Typhoid threat and flood ruin hit Stroudsburg area
Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg suffer major flood damage after Hurricane Diane. A typhoid threat looms as 3,000 Pocono residents receive antityphoid serum. Camp Davis victims from New Jersey and New York face seven deaths or missing. Nancy Johnson survives a harrowing night atop a building, rescued at dawn. National Guardsmen patrol, bridges vanish, and Bailey bridging is planned as evacuations and shelters expand.
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Stroudsburg
Pennsylvania
Pocono
Bucks County
Diane
Pocono Mountains
Here
Brodhead
Scranton
Camp Davis
New Jersey
New York
Nancy Johnson
Jersey City
N.J
Monroe County General Hospital
Nancy
Winter House
Connecticut Toll Hits 68 Death Toll Tops U S Flood Loss
Across western Connecticut rivers burst their banks killing at least 68 people and leaving 76 missing after record rainfall. Waterbury suffered the worst losses with 19 dead and 50 missing as Gov. Ribicoff urges a special legislative session for disaster funding while Eisenhower designates the state a major disaster area for federal help.
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New. Haven
Conh
Connecticut
Abraham A
Naugatuck
Waterbury
Seymour
Ansonia
Torrington
Winsted
Putnam
Mechanicsville
U.S. Rubber Co
Ribicoff
Eisenhower
Flooded states list road closures and detours across region
New York Automobile Club reports flood area conditions with detours on Catskill roads. U S 209 between Ellenville and Wurtsboro closed in Phillipsport area. Routes 43 and 97 into Port Jervis closed. Route 6 into the city open. U S 611 in Pennsylvania open but emergency use only. Route 290 blocked from Greentown to Stroudsburg. New Jersey portions show Route 46 closed Hackettstown to Butzville. U S 130 detour at Burlington. U S 1 open. Connecticut travel restricted. U S 7 closed near New Milford to Cornwall bridge. U S 6 unsafe. Massachusetts U S 5 closed north of Springfield.
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New York
Ellenville
Wurtsboro
Phillipsport
Port Jervis
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Greentown
Stroudsburg
Hawley
Honesdale
New Jersey
Hackettstown
Cornwall Bridge
U. S
Tours Hit By Road Closures on U S 20 Between Worcester and Lee
Travelers report road closures on U S 20 creating gaps between Worcester Massachusetts and Lee Massachusetts. Bus and car routes disrupted with detours in effect near Boston area and Rhode Island border.
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Boston
Providence
U.S
Worcester
Lee
Farm Bureau Insurance Rebrands to Nationwide Insurance
The advisory committee notes Farm Bureau Insurance will change its name to Nationwide Insurance on September 1 to align with nationwide sales while keeping trusted policyholder service. The shift preserves claim handling familiar to policyholders across states.
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Farm Bureau Insurance
Nationwide Insurance
Farm Bureau Insurance of
Ohio
Farm Bureau Insurance Seeks Policyholder Advisory Members
Murray Lincoln says seek answers by asking people and explains policyholder advisory committees in 300 districts. Policyholders elect regional reps who join a company-wide panel meeting annually in Columbus to voice needs and guidance. Call your Farm Bureau representative to participate or join as a policyholder.
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Farm Bureau Insurance
Pittsburgh
Murray Lincoln
Columbus
Farm Bureau
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