Colorado Flood Damage Estimated At $50 Million
Survivors burying the dead as the Big Thompson Canyon flood prompts ongoing body searches. HUD reports $50 million in canyon damage, with about 74 bodies found and nearly 100 dead. efforts focus on recovery, not cleanup. A computer system aids body identification while more than 850 remain unaccounted for.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Canyon
Joe Moore
Colorado National Guard
Big Thompson
Truce holds in Lebanon as fighting lingers near Nabaa
A new cease-fire in Lebanon began but five hours after the deadline skirmishes continued in Beirut. Mortar fire hit the Tal Zaatar camp leaving one woman dead. Up to 89 killed and 154 wounded in the night as Arab League peacekeepers prepare to assume zones around Beirut.
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Red Cross
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Ford Gains Fame In Veto Overrides
President Ford becomes the third U S president to suffer 10 or more veto overrides after Congress defeats his coal leasing bill. The measure raises royalties to 50 percent for states and tightens production and leasing rules on federal lands. Ford cites land production deadlines and governor blocks as reasons for his veto.
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Andrew Johnson
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Probers Narrow Disease Cause In Legionnaires Case
Harrisburg reports scientists narrowed the likely cause of the flu like illness that has killed 22 people. tests at state health laboratories in Philadelphia may yield clues today. 130 hospitalized with confirmed cases. all victims attended a state American Legion convention in Philadelphia. no secondary spread detected.
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Philadelphia
Jay Satz
State Health Department
American Legion
Law Agencies To Get New Radio Equipment
Hocking County commissioners tentatively approved applying for more than 45 000 in radio gear for the sheriff and Logan Police. If funded by LEAA nine tenths of the cost would be covered by the federal government with five percent by the state and five percent by the county and city. Sheriff’s department gear includes four mobile radios four portable radios base radio conversion and base antenna.
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Hocking County
MicroCommunication, Inc
Athens
Perry County
Scott Swearingen
Hocking
Paul
Puffy) Hartman
James Thompson
Hartman
Chris Veidt
Viking Arm Jam Threatens Mars Life Search
Viking probe may lose its soil-scooping arm leaving scientists with the dirt already gathered to study for signs of life on Mars. Cameras were ordered to inspect the jammed arm as the next step in diagnosing the failure.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Mars
Mortgage reform plan aims to broaden American home ownership
Senate hearing on Sen. Edward M. Brooke's mortgage concept proposes payments that rise over time to fit rising family incomes. Economist Kenneth Rosen says inflation could expand ownership to about 60 percent of families, with lower initial costs but higher later payments. Testimony continues as HUD officials prepare next week.
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Housing and Urban Affairs
Kenneth T. Rosen
Princeton University
Hocking Mall Construction Seen Shortly
Hal Schofield of Wright Associates said construction of the $2 million Hocking Mall at Chieftain Drive and Ohio 664 should begin shortly with final financing approval and an August start hoped for. The Columbus firm will build the shopping center.
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Chieftain Dr
Ohio 664
Wright Associates
Columbus
Hal Schofield
Schofield
Weather Outlook for Hocking Valley Tonight Into Friday
A 70 percent chance of rain in the Hocking Valley with tonight and Friday bringing showers. Expect temperatures from around 56 to the upper 70s or near 80, with 72 degrees observed at 11 a.m. under cloudy skies and a Wednesday high of 78.
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Connally defends image amid vice presidential speculation
In Cleveland John B. Connally Jr. rejected Republican calls to keep him off the ticket over Watergate taint claims. He told reporters he was not involved in Watergate and criticized critics as pursuing misconduct while noting his own political and business background. Ohio Gov. Rhodes endorsed him as a strong campaigner who would add regional balance.
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U.S
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Rmaine
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Bill
Railsback
United States
Calif
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Ohio
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