Election countdown as Onondaga braces for ballots and bids
Voters in Onondaga County face county legislators sheriff and judge races while Syracuse selects a mayor council president and board of education. Key figures include Alexander Bragman Hanlon McCain Corbett Dillon and Tormey as campaigns push coattails and countywide outcomes. The contest hinges on party balance with 7 2 Democrat lead and a hoped GOP gain in the county legislature.
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Onondaga County
Syracuse
Syracuse Board of Education
Lee Alexander
Neal P. McCain
Charles F. Shea
John H. Mulroy
William Sipe
Shea
Hanlon
Tormey
Alexander
Board of Education
Onondaga County Democratic Committee
Michael J. Bragman
Corbett
Bragman
GOP
Richard J. Hanlon
James C. Tormey
Common Council
Stewart F. Hancock TI
Jon Buzzard
Janet Edison
Constance Timberlake
John Dillon
Syracuse Police Department
Dillon
Flood wrecks Bible college killing 37 in Georgia
Floodwaters from an earthen dam surged through Toccoa Falls Bible College in Stephens County Georgia. About 45 injured, with many students and faculty among the dead including children of campus residents. First Lady Rosalynn Carter visited the scene and federal aid was pledged.
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Toccoa
Stephens County
J. W. Warren
Toccoa Falls Bible College
Toccoa Falls
Georgia
Eldon Elsberry
Toccoa Creek
Elsberry
Rosalynn Carter
Washington
North Carolina flood deaths rise to nine in mountain towns
Floods from storms sweeping across North Carolina killed nine, including six children, as bodies were found in Morganton creeks and a storage building. Dam collapses near Boone and Reems Creek flooded streets, wrecked homes, and forced evacuations across Madison County and surrounding areas.
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Morganton
N.C
North Carolina
Burke County Sheriff's Department
Hot Springs
Marshall
Madison County
Boone
Tater Hill
Howard’s Creek
Asheville
Reems Creek
Piedmont
Chocowinity
Flash Flood Watch For Syracuse Area Issued
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport issued a flash flood watch through tonight due to heavy rain and thunderstorms in the Syracuse area this afternoon. Additional rain is expected tomorrow with mild temperatures around 60 degrees as the overnight low and tomorrow's high.
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National Weather Service
Hancock
Syracuse
Georgia flood hits Toccoa Falls campus in Georgia
Georgia flood inundates Toccoa Falls Bible College causing dam break to unleash a 30 foot wall of water. Parents of students Robert and Dave Hinkle waited hours for word before learning both survived with Dave on a higher dormitory floor. The disaster left at least 37 dead and many injured.
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Norman Hinkle
Syracuse
Robert
Dave
Toccoa Falls
Hinkle
Ruth
Hinkles
Associated Press
Fulton teacher found dead in suspected homicide
Fulton city and state police probe the death of G. Ray Bodley High School guidance teacher Mrs. Ellen Vanesdall. She was found at 606 Utica Street with a disturbed home and signs of struggle after she failed to report for school. State police crime lab units were requested by Chief Joseph Varracchia following a call from Principal Carl Rowland.
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Fulton
Fulton City
G. Ray Bodley
Ellen Vanesdall
Utica St
Joseph Varracchia
Carl F. Rowland
Bolles murder case not closed gains yet
Phoenix AP report says the Bolles murder case remains open with convictions for James Robison and Max Dunlap. Prosecutor William Schafer III says conspirators may still be uncovered as part of the murder and conspiracy verdicts in the Don Bolles death.
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Bolles
Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona Republic
Don Bolles
William Schafer
IIT
Schafer
James Robison
Chandler
Max Dunlap
Phoenix
Arizona
Birnce Babbitt
al "King Alfonso
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