripoli, Lebanon's largest Moslem city, about 60 miles north of Beirut.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Koura
Lebanon
Tripoli
Beirut
Sinatra Marries Barbara Marx in Palm Springs 1960
Former Vice President Spiro Agnew and Ronald Reagan attended the Palm Springs wedding of Frank Sinatra and Barbara Marx. Freeman Gosden served as best man. The couple had earlier announced an Oct. 10 Beverly Hills ceremony.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Spiro Agnew
Ronald Reagan
Frank Sinatra
Barbara Marx
Freeman Gosden
Amos
Amos 'N
Andy
Sinatra
Beverly Hills
West Virginia Faces Clean Air Order Over Valleys
West Virginia likely to be cited for air standard non attainment in the Kanawha Valley and upper Ohio Valley areas. EPA directs states to submit plans by July under the 1970 Clean Air Act. AEP subsidiaries Appalachian Power and Ohio Power operate plants in both valleys.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Kanawha
Ohio
State Air Pollution Control Commission
Carl Beard II
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Russell Train
Kanawha Valley
Ohio Valley
Beard
Wheeling
AEP
Appalachian Power Co
Ohio Power Co
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