Apocalyptic Flood Strips Johnstown After Ghastly Deluge
In Johnstown Pennsylvania the flood scene grows grimmer as officials tally widespread destruction and uncertain deaths. Residents recall 1889 and 1936 floods while looting, rescues, and vast insurance questions unfold as authorities sort aid needs across seven counties.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Donald Szabo
Burger King
Main Street
Laurel Run
Solomon Homes
Solomon Run
Ray Stantz
National Guard
WJAC
Harold Berkebile
Brown Named Director of N C Press Assn
Charles Wynne elected president of the North Carolina Press Association at Grove Park Inn convention. Ken Milholland and Wingate Lassiter named Associated Afternoon Dailies and Non Dailies presidents. James Parker elected vice president. Margaret Harper secretary treasurer. Ron Paris and Joe Brown join the board of directors. Separate FBI arrest in Oak City bank robbery case.
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Richard B. Wynne
North Carolina Press Association
Wynne
Grove Park Inn
Ken Milholland
Hickory Daily News
Associated Afternoon
Wingate Lassiter
Smithfield Herald
James Parker
Independent of
Clinton
Margaret Harper
State Port Pilot
Southport
Ron Paris
Forest City
Joe Brown
High Point Enterprise
Fuel Adjustment Costs Add $380 To Bills, Study Finds
A Library of Congress study for Senate committees reports the average household paid $380 over three years in automatic fuel adjustments. It notes utilities also include transportation and other costs, often without clear billing detail, and argues for abolition. The report covers state commissions and trend shifts in approval of rate increases.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Lee Metcalf
Mont
Library of Congress
Senate
Muskie
Metcalf
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Apocalypse Horsemen
Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Pole Hollow
John Courter
John Murtha
Richland Junior High
Bedford
Windber
Seward
Robindale
U.S. 219
Brown
N.C. Press Assn
Asheville (Ap
Asheville Citizen-Times
FBI
Texas
Charles Calvin Gary
Longview
Tex
Shreveport
Charles Richards
FBI Charlotte
Gary
Shreveport City
Springfield
Richards
Edgecombe Bank and Trust Co
Oak City
Sears
Toughskins
Greensboro
Winston-Salem Rattan
Durham
Fayetteville
High Point
Burlington
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Jacksonville
Kinston
Sears, Roebuck and CO
America
Wrenn ST
Thur
Sale Junior and Misses’ Wrangler’ Jeans
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Wrangler
S. Wrenn ST
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