Tropical Storm Floyd trails heavy rain into New England
Tropical Storm Floyd moved into New England pelting the region with rain as remnants east of Portland Maine shifted northeast at 30 mph. Flooding left towns in New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania and Virginia with damage and casualties, including drownings and fires from rising waters.
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Sandwich
Mass
Floyd
New England
New Jersey
South Carolina
Portland
Maine
Carolinas
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Massachusetts
Delaware
Bahamas
Darby
Priscilla Johnson
County residents endure Floyd evacuation from Hilton Head trip
Tom and Nancy Hoban recount their September vacation disrupted by Hurricane Floyd. Evacuated Hilton Head on Monday after a beach stroll, they found boarded up businesses and heavy traffic when leaving. Back roads avoided gridlock as calm tempers prevailed among travelers and families, with radio buffs stressing communication to aid cleanup.
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Tom
Nancy Hoban
Wilmington
Hilton Head
S.C
Nancy
Floyd
Hilton Head Island
Hobans
Island
Obituaries and Olympic swimming great Allen Stack dies
Obituaries list Pamela M Annarumo John F Carangie Virginia A Crist Robert V Gossett Josephine L Murjenovic. In Honolulu Allen Stack Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meter backstroke for 1948 died at 71. Stack held six world records and 22 American records between 1948 and 1951 while swimming for Yale University.
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Pamela M. Annarumo
South Bend
Ind
John F. Carangie
Warren Ave
Virginia A. Crist
Edinburg
Robert V. Gossett
Aliquippa
Josephine L. Murjenovic
North Glenn
Colo
Honolulu
Allen Stack
Stack
Yale University
Housing board maps its public Service strategy
The Lawrence County Housing Authority devises a plan under the 1998 federal act requiring public housing tenants to perform eight hours of community service or volunteer work monthly to qualify for leases. Exemptions exist for seniors, the disabled, and those in work programs, with hearings and policy updates pending HUD approval.
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Congress
Clinton
Lawrence County
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Authority
Robert Evanick
Authority
HUD
E Authority
County census effort aims to boost state funds for Lawrence County
Lawrence County officials gathered at a Shenango Comfort Inn session led by William D. Gamble to form a complete count committee for Census 2000. Gamble warned that every uncounted resident costs the county 716 dollars in state and federal funds, noting Pennsylvania distributes about 12 billion annually. He praised County interest and urged signups from numerous local agencies and governments to ensure an accurate count and fair county share.
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Lawrence County
William D. Gamble
Governor’s Center For Local Government Services
Pennsylvania
Gamble
Comfort Inn
Shenango
Tom Ridge
Ridge
Governor’s Center
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