Flood relief line grows as Ohio town reels from flood
Dozens waited outside a federal disaster relief center in Shadyside to learn if they would receive low interest loans grants and deposit money to rebuild lives washed away by a flash flood. About 60 victims gathered at the Community Center as agencies opened applications amid 5 inches of rain in three hours. Twenty one dead and 13 missing. Residents briefed on possible grants with many expressing frustration at government red tape and insurance gaps.
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Shadyside
Ohio
Federal
Ben Otto
Otto
Ken Gibbons
Gibbons
Florida
Flash flood devastates Belmont County killing at least 21
In Shadyside Ohio residents recount survivors stories as Belmont County floodwaters killed 21 and left 13 missing. Jennifer Gulash watched nearby homes drift from The Three Ks nightspot while others sheltered, fled, or watched trailers and trailers rip through the area in minutes.
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Shadyside
Ohio
Belmont County
Jennifer Gulash
Parks and Jackson Lead Greyhounds Strike Protest
Rosa Parks and Jesse Jackson led about 300 protesters in a three block march from a Greyhound terminal to Union Station in Washington. Union drivers from Detroit Boston Philadelphia and other cities shouted at replacement workers during a 34 month strike over wages and job security.
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Washington
Rosa Parks
Montgomery
Ala
Greyhound
Parks
Jesse Jackson
Union Station
Capitol Hill
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Fred Currey
Jackson
Martin Luther King Jr
J Kson Ign
Greyhound Cao
Mementos Ee Sue Greyhound
AIDS protesters mobilize for Sixth International AIDS Conference
SAN FRANCISCO AP Thousands of scientists attend the Sixth International Conference on AIDS while ACT UP led protests against U S immigration policy. Demonstrators plan a Financial District march and coordinated actions supported by a $40,000 budget and a distributed media center.
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San Francisco
U.S
Aids Iton
ACT UP
New York
Arawn Eibhlyn
We Genes
Financial District
Jorge Cortinas
Francisco Aloundation
Pons Ber
Rene Durazzo
INS
Cindy Acosta
Tornadoes and floods strain Iowa Nebraska region
Weather and flood reports outline additional tornadoes in Iowa and Nebraska with three Iowa deaths and a drowned man near West Point. Gov Branstad expands disaster areas to a third of Iowa counties while towns like Jewell and Webster City report damage. Storms push cleanup into South Dakota Pennsylvania Ohio as residents work to replant and restore power.
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Iowa
Ti Branstad
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Emers
Branstad
South Dakota
Beresford
Alcester
Oalie
Neirs Aday
Kevin Booker
West Point
Neb
Nebraska
Elkhorn River
Cuming County
Larry Thiem
Southcentral
King Lake
Douglas County
Elkhorn
Pennsylvania
Rosencrans
Clinton County
Ohippyle
Fayette County
Explosion at Barnsdall wax plant injures operator
In Barnsdall Oklahoma an explosion at the Petrolite Polymers Group wax plant halted production. Operator Russell McLaughlin, 32, suffered third degree burns over 91 percent of his body and is in critical condition at Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa. Fire officials reported considerable damage but limited area impact.
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Barnsdall
Okla
Osage County
Russell McLaughlin
Hillcrest Medical Center
Tulsa
McLaughlin
Ty Polymers Group
Civil Defense
Bob Buzbee
Carl Garrett
T.R. Graves
Petrolite
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Sentinels Motorcycle Club
Connor
Gene Neiditch
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sentinels
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Pittsburgh
Columbus
Associated Press
Marvin Miller
Area Weather Service
Tom Allison
Aoe
Allison
Vicki
Ms. Allison
Jackson, Parks
Greyhounds Strikers
Jackson and Parks
Workers Rally
Oklahoma
Presidio
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