Ohio Ballot Fights Heat Up Ahead of Tuesday Polls
Campaigns for Issue 1 to repeal instant voter registration and Issue 2 to ban leghold traps draw sharp clashes. Voters head to the polls 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with about 2.85 million expected to cast ballots.
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Flooding at Toccoa Falls Bible College Kills 37 in Georgia
A dam break above Toccoa Falls floods the Bible College campus in northeastern Georgia. At least 37 people die, including 20 children, with two missing as crews search debris and residents cope without power or gas. First Lady Rosalynn Carter visits and federal aid is promised.
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Dam Flood Kills Three At Toccoa Falls Bible College
An Ohio man and two former Ohioans were among the victims killed when a dam burst near Toccoa Georgia flooding the college campus and destroying homes. Victims identified as Richard Swires 21 of Akron Trap Harner 24 formerly of Ravenna and David Fled derjohann 30 formerly of New Knoxville. Mrs Harner's son Robby also died.
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Energy program talks resume in Congress
House and Senate conferees reconvene to shape a national energy program. They plan a session on mandating coal use over oil and gas while non tax provisions advance to a second panel. President Carter to urge public support in a televised address Tuesday night.
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Unseasonable warmth to persist after rain diminishes
Rain likely to end tonight with unseasonably mild temperatures through Tuesday. Lows tonight near mid 50s and highs in the upper 60s under partly cloudy skies. Rain chances 50 percent tonight and 20 percent Tuesday. Weekend rainfall measured .51 inch. Highs fall to the 50s by Thursday and Friday and lows to the low 40s by Friday.
Middletown Woman’s Brother Escapes Dam Flood Tragedy
Steve Withrow of Columbus Ohio a Middletown woman’s brother avoided the floods when the Kelly Barnes Lake Dam broke near Toccoa Falls Bible Institute Georgia He chose the first floor room saving his life while many seniors slept in the basement The 21 year old senior planned a music education career and knew many drowned classmates Mrs Jeanne Stoner of 508 Kin Street shared the family account.
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