Flood Roars Through Southeast Ohio Ramping Up
The Hocking River and creeks surged through Athens and surrounding towns as floods rose toward a 1913 level. Evacuations reached 100+, with Amesville hardest hit. rescue crews saved a man clinging to a tree near Stewart after hours in rising water.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Winter Thaws Floods Hit Southeastern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio faces a thaw that turns to floods as Athens area streets flood from heavy rain. Storm sewers overflow, sending muddy geysers as creeks spill over and residents cope with nearly 4.23 inches of rainfall.
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Athens
Rail unions aim to save 65 000 jobs in new talks
Five railroad unions representing about 210 000 workers plan March 13 bargaining with carriers in Chicago after the Supreme Court upheld sweeping work rule changes. Unions warn of possible strikes if changes happen before an agreement, while carriers say they will move quickly to implement rules costing an estimated 600 million dollars annually.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Lausche backs no union option on voting ballots
Senator Frank Lausche of Ohio argues ballots in union recognition elections should include a "no union" choice. He cites a constituent at United Air Lines and says if courts rule against it Congress should intervene to ensure open elections with all views allowed.
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Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
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Mansfield counters Republican charges on Kennedy patriotism
Sen. Mansfield rebutted Rep. Arends who accused Kennedy of misleading the public and withholding intelligence on Cuba. He said Arends attended briefings and raised no questions. Separately, sources note slow Soviet troop withdrawals from Cuba and talks of a Senate probe into bi monthly payments received by four widows linked to Bay of Pigs.
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Blast Hits Murray Building on Main Street
Two women Eunice and Grace Donahue escaped a morning explosion that wrecked a Murray City store residence on Main Street around 8 30. An estimated natural gas leak caused the blast. Firefighters from Murray City extinguished a rear blaze and reported major damage to the rear store area.
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Grace Donahue
Jack Simson
Eagles Lodge
Albany M D Uses Canoe For Surgery Appointment
An Albany physician Dr W Baumgaertel and his two sons paddled an aluminum canoe to Sheltering Arms Hospital when Richland Ave was flooded. They left the car at Athens State Hospital gates, traveled to Grover Center by canoe, then taxi to the hospital and back an hour later without incident. They avoided swift currents by steering via a baseball field route.
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Athens State Hospital
Grover Center
Messenger 4-H Edition Highlights Southeastern Ohio
The Messenger partners with area agents to present a special National 4-H Club Week section. Stories are written by 4-H members and club advisors and begin on Page 9 with ongoing coverage throughout the week.
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Ohio
Messenger
Iagents
Floods and Gas Cutoffs Maroon Ohio Families
Torrential rain and melting snow produced Ohio's worst flood in four years with communities evacuated and gas off in New Lexington after an ice jam breached a six inch line. Newark declares state of emergency as rivers threaten flood stage and shelters open for residents.
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Licking River
Men To Die Tried Killing De Gaulle
A special military court in Paris sentenced six men to death for attempting to kill President Charles de Gaulle last August. Eight others received prison terms. Three death sentences were for men not present and tried in absentia, as were two long jail terms. Yula Sari was captured during hearings and will face trial later. The tribunal has no appeal provisions. clemency from De Gaulle is the only remedy. The Aug. 22 ambush narrowly missed the president, his wife, and son-in-law as his car moved through a Paris suburb.
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Charles de Gaulle
Yula Sari
de Gaulle
Bank Burglars Hit Niles Branch in Village Center
Police report thieves broke into the Niles Bank Co. branch at the village center shopping plaza during the night and made off with an undetermined amount from tellers drawers. The vault remained untouched.
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Niles
Niles Bank Co
Village Center
Ohio House Sets Two-Year Road Fund At 27 Million
The Ohio House is poised to pass a 27 million dollar two year appropriation to operate the Department of Highway Safety. This follows a near unanimous Senate approval of a 739 million highway program for two more years. A separate 29-0 Senate vote backed apartment ownership for individuals, a first in the nation.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Senate
Department of Highway Safety
Ohio
Union
United States
Europe
Rhodes
Seven Lost In Gotham Bus Crash on Welfare Island
A hospital bus plunged into the East River after its driver suffered a heart attack. Seven of the 11 aboard are dead or missing, including driver John Alberts. Four survivors describe clinging to fellow passengers and escaping through a door to reach the surface.
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New York
East River
Welfare Island
Elizabeth Newton
Richard Haas
John Alberts
Alberts
Wagner To Confer With Paper Chiefs In Mediation
New York Senator Robert F Wagner to hear from negotiators for New York newspaper publishers and striking printers in a fresh mediation session. He said no progress was made in recent talks as of early today while seeking to settle the dispute ongoing since January 26.
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New York
Robert F .Wagner
Wagner
Iranian Women Demand End To Polygamy In Divorce Reform
Iranian women urged government action on divorce laws to end polygamy and strengthen protections for wives. The protest highlighted demands for legal safeguards and equality in marital dissolution.
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Tehran
Iran
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