Cleanup Effort Begins as Flood Wreckage Stuns Appalachian Towns
After two days of heavy rain, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia declared disaster areas. Rescuers mobilized food and medical aid while residents slept in cars and ate at soup lines. Deaths reached 3 in West Virginia, 5 in Kentucky, 7 in Tennessee, and 4 in Virginia.
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Associated Press
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West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Tug Fork
Big Sandy
Hell For
Pikeville
Carter
John D. Rockefeller IV
White House
Williamson
Ohio River flood stages threaten Cincinnati and Dayton
River forecaster Len Mazarowski warns the crest may bring flooding to low areas around Cincinnati and Dayton Kentucky as U.S. 52 traffic is cut off. Dayton seeks flood protection since 1938 with a $10.2 million levy planned. officials decry political maneuvering while residents brace for possible evacuations and disruption amid freezing conditions and widespread damage in mines and towns like Matewan and Williamson.
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West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Mingo County
Williamson
Matewan
Len Mazarowski
Cincinnati
Dayton
Hamilton County
Kellogg Avenue
Miles Vaught
U.S
Walter D. Huddleston
Wendell Ford
Corps of Engineers
Lou Brueggen
Carter
Congress
Vaught
Brueggen
Jerry Hildebrand
ONU psychology class studies discrimination with lipstick face marks
Ohio Northern University students in a social psychology class wore lipstick spots on foreheads and chins to simulate bias. Reported reactions included stares and questions, with one student barred from class until spots faded.
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Ada
Ohio
Ohio Northern University
Alfred Cohoe
Northwest
Brian Styer
Marysville
Styer
Cohoe
Partly cloudy skies forecast through the weekend
Tonight and Saturday see partly cloudy skies with a low near 30 and a high in the upper 50s. Precipitation chances are around 10 percent each night, with a weekend warming trend and a chance of rain Tuesday.
Rabin Resignation Clouds Israel Political Prospects
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin quits after his wife’s illegal US bank account ties surface. Labor party faces a second leadership battle with May 17 elections looming as hawks warn Labor cannot head the government. Shimon Peres and Yigal Allen emerge as top contenders amid party infighting and scandal. Rabin vows leave of absence and vows not to hide behind immunity if faced with legal action.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Labor Party
Yitzhak Rabin
United States
Rabin
Yediot Aharonot
Justice Ministry
Wheelchair use is more stressful than walking study finds
A federation funded study by Ohio researchers shows wheelchairs place greater strain on the heart and lungs than walking or cycling. The team led by Stephen A. Barr and Roger M Glaser of Wright State University findings include energy efficiency improves when alternating wheel use by hand rather than both at once.
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Chicago
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Ohio
Federation
Stephen A. Barr
Roger M Glaser
Wright State University School of Medicine
Roy FE. Young
Bluffton College
Agaran G. Suryaprasad
Dayton Veterans Administration Hospital
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Shimon Peres
Yigal Allen
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Aharon Barak
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