Guardsmen return after blizzard work
Middletown Ohio National Guard units from Companies A and D of the 372nd Engineering Battalion reduce emer gency duty after two weeks aiding Paulding County, Georgetown and surrounding areas. The 78 activated soldiers faced cold, fatigue, and long hours but were glad to help as communities opened homes, schools, stores and theaters to them.
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Middletown
372Nd Engineering Battalion
Ohio National Guard
Paulding County
372ND
Ohio
Emer
Herman E. Combs
Middletown-Eaton Road
Kent State
National Guard
John Davis
Company A
Georgetown
Sidney
Violence grows in Appalachian coal fields amid UMW strikes
Across Ohio Alabama and Indiana clashes flare as United Mine Workers attack non union mines. Arnold Miller predicts possible settlement by Tuesday while negotiations in Washington stall under federal mediation. In Alabama police probe a dynamite protest by about 200 miners and a Kentucky caravan plans to halt non UMW coal flow.
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Associated Press
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
UMW
John G. Hull
Patoka
Ind
Petersburg
Washington
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Alabama
West Virginia
Kentucky
Conesville
Ohio
Columbus and Southern Electric Co
Unemployment claims fall in Ohio amid blizzard week
The week ending January 28 saw a 23 percent drop in first time unemployment claims in Ohio, as bad weather kept residents away from the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services offices, compared with the prior week.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Prisoners End Weeklong Siege at British Columbia Penitentiary
Three inmates at the British Columbia Penitentiary released five hostages and surrendered after a week, accepting terms from officials. Identified leaders are Steven Hall, Andy Bruce, and Richard Wright, with prison terms for attempted murder, burglary, and contract killing. Several hostages had been freed during the standoff.
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New Westminster
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bruce Northorp
Steven Albert Hall
Andy Bruce
Richard Wright
Hall
Wright
Bruce
Welfare checks go directly to Cleveland Trust Bank branches
An eight month federal grant funded program will allow 1000 Aid to Dependent Children recipients to withdraw welfare checks directly from Cleveland Trust Bank branches. Officials say the system should reduce lost checks and improve security and convenience for recipients.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Trust Bank
Cuyahoga County
Samuel Bauer
Rescuers Endure Ohio Blizzard While on Duty in Columbus
Staff sergeants Joe Haynes and James Vernon Peyton of the 160th Combat Support Squadron faced a brutal winter crisis at Rickenbacker Air Force Base as a blizzard paralyzed central Ohio. They evacuated dozens of people from trailer parks, witnessed a fatal crash, and faced discouragement, yet pressed on through extreme cold. Peyton's unit worked nonstop from Thursday morning into Friday night, aiding families reluctant to leave their homes.
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Joe Haynes
James Vernon Peyton
Air National Guard
Columbus
Rickenbacker Air Force Base
Ohio
Haynes
Gratis Township
Peyton
Monroe Street
Weekend Snow Likely With Light Accumulation Expected
Occasional snow is predicted through Monday with no large buildup. Today’s high near 30 and tonight’s low 5 to 10. Monday cooler with teens highs. Snow chances about 70 percent today and tonight. Extended forecast shows snow Tuesday then fair skies Wednesday and Thursday with 20s daytime highs and near zero to 15 degree lows midweek.
Glance Inside Diagnostic Center Opens Countywide
The Children’s Diagnostic Center in Hamilton serves Butler County youth with learning, mental, physical, or emotional needs using a warm caring approach. Holly Wissing’s story is on page 29.
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Children’s Diagnostic Center
Hamilton
Butler County
Holly Wissing
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Monroe
Thomas G. Brown
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Armco Steele
Paulding
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Sheckler
Ohio, Alabama
Arnold Miller
White House
Dennis Saunders
Beckley
W.va
Coshocton County
Gene Osler
James
Rhodes
Carter
Robert Desjarlais
Mary Wildgrubbe
Betsy Wood
Sandra Meadley
Gay Hoon
Northorp
Herb Reynette
Penitentiary Service
Millhaven
Ontario
Vancouver
Gratis
Vernon Peyton
Local Guardsman
Diagnostic Center
Grandview Hospital
Miamisburg
Dan Ritchey
Debbie Merritt
Thomas Collins
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