Woman Freezes 10 Feet From Car in Blizzard
A rural Milan woman, 34 year old Bessie Ramsey, died of exposure Friday about 6 p.m. ten feet from a car after walking roughly five miles home through a severe blizzard. Coroner Dr. William Holman ruled death by freezing. she had no hat or gloves and wore light clothing.
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Milan
Bessie Ramsey
Livengood Road
James W
Holman
Erie County Sheriff's Department
Ramsey
Fanny Farmer
Norwalk
Ramsey Woman Die After Snowstorm Drifts
Mrs. Ramsey died in Erie County after being snowbound on Livengood Road and attempting to walk home five miles. The body was taken to Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital as roads to Sandusky hospitals were impassable. She is survived by her husband James Willis Ramsey and three children. Services are pending at Kubach Smith Funeral Home with burial in West Virginia.
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Robert Roe
Thomas Road
Mrs. Roe
Erie County
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
Sandusky
Ramsey
West Virginia
Ramseys
Livengood Road
Kubach Smith Funeral Home
Norman E. McVey
Calvary Baptist Church
Five men Freeze To Death In Ohio Car Crash
Five men believed from Springfield Ohio were found frozen to death in a car off Jackson Township Road 63 near Ohio 41 three and a half miles north of Fostoria Seneca County. Deputies said the men apparently froze to death and the coroner would determine exact cause after autopsy. Relatives not notified and bodies taken to Fostoria Hospital.
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John T.rady
Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Fostoria
Ohio
Seneca County Sheriff’s Department
Springfield
Jackson Twp. Rd
Ohio 41
C. R. Roberts
Dep. Roberts
Fostoria Hospital
Dayton Receives 800000 Gallons Propane From GM
Dayton Power and Light Co. receives 800000 gallons of propane from General Motors to support health and welfare needs amid fuel shortages. GM officials say the propane could produce about 70 million cu ft and may be used for essential local operations.
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Dayton, Ohio
UPI
Dayton Power & Light Co
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Freddie Prinze Shoots Self in Despair Over Marriage Breakup
Hollywood report says Freddie Prinze, 22, told friends he might kill himself for years and was near death after firing a pistol bullet through his brain Friday amid a painful marriage breakup.
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Hollywood
UPI
Freddie Prinze
Chico and the
Man
Prinze
Brecksville Mayor Proposes Open House Fuel Help Plan
Brecksville Mayor Jack Hruby urged Ohio towns to launch Operation Open House to match families using electricity or oil with households that have natural gas heat. He leads the Ohio Mayors Association and calls for sharing homes if gas supplies falter.
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Brecksville, Ohio
UPI
Jack Hruby
Brecksville
Ohio
Hruby
The
Mayor's Association of
Ohio lawmakers reject school closures for fuel crisis
State leaders with Gov. Rhodes approval will pass a bill granting 15 calamity days to drought fuel starved districts. The plan aims to keep schools open while districts face severe natural gas shortages.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Michigan Governor waives fuel aid to Ohio amid energy crisis
Gov. William G. Milliken said Michigan will not volunteer fuel shipments to Ohio to ease its energy crunch. He argued Michigan must protect its own heating needs and industrial output despite regional shortages.
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East Lansing
Mich
UPI
William G. Milliken
Michigan
Ohio
Milliken
Leaking Barge Sinks Off Wings Neck Coast
A 350-foot barge carrying 3.5 million gallons of No. 2 home heating fuel leaks through ice off Buzzards Bay Massachusetts. The vessel shows large holes in four of ten compartments and oil stains the shoreline yellow near Wings Neck.
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Buzzards Bay
Mass
UPI
Wings Neck
Harsh Windy Weekend Forecast With Cold Temps
For The Record reports frigid weather with snow likely tonight and Sunday, lows near zero tonight and around ten Sunday, high teens. 60 percent precipitation chance, southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Humidity around 88 percent in the morning, 84 at midday, 71 at 7 p.m. Total precipitation 0.03 inch. Death notice: Mrs. Hazel Fleming, 59, Wakeman.
Blizzard Halts Roads as Abandoned Cars Hamper Efforts
Scores of abandoned cars and jackknifed trucks clogged routes as a blizzard trapped motorists and shut most travel. State crews and National Guard members fought to clear U.S. 20, Ohio 4, and nearby arterials while shelters opened in Norwalk, Willard, and surrounding towns. A Milan woman died walking from a stranded car to her home. others found shelter in motels and churches as crews battled zero visibility and 50 mph winds.
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Carl Frate
Dublin Road
Ste
Erie County Sheriff's Deputies
Ohio 4
Norwalk
Willard
Milan
Shiloh
Plymouth
North Fairfield United Methodist Church
New State Road
North Fairfield
Jack Trushel
Wappler Instrument
Monroeville
Wayne Orwick
Trushel
Mason's Department Store
Eldon Smith
Onroeville
L K
Royal
Jim Zellner
Zellner
Ohio 103
Peru Center Road
Peru Center
U.S 20
Rhodes Warns Ohio on Worst Gas Shortage Plan
Gov James A Rhodes orders nonessential businesses to close and the National Guard on standby as Ohio endures a severe gas crisis and subzero temperatures. Officials warn millions could lose work while utilities urge conservation and emergency services set up shelters in Bay Village Westlake and Brunswick.
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John T.rady
United Press International
James A. Rhodes
National Guard
Ohio Disaster Services Agency
Ohio Development
James Duerk
Ohio
Duerk
Lake County
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Columbia Gas of
Columbia Gas Lines
Painesville
Ohio Energy and Resource Development Agency
DSA
Curtis Griffith
Cleveland
Bay Village
Westlake
Brunswick
Columbia
Rhodes
Ohio Department of Highways
The
Guard
Last respects in cars at Point Coupee Funeral Home
In New Roads Louisiana mourners can view a seven by five foot window in the Point Coupee Funeral Home to observe graveside rituals without leaving their cars. The setup highlights a car centered society and unique funeral tradition in the region.
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New Roads
Drive-up funeral home debuts with open casket view
A funeral home introduces a drive-up window allowing motorists to see an open casket and sign the register from their cars. President Alvin Verrette notes the concept is new and the building, completed two years ago by Verrette and his late father, marks a family legacy of 37 years in the business.
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Uneral Home
Alvin Verrette
Verrette
Woman Found Dead in Norwalk Home
A Norwalk city woman Patricia Maerkisch 24 Spring St was found dead in her bed this morning by a family member. Capt Henry Landel said no foul play is suspected though the county prosecutor coroner and detectives were on the scene. She was wife of Bernard L Maerkisch. Ambulance dispatched at 9 19 a m.
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Norwalk
Patricia Maerkisch
Spring St
Henry Landel
Police Department
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Wakeman
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Ohio 269
U.S. 250
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Frate
Erie County Highway Department
Avery
Old State Road
Zenobia Road
Peru-Olena Road
Ohio National Guard
Robert Arheit
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Red) Wise
Sheller Globe
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UPI Telephoto
Columbia Gas
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