Johnstown Flood Aftermath Leaves Residents On Edge
In Johnstown Pennsylvanias flood aftermath residents face mental strain economic fear and shifting futures The July disaster killed at least 77 and left 325 million in damage with thousands unemployed and housing scarce The community struggles with anxiety absenteeism in schools and uncertainty about the months ahead as recovery unfolds.
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Johnstown
Alverda Wyrwas
Pennsylvania
Conemaugh
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Father Carroll
Joseph Casale
State Bureau of Employment Security Office
Timothy Bourdess
Project Bridge
Johnstown Central High School
Milan Svitcban
James Schoenfelder
Russell Stutzman
Frank Migul
Solomon Run
U.S. National Bank
John Legath
Casale
Second Inmate Hangs Himself In Akron Jail
The second Summit County Jail inmate death by hanging prompts Sheriff Cardarelli to call for review of procedures. Joe Roberts, 19, from Springfield Township, was found in a cell using a rope of torn sheets after being jailed for failing to appear on a criminal damaging bench warrant. Two hours earlier Thornson, 28, of Cleveland, hanged himself the previous Thursday night.
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Akron
Ohio
Summit County
Anthony Cardarelli
Cardarelli
Joe Roberts
Springfield Township
Roberts
Dennis Thornon
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Thornton
Ford May Run For President
Former President Gerald R. Ford says he will decide after the 1978 elections whether to seek the presidency in 1980. He spoke during a New Jersey visit for campaign appearances for Republican gubernatorial candidate Raymond Bateman.
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Whippany
N.J
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
New Jersey
Raymond H. Bateman
Prince Charles in Texas Cowboy Tour and Ford Recall
Prince Charles tours Texas with Tobin and Anne Armstrong riding in cowboy gear on English saddles. He visits Houston for Space Center and San Antonio to see the Alamo, with a media blackout on his pale racing results. Demonstrations in San Francisco oppose British soldiers in Northern Ireland amid a broader protest. Also noted is a Ford recall of about 41,000 1978 Fairmont and Zephyr cars for a transmission shift linkage issue.
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San Antony
Alamo
Mrs. Armstrong
Tobin
Prince of Wales
European Council of Human Rights
Seamus Gibney
FORD
Transportation Dept
Ford Motor Co
No Contest Contest Brings Warsaw Town Cheers
A Columbia SC radio station stirred a small town image with a joke contest awarding a trip to Warsaw and a side prize to New Orleans. Locals redirected plans, welcoming the winners with a private plane, flowers, champagne, a city key, a pig picking barbecue, and tours of Warsaw, Kenansville, and Turkey. Officials and residents celebrated, saying the stunt backfired as Warsaw gained recognition.
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Warsaw
N.C
Columbia
S.C
WIS
New Orleans
Turkey
Joe and Joy
Wilson
Wilsons
Milford Quinn
Jim Hunt
Western Electric
Johnnie Powell
Kenansville
Frances Steed
Philadelphia bank hikes prime rate to 7 percent
The First Pennsylvania Bank, the citys largest, raised its prime rate to 7 percent effective immediately. This marks the third increase in just over a month after 7 percent was set on Sept 19 and Oct 10. In other notes, New Yorks city council touts beans as a protein source with about 22 percent protein versus beef at 18 and eggs at 13.
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Philadelphia
First Pennsylvania
New York
City Council of
Metropolitan
Six Arrested In Skirmishes At Kent State
In Ravenna Ohio AP six people were arrested during clashes between protesters and police over a 6 million gymnasium annex project at Kent State University. Four demonstrators faced arraignment. two were released after waiving arraignment on misdemeanors. Tear gas and injuries were reported amid protests tied to the May 4th incidents and ongoing opposition to campus construction plans.
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Kent State
Ohio
Hravenna
Kent State University
Ravenna Munteipal
Harpes
Gymnasium
National
Portage County Common Pleas
Uniersity
Monster Spider Dies In England
A six inch six inch spider terrorized an Essex town for seven weeks before a Barking driver’s aide trapped it with a bowl. Poisonous red knee spider from South America died in insecticide. Town unsure if it was the Basildon spider or a relative.
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England
Essex
Barking
South America
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