Flood Devastates Buffalo Creek Valley In WV
Miners faced a wall of water when a coal waste dam failed at the head of an 18 mile valley. Gov Moore declared a disaster, Nixon promised aid. About 60 bodies recovered, 300 missing, 4,000 homeless as National Guardsmen combed wreckage in Lorado and Robinette.
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J. Richard Toren
W. Va
UPI
Buffalo Creek Valley
Arch Moore
Nixon
China
Roy Deese
Stove
Lorado
Albert Kilgore
Naomi Hall
Robinette
Willard Man Seriously Injured In Snow Crash Near Monroeville
Willard resident Steven L. Atkins, 27, remains in intensive care at Fisher-Titus Memorial after a Saturday crash on Peru Center Road. Passenger in Danny R. Williams’s car, Atkins was injured when the vehicle slid off a snow covered road, struck a mailbox, and rolled over. Williams, 29, was charged with drunken driving. he was not treated. The car ended in a ditch after one rollover.
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Steven L. Atkins
Danny R. Williams
Willard
Peru Center Road
Monroeville
State Highway Patrol
Williams
Car Hits Pole on Lais Road Near Norwalk
Charles E. Brown, 17, of 352 E Main St, charged with speeding after a Sunday evening crash on Lais Road north of Norwalk. His eastbound car ran off the road, hit a utility pole, and stopped on its side. Brown uninjured. Edna Hershiser, 58, of Willard, charged with way after backing into a truck on Ohio 103. Jackie Compton, 33, of rural Plymouth, drove the southbound truck. no injuries. Four other Saturday accidents reported with minor damage and one unreported hit. Vergil M. Miller, 16, of rural Collins, was involved in a noncontact incident on Townsend Avenue. other driver fled. Harold D. Patrick, 23, of Willard, westbound on Townline Road 12, struck a culvert. Douglas L. Tolliver, 19, of Wellington, drove off Fitchville River Road, struck an embankment, and rolled onto its top.
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Charles E. Brown
E. Main St
Lais Road
Norwalk
Brown
Edna Hershiser
Willard
Ohio
Jackie Compton
Plymouth
Vergil M. Miller
Collins
Townsend Avenue
Harold D. Patrick
Townline Road
Douglas L. Tolliver
Wellington
Fitchville River Road
Classified Ad Promotion for Local Listings
A brief classified advertisement urges readers to try classified ads for business growth. It invites dialing a local number 662 4241 to place ads and improve outreach.
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Dial
Grain futures prices printed from Chicago market data
The page lists futures quotations for Wheat Oats and Soybeans in Chicago with open high low and close, including Mar May July Sept Nov Jan contracts. Local prices and seasonal highs plus percentage changes are shown for each grain across multiple delivery months.
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Chicago
Evason
Igh Low
Ree Mercantile Exchange
Idaho
Akron tavern fire survivor thanks firefighters for efforts
Firemen could not save C B Ellis tavern in Akron on Sunday but Ellis expressed gratitude for their work. A cooler of undamaged beer was found in the basement after the blaze destroyed the one story bar and he distributed the beer to the firefighters.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
C.B. Ellis
Ellis
Cesare Repeats Win In Huron County Poster Contest
Norwalk High School senior Cesare won the high school division of the county safety poster contest for a second time. More than 1,000 posters were entered from schools across Huron County. First place prize is 15 dollars for junior and senior high. 12 dollars for elementary. Additional awards include 10, 5, and 2 to various runners up and honorable mentions across grades 1 through 12. All winners in the division are from Norwalk High School or St Pauls in several grade groups.
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Bob Cesare
Norwalk
Huron County Automobile Club
Ronald Johnson
Norwalk High School
Alisa Keller
Immaculate Conception
Bellevue
Dale Perry
Norwalk St. Paul
Mike Boswell
Jeff Daugherty
Deborah Jameson
Candy Copenhaver
Larry Walke
Norwalk High
Teri Brown
Denise Willis
Monroeville
Leslie Lee
Debbie Reichert
St. Paul’s
Richard Gilson
St. Paul's
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Logan County
Mingo County
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Fisher-Titus Memorial
Humppi
Rogari
Rely Battle Circus
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Spector
Spector's
Wall Street Journal
VatoVe
Vato
Whittlesey Ave
Cesare
Pohl
Richland Mall
Beaty's
Bauer Campers
Greenwich
Crestline
Richland Travel Trailers
Mansfield
Pleasant Valley
Perrysville
Mansfield, Ohio
Diamond Sports Center
Mansffield, Ohio
Rt 10
Lex Springmile Road
Ontario
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