Willard Collins rings bells through wars to bicentennial
In Lebanon Ohio Willard Collins has served as a bell ringer for major events since 1918. At 11 he rang to mark the end of the Great War and later repeated the feat after World War II Korea and Vietnam. For the Bicentennial July 4 he returns with his grandson Jeffrey 11. He recalls pulling the rope at 1 a.m and being swung as the rope tugged back.
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Broadcaster Char lies Coleman Receives Humane Merit Award
Veteran broadcaster Charlie Coleman of WTIP has received a Kana wha Charleston Humane Association certificate of merit for exceptional humanitarian services to animals. Over 15 years he has publicized lost pets and attempted to reunite them with owners without charging the public. The association hosts a week long membership drive and an open house at the animal shelter on Greenbrier Street with bake sales and fundraisers at a local church.
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Cross Burned in St Albans Attack by Ku Klux Klan Shocks Family
In St Albans a black Cunningham family woke to a charred cross on their station wagon with a threatening note from the Ku Klux Klan. Six children, eight years in a white neighborhood, now feel fearful as neighbors question the motive amid prior calm. A related item reports a second similar incident nearby.
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