Flood Dream of Real Disaster in Big Thompson Canyon
Reports describe a twelve foot wall of water flooding Big Thompson Canyon near Loveland Colorado killing at least fifty eight people. Survivors were rescued by helicopter or ferried out as hundreds remained stranded amid collapsed bridges and rolling debris.
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Loveland
Colo
Douglas Magill
Mishawaka
Ind
Phyllis
Thompson Canyon
Here
Magill
Jerry Alanko
Estes Park Colp
Alanko
Terri Pistone
Palatine
Ill
Pistone
Loveland High School
Big Thompson Canyon
Larimer County
On This Date in History August 2 1976
Highlights include Hitler becoming dictator in 1934 after Hindenburg’s death, Hudson Bay exploration in 1610, Germany invasion events in 1914, Coolidge’s 1927 withdrawal remark, Einstein’s 1939 atomic program note, Nixon’s 1959 Warsaw welcome, Dean’s 1974 Watergate sentence, Kosygin re elected, Lockheed loan approval, and Ford Brezhnev Helsinki talks.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Henry Hudson
Hudson Bay
France
Belgium
Luxemberg
Russia
Calvin Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
Albert Einstein
Franklin Roosevelt
U.S
Richard Nixon
Warsaw
Poland
White House
John Dean
Supreme Soviet
Kremlin
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Ford
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Helsinki
Finland
Weather synopsis for Texas regions with temperatures and wind
Snyder region shows Saturday high of 94 and Sunday high of 94 with overnight lows around 67 to 71. North Texas remains partly cloudy with Tuesday highs in the 90s and scattered storms. South and coastal areas expect showers, thunderstorms, and variable winds with seas 1 to 3 feet through Tuesday.
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Snyder
West
Texas
Rio Grande
South Texas
Port Arthur
Port O’connor
Brownsville
Harris trial hearing resumes over judge controversy
The prosecution weighs halting jury deliberations while Judge Mark Brandler’s misconduct dispute is resolved. The defense alleges he was told jurors might be biased and a neutral judge may arbitrate. Trial fears include possible mistrial as witnesses testified about prejudgment by a juror.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
William and
Emily Harris
Superior Court
Mark Brandler
Harrises
Dist
Atty
Stephen Trott
Brandler
Harris
Patricia Hearst
Trott
Coal Miners Return Delayed Across West Virginia
West Virginia coal fields show limited back to work activity as about 2 000 of United Mine Workers District 6 16 000 miners remain on strike after the 8 a.m. shift change. California cannery workers restart as air controllers end slowdown but rubber workers strike persists. Ironically no single solution emerges for the nationwide mining strike while a Birmingham wildcat shutdown reopens by morning.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Panhandle
Ohio
John Guzek
United Mine Workers District 6
Guzek
California
Kentucky
Virginia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Weather Delays Air Rescue Of Flood Survivors
Survivors of a weekend flash flood huddled on mountainsides as rains and winds delayed air rescue. About 60 may be dead with more bodies possible. weather will not break for two days. Helicopters grounded. 250 injured and 40 missing reported as Gov. Lamm seeks federal disaster aid.
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Loveland
Colo
John Englebert
Larimer County
Deaths Of 12 Legion Men Probed
Harrisburg AP report identifies twelve Legion attendees who died after a July convention in Philadelphia. State adjutant Edward T. Hoak said the deaths share similar symptoms including chest pain and high fevers, with patients hospitalized across Pennsylvania. Names listed include Elmer Hafer, Jimmy Dolan, J P Ralph, William Byrd, Louis Byerly, Frank Harvey, Frank Aveni, Julius Gaggiania, Charles Chamberlain, Abe Ruben, Andy Warnek, and others from multiple towns.
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Harrisburg
American Legion
Philadelphia
Legion
Edward T. Hoak
Hoak
Williamsport
Wilkes-Barre
Elmer Hafer
Lewisburg
Jimmy Dolan
J.P. Ralph
Williamstown
William Byrd
Bloomsburg
Louis Byerly
Jeannette
Frank Harvey
McKeesport
Frank Aveni
Clearfield
Julius Gaggiania
Republic
Charles Chamberlain
Chambersburg
Abe Ruben
Donora
Andy Warnek
Fayette County
Evacuees Calm as China Quake Aftermath Rattles Peking
The first group of eight women and twelve children from the U S diplomatic mission arrived in Tokyo amid aftershocks and warnings of a major quake in northeast China. Chinese authorities urged foreigners to leave as Tangshan suffered severe damage and 110 aftershocks were recorded in the Tangshan area.
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Tokyo
U.S
Peking
China
Tangshan
Peking Zoo
David Dean
Canton
Hong Kong
Strong 6.9 Quake Rattles New Hebrides Islands
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the New Hebrides Islands in the South Pacific early today. National Weather Center spokesman Marvin Carlson said the quake could cause widespread damage if near populated areas, noting no reports of severe damage so far and explaining energy differences on the Richter scale.
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Golden
Colo
New Hebrides
South Pacific
National
Sai Marvin Carlson
Carlson
Fiji
Nader Stands by All Reports and Findings
Ralph Nader defends nearly 50 major market and government studies, noting high accuracy and credibility. He cites court victories and actions by his Center for Study of Responsive Law, while acknowledging some errors and ongoing corrections in later printings.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Ralph Nader
America
U.S
Nader
Center For Study of Responsive Law
Federal Trade Commission
American Bar Association
Congress
General Motors
Department of Transportation
Department
DuPont
Delaware
California
Volkswagen
Independent Black Alliance
John E. Moss
Calif
Moss
John Esposito
Mark Green
Lowell Dodge
Center For Auto Safety
Ralph
Dodge
David Sanford
Road & Track Magazine
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Jeannie Barton
Corinne Hansen
Albert Jaramillo
National Weather Service
Rich Hovey
Big Thompson River
Dave Feldman
Police
Fort Collins
National Guardsmen
Foreign Ministry
Information Bureau
Alaska
Tientsin
Hebrides Island
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