Blizzard of ’78 toll tops $6.96 million in Huron County
County figures show Norwalk hardest hit at 1.82 million, Bellevue 1.27 million, and Willard 956 thousand. Total county damage, including towns, townships and highways, sums to 6.96 million with wages lost and uninsured property included. County and city officials submitted estimates to the Ohio adjutant general's office to seek federal disaster aid.
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Huron County
Norwalk
Bellevue
Willard
Ohio Adjutant General
Adjutant General
U.S. Disaster Assistance Administration
Carter
Ohio
Robert Hoag
Pannever
New London
Greenwich
North Fairfield
Bronson
Clarksfield
Fairfield
Greenfield
Hartland
Lyme
Norwich
Peru
Richmond
Ridgefield
Holiday Lakes
Rotary Printing Sues Competitor Over Forged Letter
Rotary Printing Co sues Standard Register Co of Dayton and two employees for 200000 blaming a forged letter from Rotary to a Toledo manager for wrecking business with Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital. The suit, filed in Huron County Common Pleas Court, cites defamation and reputational damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Printing Co
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Rotary Printing
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Standard Register Co
Dayton
Standard Register
Rotary
Standard
Toledo
Fisher-Titus
McIlhargy
Norwalk
Kevin Doyle
Fisher-Titus Board of Trustees
MelIlhargy
Cleveland
Harry T. Quick
Plane crash kills all 17 aboard in Richland
In Richland Washington a commuter plane crashed after a puff of white smoke at takeoff. All 17 people aboard died and witnesses described the plane breaking apart upon impact. Local guards helped seal the scene.
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Richland
Wash
UPI
John Franklin
Weather Outlook and Local Births and Deaths
Partly cloudy tonight with lows 10 to 15 and mostly cloudy Sunday with highs in the low 30s. 10 percent rain risk tonight and 20 percent Sunday. Light variable winds. Births: James and Connie Myers of Norwalk welcomed a girl. Death: Mr. Rufus Brown, 64, Wakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Brown
Wakeman
Federal protection pledged for coal shipments to utilities
President Carter said the federal government would protect coal shipments to utilities amid an Mine Workers strike crisis. Sen. Metzenbaum reported he urged White House action to convene UMW and mine owners, but Carter did not commit. Utilities reported blocked trains and secret coal sources amid fears of strike retaliation.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Carter
Howard Metzenbaum
D-Ohio
United Mine Workers Union
Metzenbaum
Ohio
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
UMW
White House
Carter Declares Ohio Emergency Energy Crisis
President Carter designated Ohio a regional energy emergency area amid coal shortages threatening electric supply. Utilities may waive air pollution controls to save coal, following Gov Rhodes’s emergency declaration. Officials hope for details and broader action, with warnings of reduced manufacturing and curtailments in sports and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
John H. Glenn
James Schlesinger
Glenn
Non-Union Coal Delivers Fewer Loads to Norwalk Plant
Ohio Edison Norwalk plant faces lower quality coal from non union mines as four truckloads arrive daily during the United Mine Workers strike. Plant Supt. Donald Ware says three loads, about 75 to 80 tons, are burned while stockpiled coal remains wet or frozen beside the reservoir.
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Ohio Edison
Norwalk
Donald Ware
United Mine Workers
Ohio
N.D. Searls
Ware
Downtown Norwalk Goes Dark
Downtown Norwalk faced a coal emergency Friday as street lights and storefronts went dark to save electricity. Bill Rogers of Pohl's urged about 40 merchants to adopt energy saving measures.
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Norwalk
Bill Rogers
Pohl’s
The
Retail Merchants Association
Trustees oppose planning agency in regionalism clash
Local officials debated regional planning during a blizzard aftermath meeting. County Commissioner Maurice Smith urged joining the Regional Planning Commission, while trustees from Clarksfield Wakeman and others resisted, arguing for local control and federal funds risk.
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Maurice Smith
Regional Planning Commission
Garth Lambright
Clarksfield
Lambright
Comen
Wakeman
Calvert Canfield IV
Planning Commission
Smith
County Fair Grounds
Butler
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Sherman
Townsend
Fitchville
New Haven
Wrigley
Chicago
Philip K. Wrigley
Cook County
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Torrijos
UPS
Omar Torrijos
U.S
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Senate
Detroit
Patricia Segion
Allen Park
Terry Len Hadley
Atlanta
James and
Connie Myers
By Rick van Sant
United Mine Workers Association
UMWA
Washington
Arnold Miller
United Press International
Harold Enarson
Ohio State
Newton Brokaw
Columbus Industrial Association
Michael J. Kailans
Big Bear Stores
Eat
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Canfield
Roy Palm
North Star Council of Governments
Palm
Thomas Carabin
Old State Road
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