Ohio 1969 Flood Seen As Worst Since 1913 Record
Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District release details July 4–7 floods across 23 northern Ohio counties. Total damage 34.5 million with 22.86 million in Erie and 2.707 million in Huron. Norwalk rainfall neared 9.8 inches. Milan’s Huron River hit 31.1 feet. Gov Rhodes sought disaster status July 8. Nixon declared July 15.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Ohio
United States
Buffalo
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Huron County
Erie County
Marvin Miller
Norwalk
Wooster
Corps
Norfolk and Western Railroad
James Rhodes
Richard Nixon
Jackson E. Betts
Charles A. Mosher
Vermilion, Black
Huron
Bellevue
Sandusky
Congress
Corps of Engineers
Cleveland
Toledo
Akron
Rhodes
Dean E. Sheldon
Congressional Committee
Sky Divers To Perform At Milan Melon Festival
The Red Eagle Sky Diving team of Cleveland signs for two exhibitions at the 1970 Milan Melon Festival. Dives set for Sunday and Monday afternoons with a possible second helicopter dive daily. Ann Seaman, 1969 festival queen, tours Ohio to promote the melon festival. She appears at Chardon Maples Festival on April 4 and the Greater Ohio Showmen banquet on April 26. A Cedar Point film on crowd control and promotion to be shown at the April 29 festival meeting.
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Milan
Red Eagle
Cleveland
Festival Committee
Ann Seaman
Ohio
Columbus
Robert Bickley
Cedar Point
Buena Vista College Choir Performs At Assembly
The 62 voice Buena Vista College choir from Storm Lake Iowa directed by Robert Pfalzgraff performed at a special assembly Tuesday. Spring vacation begins at 3 30 the next day and returns Tuesday morning for 10 more weeks of classes before summer break. Senior Martha Boose will take part in the Firelands Interpretative Speech and Forensic tournament tomorrow at the Firelands Campus starting 8 30 a m and ending 4 p m with trophies in the Firelands Room.
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Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Iowa
Robert Pfalzgraff
Martha Boose
Firelands
Edna St. Vincent Millay
ISO At Good Friday Breakfast
Rev. Kenneth Kehres spoke at the Good Friday breakfast for 150 men at First United Presbyterian Church. He urged personal reflection on suffering and Christ’s sacrifice as a call to commitment and caring. The annual breakfast, sponsored by the Board of Deacons, gathered denominations.
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Kenneth Kehres
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Kehres
Board of Deacons
Adult Class Enrollment Set Tuesday
Registration for Norwalk adult education begins at 7 30 p m Tuesday with five courses. Most classes meet at the senior high school. Spanish at the junior high. A $10 fee plus materials is due at first meeting. Minimum 10 students required or classes may be cancelled.
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Norwalk
James Loughridge , III
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Mohicanville Dam
Huron River
U.S. Geological Survey
New London
Bonney
Skellinger
Norwalk Reservoir
Queen Ann
Teachers of America
Chess Club
Don Carnicom
John Kuhlman
Signal
Heidelberg
Tiffin
Patti Arlin
Ann Johnson
NHS
Buckeye
Julie Ramsey
Cathy Schultz
Mike Hipp
Leslie Woodward
Elks
Jim Lawrence
Julie Arlin
Cooperative Science Center
Baldwin Wallace College
Iso
Arylane
Columbus Ave
Trousseau
Walt
B. F. Goodrich
Whittlesey
Him
Her
Justin
Tex Tan
Sand & Sage
Hergatt's Western Shop
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