Black Sunday remembered as Ohio River flood disaster
Cincinnati recalls the 1937 Black Sunday flood across the Ohio Valley with martial law in Indiana, historic high waters in Cincinnati and Louisville, and massive relief efforts. Experts warn a similar flood today could cause far greater damage due to industrialization, though dams and flood walls have reduced risk.
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Juan Kangilaski
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Indiana
Louisville
Mississippi River
Red Cross
Avondale Heights
Paducah
U.S. Army
Arcadia
Ribicoff Criticizes AMA Blue Shield Plan
Secretary Ribicoff argued the AMA Blue Shield proposal fails to address the core issue of hospital cost. He urged support for Kennedy administration plans that fund hospital and nursing home bills, noting the plan covers doctors for low income but does not curb hospital inflation.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
American Medical Association
Ribicoff
AMA
Kennedy
Democratic National Committee
New Ohio Dam Protects Ironton and Mills Creek Area
Army engineers say Mill Creek Dam has prevented about 16 million dollars in flood damages since 1948. The 3,000 acre protected zone includes industries and 40,000 residents. Ironton, Ohio, rebuilt after 1937, now guarded by seven miles of flood defenses to withstand the great flood, with pumps moving 1,500 cubic feet per second.
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Jackson Graham
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cincinnati
Graham
Ohio Valley
Mill Creek
Portsmouth
Ohio
Army
Ironton
Iit
Campbell County Patrol Chief Ousted By Governor
Gov. Bert Combs ousted Campbell County Patrol Chief Harry Stuart after a neglect of duty charge despite a recommendation for dismissal by a hearings commissioner. The action follows proceedings in Frankfort with pending appeals by Stuart’s attorney Joe Leary as officials in Newport face similar outcomes.
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Frankfort
Bert Combs
Campbell County
Harry Stuart
Stuart
Joe Leary
Leary
Newport
Cincinnati
Ohio River
John ‘Davis
Lexington
Combs
Newport Ministerial Association
Norbert Roll
George Gugel
Leroy Frederick
Gugel
Frederick
County official challenges county court order on vice limits
Combs questions the validity of a county court order restricting a chief’s activities to unincorporated areas. He doubts Chief Stuart acted in good faith and questions the intelligence behind relying on the order. The remark signals tensions over enforcement and jurisdiction in crime control.
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Stuart
Combs
Restrictions On Late Hours In Madrid Restaurants Extended
The government announced midnight closings for bars and movie theaters and 1:30 a.m. for restaurants from October to May with a half-hour extension during the summer months as part of a campaign to reform late-hour habits in Spain.
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Madrid
Poster Girl For Dimes Reaches Five-Year Milestone
Columbus five year old Linda Breese, who became the national poster child for the March of Dimes in 1961, retires from the role but continues her journey. She was born with an opening in her spinal column and had early surgery. At nine months doctors found water on the brain and a shunt was implanted. Linda now walks unaided and makes regular visits to the birth defect study center at Columbus Children's Hospital, funded by March of Dimes.
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Linda Breese
Columbus
National Foundation
Columbus Children’s Hospital
Linda
Columbus, Ohio
United States
Columbus Children's Hospital
March of Dimes
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Mill Creek Valley
Maysville
Cincinnati River
Fort Hayes
Duncan Hines
Televistom
Thomas Walker
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Albert Pick
Patrol
George Ratterman
Charles Ritter
Bellevue
Robert Osborne
Ralph Stevens
Dayton
Ritter
Penney’s
Miami University
Middletown
Your State University
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Girard Avenue
H. H. Lawrence
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School Law
Essen
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Met
Ind. Man
Indus
Middletown Hospital
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Middeltown Hospital
Penney
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