Xenia Faces Lingering Wounds From 1974 Tornado
In Xenia Ohio residents recount enduring emotional scars years after the April 3 1974 tornado that killed 34 and destroyed hundreds of homes. The town rebuilt with Towne Square Mall and a new motel, yet memories linger for old and young alike amid continued recovery and new disaster procedures.
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William Eichman
Xenia
Ohio
Xenia, Ohio
Alabama
Indiana
Eichman
Towne Square Mall
Oberlin weighs two cable bids for franchise
Oberlin's cable advisory committee plans meetings with the two bidders within weeks to clarify proposals. Council reviews a consultant's report on bids from Grafton Cable and Cable COOP. City officials note Oberlin could be first U S community to host both coop and private bids, with Davis California as a cooperatively owned example.
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Oberlin
Cable
Richard Salter
Grafton Cable
Wellington
Cable Coop
Sid Comings
Sumner Hayward
Davis
Calif
Hayward
Paper sacks rise as primary shipping material
In CHICAGO AP notes that paper, first used for storage in 1902 when Joseph Cornell created a salt shipping bag, became the main shipping sack material. Earlier sacks were burlap and cotton, but St Regis, which bought Cornell’s company in 1929, now leads in paper sack production.
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Chicago
Joseph Cornell
St. Regis
Cornell
Oswald Alone: Warren Commission Verdict in 1964 Report
The Warren Commission determined in 1964 that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy. The same period notes John Adams in 1779 being named to negotiate peace terms with Britain for the American Revolutionary War.
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Warren Commission
Dee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
John Adams
Britain
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