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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1972
Page
1
A large flood threat looms as Ohio River towns brace for rising waters. Rescue teams and local agencies rush to monitor the river, prepare levees, and aid residents in flood zones along the river corridor.
Cold windy conditions and showers marked day one as pro Joe Cardenas and Dr. Lowell LeClair of Lancaster Country Club posted 33 34 67 to lead the 18 hole best ball event that opened the 47th Southeastern Ohio Golf Association tournament at Hocking Hills Country Club. Tex Lankford and Greg Poston of Hocking Hills tied for second with 34 34 68 while Derk Jackson Vic Hager John Shinn George Pope Bruce and Steve Helwagen claimed shares of third at 69.
In a brief meeting after a pro am event, SEC Golf Association members voted to accept Ironton Country Club as the tenth member. Ironton representatives were John Tripp and Paul Kegley. Tex Lankford announced Hocking Hills Country Club will host the SEC Junior Tournament and Lancaster Country Club will host the 1973 SEC GA tournament with dates June 22 23 24 set.
Local and federal officers seized four pounds of cocaine with a street value of 358000 at Port Columbus Airport. Three men were arrested, one from Columbus and two from Miami, Fla. A fourth man escaped as police, deputies, and federal agents conducted the raid.
A largely black coalition of uncommitted delegates plans to swing to George McGovern this weekend with a hard count of 86, aiming to seal the Democratic presidential nomination. Prominent groups join the push and a Monday news conference will announce their backing.
Census data show Hocking County residents averaged 7742 in 1969 with per capita income 2333. The county’s 20322 population includes 0.2 percent foreign born and 1.9 percent native born with foreign-born parents. Education and labor force figures are detailed, and the full report costs 4.25 dollars from government offices.
ASHLAND Ohio AP Buckeye Boys State ended Friday after delegates were named to Boys Nation in Washington DC July 13 20 Ohio will be represented by S E Whitman Lancaster and A R Arshnikoff Clinton Whitman was majority leader in the Boys State Senate and Arshnikoff directed taxation Alternates named were Robert Harnish Cincinnati and Chris Chroniak Germantown Terry Farren Medina received the Mason Award for best overall performance.
Cincinnati recorded the coldest June 23 on U S Weather Service records with a 45 degree low Friday morning. The previous low of 46 degrees stood since 1918.
The Ohio River rises toward flood levels along a 70 mile stretch between Ohio and West Virginia. Wheeling WV faces expected flooding downtown and on Wheeling Island as crests near 45 feet. Governor Moore activates the National Guard to aid flood-stricken areas. President Nixon tours flood zones in the region.
The flood killed eighty people and displaced more than 120000 as record river crests swept Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Ohio. Volunteers sheltered the homeless in schools hospitals armories and a race track while dams bulged under high water. Governors Shapp Mandel Holton and others reported billions in damage across multiple states and the region received disaster designation.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approves a gas service freeze for new residential customers delayed to Oct 1 1972. Columbia Gas of Ohio and Ohio Valley Gas will deny new residential connections until gas becomes more available, with exceptions for homes under construction prior to Oct 1 1972 and those already connected to existing service.
The Ohio Controlling Board cut funding for consumer protection, releasing 175000 to the attorney general and 265000 to the Commerce Department to establish consumer protection divisions through 1972. Rep. Fred Young warned of potential duplication and extra costs.
Mrs. Jessie Smith Galvin widow of W. J. Galvin Logan Daily News principal owner 1937 1953 died unexpectedly Thursday at Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington native survived by sisters Sarah Anne Smith Ft Myers Florida and Cathryn Smith Wilmington services Monday at 1 p.m. Saler Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Weller. Visitation Sunday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m.
The City Council unanimously approved a 2500 dollar supplemental appropriation at a special meeting to repair a leaking main pool water line and to enable operation of the wading pool this summer. Recreation Director Westfall warned the aging system risks insufficient turnover. two feeder lines are capped and two more are unusable, leaving 14 of 18 feeders.
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