Cars Floated By So Fast No One Could Help
In Johnstown Pennsylvania Solomon Run Creek overflowed during a torrential storm. Richard Stantz and Rita Jo Searle watched cars slide down Solomon Street as floodwaters swept the Solomon Homes complex, destroying part of the housing office and forcing evacuations.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Johnstown, Pa
Richard Stantz
Rita Jo Searle
Ideal Park
Richard
Ray
Deborah
Knights of Columbus Recreation
Enterprise
Stantz
Solomon Homes
Solomon Run Creek
Johnstown
Rita
Marian
Solomon Run
Solomon Street
Widman Street
Johnstown Flood Toll Reaches Forty Six Dead
Refugees and volunteers battle mud and fatigue as 46 are confirmed dead in the Johnstown flood area in southwestern Pennsylvania. Dozens more are missing amid $200 million in damages, with rescue efforts ongoing in a seven county region.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
Arthur Keiper
East Hills
Senate pushes Ohio coal use bill to House
Ohio Senate advances a bill to promote state mined coal and require pollution equipment for plants. The measure backs tax credits for anti pollution gear and directs EPA oversight while urging utilities to justify out of state coal use. Ohio Mining and Reclamation Association backs the plan despite opposition from utility interests.
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Bill
Senate
Ohio
Kinsey Milleson
Freeport
Milleson
House
Department of Energy
West
State Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio Mining and Reclamation Association
William H. Massey
Batavia
Regulatory Public Utilities Commission of
Barn Proposal In Works At Hocking Valley Arts Council
The Hocking Valley Arts Council will submit a proposal to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to convert the former dairy barn into an arts and crafts center. Athens and Nelsonville face reduced Local Public Works Act allocations and the City School Board is urged to cut its request.
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The
Hocking Valley Arts Council
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Athens
Nelsonville
Donald Barrett
Tourism Potential Highlighted in Hocking Valley
Ralph Moorehead president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank and Buckeye Tourist Council vice president stresses rich tourism potential in the Hocking Valley and across Southeastern Ohio in a Page 18 feature.
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Logan
Hocking Valley
Ralph Moorehead
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Buckeye Tourist Council
Moorehead
Ohio
Legion Tourney Set Action Opens in Athens Weekend
The Eighth District American Legion baseball tournament starts in Athens this weekend with seven teams entered in a double elimination format. Details appear on sports Page 11 and continued on Details Page 10.
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Athens
American Legion
Coffee court clash costs judge in civil rights case
A Brooklyn jury awarded coffee vendor Thomas Zarcone 141000 for civil rights violations after Suffolk County Judge William Perry had him handcuffed over subpar coffee. Jurors assigned 80000 compensatory damages to Perry and Deputy Windsor, 60000 punitive against Perry, and 1000 punitive against Windsor.
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New York
Suffolk
William Perry
Brooklyn
Thomas Zarcone
Perry
James Windsor
Zarcone
Windsor
Royal Globe Insurance Co
Royal Globe and
Hauppauge
N.Y
Appellate Division of
State
Supr
Carter Shows Interest in Offshore Drilling Rig Visit
President Carter toured an offshore drilling platform off Louisiana to illustrate the administration's focus on oil production. The stop followed a Yazoo City town hall where he answered questions from citizens amid ongoing national energy policy discussions.
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New Orleans
Carter
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Yazoo City
Miss
White House
Jody Powell
New Ohio Lottery Millionaire Ends Labor Career
Andrew Yanai, 56, of Newcomerstown, won the Ohio lottery top prize of 50 000 a year for six years and plans immediate retirement and travel. His wife and daughters cheered as he accepted the award at the Ohio Theater. Yanai says he started buying tickets regularly since the lottery began but never expected to win. Seven other finalists won 10 000 each.
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Ray
Margie
Mack
MA Lounge
Richard
Rita
Columbus
Ohio
Andrew Yanai
General Tire Co
Newcomerstown
Yanai
Ohio Lottery
Patricia Yanai
Susan Hursey
Ohio Theater
Jim Reed
Reed
Rose Teras
Cleveland
Jane Wood
New London
John Holdeman
Kettering
Clarence Bankey
Toledo
Frances Sutton
Fred Dunlap
Raymond Yantis
Donna Chain
Greenfield
Pat O
Guy DiMassa
M. Jane Hughes
Swanton
Eugene R. Whitehead
Jim E. Porter
Cuyahoga Falls
Patricia A. Lelli
Tiltonsville
Doris Yanai
Andrew
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Rich
County Civil Defense
Elmer Shenk
National Weather Service
Jack Minnette
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Herman Lar
Dieri
Greg Schneiders
Schneiders
Richard Sanderson
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Conemaugh
Seward
West Taylor
Milton Shapp
National Guard
Glenn Graham
Columbus, Ohio
Legion Tourney
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