Big Thompson flood leaves as many as 60 dead in Colorado
Hundreds stranded on mountain slopes as the Big Thompson River flood sweeps hillsides and canyon towns. Officials fear dozens more bodies, with recovery a lower priority than rescuing survivors. Air rescues delayed by renewed rain. helicopters grounded until weather permits. Gov. Lamm seeks federal disaster aid after Colorado declares a major disaster.
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Big Thompson Canyon
Dave Feldman
Fort Collins
National Guardsmen
Ford
Washington
Word origins and public safety questions answered in column
Readers submit queries on cole slaw origins state trooper and police eligibility and abortion access. The column cites sources for word roots and provides contact details for employment requirements, hospital abortion services, and counseling resources in North Carolina.
Diners Civilian Scream as River Forces Evacuation
Survivors recount a chaotic disaster in Loveland Colorado as a 12 foot flood swept through the Big Thompson Canyon killing at least 58. Douglas Magill and his wife Phyllis Andler were among hundreds stranded while helicopters ferried out many others. Rescue workers faced cars adrift and collapsing bridges as people cried for help.
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Estes Park
Denver
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Long Distance Rates Ruled Reasonable by FCC Judge
Washington reports that FCC admin law judge Kraushaar ruled AT&T long distance rates reasonable relative to return. He rejected splitting Western Electric from AT&T and said the record supports AT&T as a quality common carrier serving a large population. The decision ends after 103 days of hearings from 1974 to 1975 with potential further commission review.
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Eleven Die After Legion Convention In Philadelphia
Harrisburg AP Eleven attendees at a July 2024 state American Legion convention in Philadelphia have died from similar symptoms. Edward Hoak, state adjutant, cited 10 000 attendees and multiple hospitalizations across Pennsylvania. Health officials began investigations, seeking specimens to identify a possible etiologic agent. Names of the deceased span several towns including Lewisburg Williamsport Wilkes Barre and Pittsburgh area.
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American Legion
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Legion
Hoak
Williamsport
Elmer Hafer
Lewisburg
Jimmy Dolan
J.P. Ralph
Williamstown
William Byrd
Bloomsburg
Louis Byerly
Jeannette
Frank Harvey
McKeesport
Frank Aveni
Clearfield
Julius Gaggiania
Republic
Charles Chamberlain
Chambersburg
Abe Ruben
Donora
Andy Warhek
Fayette County
William Parkin
Pennsylvania Health Department
Parkin
Americans, Vietnamese refugees in Bangkok report
About 20 Americans and Vietnamese with American passes are believed to remain in Vietnam after 49 Americans and dependents from Saigon arrived in Bangkok. Frederick Gulden, an architect from Chicago, says people are dying from disease and lack of care as new agricultural areas open. Some evacuees claim the Communist government wants to expel foreigners. a few Americans, including Richard Hughes and Teresa Arch Reed, plan to leave soon.
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Chicago
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Teresa Arch Reed
Hanoi
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Tucker Gugelman
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U.S
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