Record of 1925 Great Midwestern Tornado Remains Sharp
SIU expert Dayne Horsley says the 1925 storm was the No 1 tornado of all time with a 219 mile ground path across Missouri Illinois and Indiana. Edith Pieron Kelly recalls finding her baby under debris as the death toll reached hundreds in Gorham Murphysboro De Soto and West Frankfort.
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Great Midwestern Tornado of 1925 Death Toll Ranked Seventh
The 1925 disaster is listed with a death toll of 696, ranking seventh among the nation’s worst. It trails the 1906 San Francisco quake and fire and the late 1940s Texas City explosion. Other higher-loss events include Galveston 1900, a Mississippi River steamboat explosion in 1865, Johnstown flood 1889, the 1928 Florida hurricane, and the 1904 General Slocum fire in New York. Floods in Ohio and Indiana in 1913 caused 732 deaths.
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Village smith blends ironwork with horse shoeing roots
Roberta Elliott-Francis, known as Bert Elliott-Francis, grew from a Macomb horseshoeing program into a dedicated blacksmith and ironwork artist. She studied at SIU and under Brent Kington, combining athletic stamina with craft to create items from plant hooks to a $200 fireplace log rack, while balancing a physiology doctorate and a demanding studio practice.
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Acid rain flap off dead center in Quebec talks
New York Times reports President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney appointed Drew Lewis and William G. Davis as special envoys to study acid rain amid efforts to break a three year deadlock. They aim to preserve the continent’s environment during two days of talks including arms control.
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Court Rules PAC Spending Uncapped by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, struck down a federal limit of 1000 dollars on political action committees spending to back a presidential candidate. Justice Rehnquist led the decision, with Burger Blackmun Powell OConnor Brennan and Stevens concurring. White and Marshall dissented.
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Good Evening Thrifts Stay Closed in Ohio Plan
Cincinnati AP report: Governor Celeste retains closure of 70 state-chartered savings and loans, forbidding reopening before Wednesday while lawmakers craft a plan to reinforce the institutions and avert depositor runs. An emergency session is set to consider a measure to allow reopenings in days, not weeks, with an executive order extending the 48 hour closure.
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ABC merger or takeover details surface on NYSE
The American Broadcasting Cos and Capital Cities Communications asked NYSE to delay trading pending an important announcement fueling merger speculation. Neither company commented. Analyst Fred Anschel suggested Capital Cities could buy ABC on a friendly basis, estimating around $100 a share.
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