States Purge Of Mental Hospitals Expands Psychiatric Ghettos
Washington reports a decade of state actions emptying mental facilities. Thousands discharged to streets, boarding homes, or condemned buildings to cut costs, with critics citing unsafe screenings and inadequate federal standards.
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Washington
Illinois
Chicago
St. Elizabeth’s Mental Hospital
Washington, D.C
Ronald Reagan
California
National Institute of Mental Health
Bill Halamandaris
Blizzard of 1978 Overwhelmed Ohio in Deadly Fury
A rare confluence of two low pressure systems on January 26 1978 produced a severe blizzard across Ohio. Winds exceeded 100 mph with 12 inch snowfalls in Dayton and zero visibility, closing the Ohio Turnpike, burying vehicles and power lines, and yielding 35 deaths.
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Ohio
National Weather Service
Dayton
Columbus
Mercury
Ed Degan
Akron-Canton
Nws
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
North Dakota
Gulf
Louisiana
Weather Service
Mansfield
Should One Forgive Spouse Who Cheats?
Readers debate forgiveness after infidelity in Orthodox Jewish and secular contexts, citing Hosea and Yom Kippur themes, then shift to a domestic noise grievance about a neighbor with a loud private life and an abrasive photographer anecdote. Local staff notes, a cryptoquote, and page boilerplate complete the page.
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YALE
Hosea
Gomer
Red Cross Volunteers Laud Community Aid Across Erie Huron
Firelands Chapter expresses deep gratitude to citizens and volunteers who aided nine shelters during severe weather. It credits snowmobile and four wheel drive drivers, amateur operators, and many others for their selfless help. Executive Director Mark E. Weaver thanks the community for being good neighbors.
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Erie
Huron County
Firelands Chapter
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Mark E. Weaver
Firelands
Norwalk Students Earn President's and Deans List Honors
Norwalk students earn Miami University president's list with all A grades Janet Kullman and Perry Stein. Deans' list includes Patricia Best John Chauvin William Graham Justin Savage and Linda Loudenslagel. Roberta Janotta lands theatre role at Muskingum College interim project. Cheryl McKee listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. W L Mead marks 55 years in trucking business.
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Norwalk
Miami University
Janet Kullman
Hawthorne Drive
Perry Stein
James St
Miami
Patricia Best
Seminary Road
John Chauvin
Old State Road
William Graham
Sycamore Drive
Justin Savage
Linda Loudenslagel
Collins
Roberta Janotta
Robert P. Janotta
Monroeville
Muskingum College
Roberta
Cheryl McKee
Franklin Pierce College
Rindge
N. H
Norman A. McKee
New London
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