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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1976

Page

3

Canyon flood devastates Drake and surrounding towns in Big Thompson disaster

Rescue pilots described widespread ruin in Drake Glen Comfort Waltonia Midway Cedar Cove and Glen Haven after a 10 inch rainfall fed the Big Thompson Canyon flood. Officials estimate multi million damage and uncertain fatalities as U S 34 reconstruction looms and isolated communities tally losses.

Loveland Colo Drake Glen Comfort Cedar Grove Midway Waltonia Glen Haven Big Thompson River Big Thompson Canyon Larimer County Robert Watson Richard Lamme U.S. 34 Jrake Jerry Marshall Colorado National Guard Denver Marshall Big Thompson Forks

U S Death Rate Hits Historic Low Amid Shifting Causes

Census Bureau data show 1.91 million Americans died in 1975, an 8.9 per 1,000 rate the lowest since 1967 and below nine per 1,000 for the first time since 1900. Cancer and murder rose modestly while heart disease, highway deaths, and strokes declined. Population stood at about 214.4 million on Jan 1 1976. Boy Scouts HQ listed as North Brunswick New Jersey.

Census Bureau National Center For Health Statistics

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