Three coal barges break free and collide with rail bridge
Three of 58 loaded coal barges broke loose from moorings at an Ohio River power plant and slammed into a Penn Central railroad bridge near Point Pleasant West Virginia. Two sank, the third drifted downstream. No injuries reported as crews assessed bridge damage and nearby towboats guided other barges to safety.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Penn Central
Coast Guard
Parkersburg
Hunt- Stington
Haig
Flood waters recede as evacuations continue after Agnes
The Susquehanna and other rivers fall back, but 100000 evacuees remain displaced in Harrisburg and nearby cities. Richmond and northern Virginia struggle with water shortages while I-95 reopens. Heinz seeks a weather service inquiry amid blame for the delayed flood forecast.
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Quehanna
Harrisburg
Susquehanna
Virginia
Richmond
James River
Rep
H. John Heinz II
Rpa
National Weather Service
Paul Jacoby
The
Weather Service
Agnes
Florida
New Jersey
Civil Defense
New Martinsville Flood Drenches Downtown Area
The Ohio River cresting near Wheeling flooded low areas in West Virginia and Ohio. Residents on Wheeling Island faced continued high water with many sheltered in place as crews began cleanup. Officials expected slow recession after rains in western Pennsylvania, while authorities planned aerial surveys of the flood’s effects.
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Hannibal
Ohio
Wheeling
Moundsville
Pennsylvania
Wheeling Island
Civil Defense
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
Fest Moore
Flood Evacuations Increase Across West Virginia and Ohio
Emergency crews report about 2,000 people evacuated along the Ohio and West Virginia banks as flood waters rise. Dozens of Meadows and Chapman family members from Milton were hospitalized with injuries including head trauma and fractures. In Wellsburg and New Cumberland, hundreds more were evacuated while Weirton faced three feet of flood water snarling a key highway link. Rescue teams, civil defense officials, and local churches coordinated aid as towns prepared for continued crest and recovery efforts.
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Douglas Harvey
Orval Meadows
Heck Funeral Home
Milton
Ohio
New Cumberland
Harvey
Wellsburg
W. Va
Steubenville
Weirton
Parkersburg
Lake Erie
Cleveland
West Virginia
Weillsburg
Draft Democratic platform items on jobs prices and taxes
A fragmentary 1972 draft outlines a platform page titled Jobs Prices and Taxes. It argues for a guaranteed job through an income-security program, federal assistance for the working poor, and reduced overall costs via full employment. It also lists Rights Power and Social Justice and Cities Communities and the Environment as other planks. It notes opposition to McGovern's welfare and last-resort employer proposals while urging income support tied to need. The text reflects debate over federal role in employment, taxation, and social insurance.
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McGovern
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Percen
Middle
Jeer
New Martinsville
Emaire
Wilkes-Barre
Paul Grabko
Driftwood
Maryland
Francis X. Charney
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Ithaca
N.Y
Elmira
Rey Hogben
Chemung County
National Guard and Navy
Charleston Gazette
Charleston
Daily Fazette Company
Virginia St
Newspaper Agency
Corp
Scarleston Gazette
Hariewton
Rier
Gazette-Mail
Dessus Santas
Fareian
DayaDie Avenue
Virginia National Guard
Shields Lake
LEE
Masons
Daniel Boone Hotel
Capitel City
Charleston National Bank
Money Tree
Charleston National
R. de Moran
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