07 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1977
Page
1
Columbus pupils resume classes at 7 45 a m after a month out due to natural gas cuts affecting 96 000 students. Teachers and officials describe confusion but note a rush of innovative learning via radio TV and home meetings.
Tonight will be clear with a low around 30 and Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high near 58. Precipitation chances are near zero tonight and Tuesday. The morning low was 20, and Sunday’s high reached 52. Since Thursday, 1.19 inches of precipitation has been recorded. The extended outlook shows a chance of showers daily Wednesday through Friday, with highs near 60 and lows in the low 40s.
Ronald Adley freed after a five day entrapment at Kocher Co mine. He crawled an escape tunnel and emerged with two coworkers Ralph Renninger and Donald Shoffler dead nearby. Five miners remain missing as drillers probe the flooded chamber and plan further attempts. Local officials describe slim chances for survivors.
Rescuers search crushed ruins after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Romania. Official counts show 580 dead with 508 in Bucharest and 32 high rise buildings collapsed. Cities across the region report widespread damage and aid flows from the United States and Britain.
In Tower City Pennsylvania families gather at a mine vigil as news spreads that Ralph Renninger has died. Clair Renninger recalls his brother’s life and the community’s stoic view of danger as miners and spouses walk through mud and despair with quiet resolve.
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