Nine Drown In Pennsylvania Flash Floods From Heidi
Nine persons drowned and four were missing in flash floods across Pennsylvania as Tropical Storm Heidi weakened. Gov Shapp declared a state emergency in several counties. Chester Heights and Parkersford reported multiple drownings amid heavy rains from a low pressure system off the Atlantic.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Heidi
Ginger
Washington, D.C
Milton J. Shapp
Delaware
Montgomery
Bucks
Chester
Philadelphia
Chester Heights
Parkersford
Atlantic
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Connecticut
New York
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Staten Island
Edith
Brownsville
Texas
Matagorda Bay
Louisiana
McElroy Charged With Conflict Of Interest By Ohio AG
Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown asks former Attorney General Mark McElroy to resign from the Public Employees Retirement System Board amid a probe finding McElroy bought stocks for personal gain using information meant for the board. Investigators say he traded securities after investment committee meetings and before board purchases and sought to steer commissions to his broker, Anthony Pecyk of Cleveland.
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Columbus, Ohio
William J. Brown
Atty
Mark McElroy
Public Employees Retirement System Board
Brown
McElroy
PERS
Pers Board
Anthony Pecyk
Cleveland
OU Probe Nears End
In Athens Ohio the special grand jury investigation of alleged conflict of interest in Ohio University business transactions moves toward closure. Final witnesses Fred Johnson Vernon Alden and George Chamblin testified as the jury prepares to begin deliberations with no date set for a report.
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Athens
Ohio
Ohio University
Fred _ Johnson
Vernon Alden
George H. Chamblin
Columbus
Beautiful Weather Opens Hocking County Fair
The 1971 fair began at noon under clear September skies with rides and games on the midway. Highlights include an auto demolition derby at 8 p.m. and the Junior Fair King and Queen crowning at 7:30 p.m. an airplane will drop tickets for free rides, and the Gooding Amusement Company will honor them.
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Hocking County
Logan Jaycees
Jud Matheny
Gooding Amusement Company
Parks Closed Until Budget Passed Spark City Council Action
The council unanimously authorizes a resolution to urge Gov Gilligan Sen Armstrong and Rep Maddux to reopen state parks, arguing their closure harms the public and benefits tourism. Other business includes bids for fire department breathing apparatus and a fund transfer of 1188.91.
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Council
Guy
John Gilligan
Harry Armstrong
Don Maddux
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
al Ganoey
Hocking
Logan City Council Hears Bleak Financial Picture
Logan's financial outlook described as bleak by finance chair Lawrence Ellinger and city auditor Virginia Gano. Council reviews treasurer and auditor reports showing a dwindling general fund and planned transfers amid rising operating costs.
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Logan
Council
Lawrence Ellinger
Virginia Gano
Street Improvements Begin. City Works on Multiple Roads
City Council heard from Service Director Roy Loomis that F. H. Brewer Co. of Lancaster started the annual street improvement project Monday and will continue as weather allows. By noon Walhending Ave. was completed in a shooting and chip ping program with Hill, Mound, Elm, and Warner streets slated for resurfacing and Glenwood Dr. and Betty Ave. to be sealed. project expected to finish this week if weather stays favorable.
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Roy Loomis
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
Walhending Ave
Hill St
Market
Spring St
Mound St
Warner Ave
Elm St
Hunter St
Third St
North St
Glenwood Dr
Betty Ave
Florence Ave
Ruth Ave
Loomis
Nations push devalued dollar at monetary talks
Ten major industrial nations meet as pressure grows for dollar devaluation and removal of Nixon's 10 percent import surcharge. Treasury chief Connally represents the U S while Britain backs devaluation and a market realignment.
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London
United States
America
Nixon
U.S
Treasury
John B. Connally
Britain
Japan
Canada
Washington
Medina murder case hearsay ruling shocks defense
In Fort McPherson, the military judge barred two witnesses, Capt. Robert Hicks and Capt. Eugene Kotouc, as hearsay in Capt. Ernest Medina's murder trial, a move the defense called erroneous.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
Kenneth Howard
Robert L. Hicks
Fr. Benning
Eugene M. Kotouc
Humboldt
Neb
F. Lee Bailey
State park workers to be rehired after budget vote
Natural Resources Director William Nye said 1,200 laid off park employees would be rehired once a final budget and tax bill pass. He warned parks cannot reopen until the legislature approves a budget, criticizing lawmakers who cut 800,000 from the parks appropriation while urging spending the state cannot fund.
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Columbus, Ohio
Natural Resources
William Nye
Nye
House
John Gilligan
Ohio
Bomb blast kills ten at Saigon Tu Do club
A Tu Do Street nightclub explosion in Saigon left ten dead and twenty wounded with three Americans among the dead. The blast occurred as Sen George McGovern neared bedtime at the Cara velle Hotel nearby. Separately South Vietnamese forces reported finding a major North Vietnamese supply base near the Lao tian border containing more than 400000 rounds of ammunition and other materiel.
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Saigon
Tu Do
Tu Do Street
Caravelle Hotel
Sen
George McGovern
D-S.d
Khe Sanh
le Trung Hien
New Strip Mine Bill Faces Long House Hearings
The House Environment and Natural Resources Committee spent six hours Tuesday reviewing a tough omnibus strip mine bill with a subcommittee report guiding today's session. Key provisions include inspection officers with entry rights, licensing fees, bond requirements, and reclamation timelines for post mining land restoration.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Kenneth Cresy
Delaware
Division of Forestry and Reclamation
Department of Natural Resources
Attica Hostages Died From Gunshot Wounds Say Officials
State Corrections Commissioner confirms all killed hostages died by gunfire during the Attica revolt, raising the death toll to 42 including 10 guards and 32 prisoners. Autopsies showed gunshot wounds, contradicting earlier reports of throat slashing.
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Attica
N.Y
Russell G. Oswald
Buffalo
New York
Great Meadow
Oswald
Clinton Prison
Dannemora
Hollis Chase
John F. Edland
Monroe County
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