Gun Sales Rise in Hocking County Tied to Animal Mutilation Rumors
Gun dealers report a surge in handgun sales in Hocking County over the past week amid rumors of animal mutilations. Authorities say shootings or weapons are not linked to the incidents, with some buyers citing fear and others uncertain about the rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenley Freeman
Mac McHone
Logan Rt. 4
Hocking Sheriff's Deputies
McHone
J. B. Smith
Ohio Department of
Cult Fear Spreads Over Mutilation Reports In Hocking County
Logan police report 10 animal mutilations since May with five in city and five in county. Residents form vigilante groups, armed and roaming rural hills, chasing a rumored group in black robes. Authorities warn against illegal weapon use while noting no human harm reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan, Ohio
Logan
Hocking County
James Thompson
Thompson
Ohio
Columbus
Hocking River
Here
Mac McHone
McHone
Paul Hartman
Robot Arm Jams on Viking 1 Lander in Mars Soil Test
Viking 1's bulky robot arm jammed again delaying soil sampling for the life-detection tests. Scientists consider a fail safe mechanism and aim to restart efforts while noting oxygen gas production likely nonbiological.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Larry King
Frank Bristow
Viking News
Bristow
Mars
Harold P. Klein
Viking Biology
Hays Survives Move to Oust as Subcommittee Chair
Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio won support against a bid by Rep. Michael Harrington of Massachusetts to remove him as chairman of the House International Relations subcommittee on international operations amid a payroll sex scandal. Democrats on the full committee rejected the ouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wayne Hays
Ohio
House International Relations
Michael Harrington
Mass
Colorado Flood Toll Near One Hundred As Canyon Ravage
Gov. Lamm tours the Big Thompson Canyon after the flood that devastated Loveland and surrounding areas. The disaster left nearly 100 dead with hundreds injured and thousands displaced, while responders continued thrice-daily searches and debris removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Thompson Canyon
Loveland
Colo
Richard Lamm
Larimer
Robert Watson
National Guardsmen
Watson
Robert Rosenheim
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Drake
Michael Charney
Larimer County
Foggy Hocking Valley Sees Warmer Day and Mixed Forecast
The Hocking Valley woke to heavy fog and a 49 degree low, rising to 75 by 11 a.m. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with upper 60s to low 80s, a 10 percent rain chance tonight, rising to 20 percent Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
Mystery disease toll rises linked to Legionnaires outbreak
Pennsylvania reports 20 deaths and 140+ hospitalizations across three states from a mystery flu like illness tied to a Philadelphia American Legion convention. Officials mobilize researchers and plan hospital surveys while CDC labs study tissue cultures for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bachman
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Walter Dowdle
New Jersey
New York
American Legion
Philadelphia
Bachman
State Health Department
Bob Costello
UAW Pushes Seniority and Subcontracting Rules at Chrysler
The United Auto Workers demand stronger seniority rights for older workers and limits on subcontracting of tool and die work at Chrysler. They seek easier transfers for older workers, detailed cost benefit reviews before outsourcing, and contract penalties for unmet standards, citing past practices and rival automakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Fraser
Chrysler
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Coal Strike Settlement Hopes Fade in West Virginia
Nearly 90 000 coal miners walk off jobs in Kanawha County after a three week strike sparked by a federal court contempt citation issued July 16. The United Mine Workers local 1759 led the walkout as miners protest fines and injunctions imposed on the Cedar Coal Co. case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Branch
W. Va
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Beverly Holstein
Hayes
United Mine Workers Local 1759
U.S. District Court
Dennis Knapp
Cedar Coal Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Animal Industry Diagnostic Labratory
Reynoldsburg
Smith
Bill Sickles, Jr
E. Main St
FTC
Colorado
U.S
General Motors
Ford
Federal Trade Commission
Justice Department
Thomas A. Murphy
Congress
Lee A. Iacocca
Nixon
IBM
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!