Willow Island tragedy and lasting West Virginia curse
Willow Island in Belmont and nearby towns faced an eerie quiet after 51 construction workers perished from a collapsing cooling tower at the Pleasants Power Station. Rose Chalet owner Wilda Rose recalled the shock as families mourned, while history notes a related then-curious chain of West Virginia tragedies spanning 1967 to 1972, including the Silver Bridge collapse and Buffalo Creek flood.
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Willow Island
W. VA
Pleasants Power Station
Belmont
Ohio River
Parkersburg
St. Marys
Wilda Rose
Rose
Bill
Akron
Mrs. Rose
Point Pleasant
W.va
Upi
Cornstalk
West Virginia
Piedmont Airlines
Kanawha
Charleston
Consolidation Coal Co
Marshall University
Greenville
N.C
Tri-State
Huntington
Hillside
Logan County
Buffalo Creek Hollow
OSHA brings in best to sift through rubble at power plant
The head of a federal safety team, Harlan Jervis, says OSHA has brought in the best to determine the Pleasants Power Station collapse cause and prevent repeats. He cites prior fatal sites and recalls a coalfield mine disaster to underscore the lasting impact on West Virginia construction and safety practices.
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Osha
Parkersburg
W.va
UPI
Federal Concrete
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Harlan “Bucky” Jervis
English
McDowell County
West Virginia
Jervis
Pleasants
North Ridgeville
Center Ridge Road
Robert Minnich
Anthony Minnich
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Couple opt for private wedding at First United Methodist
Charles Taylor and Darlene Handyside, previously set to wed Sunday at McDonald's on East Broad Street, will now have a private ceremony Sunday morning in First United Methodist Church. The Rev. G Mae Booth will officiate.
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Charles Taylor
Darlene Handyside
McDonald's
East Broad Street
First United Methodist Church
G. Mae Booth
Index Accent on Living Auction Deaths and Births
The page outlines daily features including auctions, deaths and births notices, editorials, entertainment, religion, and sports. It highlights TV listings and related programming while presenting a broad lifestyle and community section.
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Born Reporter Mickey to Undergo Bypass Surgery
The Chronicle-Telegram star Mickey Neil has a long record as a top investigative reporter known for digs into the Marsho case, BMV abuses, absenteeism in Elyria schools, and the Lorain County airport deals. After a recent heart attack he will have bypass surgery and plans to write a series about his own operation.
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Mickey
Chronicle-Telegram
Marsho
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Elyria
Lorain County
Akron
Tim Papp
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Oberlin to stage Chekhov play in Inter Arts production
Stage director Edward Payson Call brings a rich theater background to Oberlin College where he will direct the Inter-Arts staging of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. His credentials span regional and national credits shaping the Oberlin production.
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Edward Payson Call
Oberlin College
Chekhov
C-T Intarviatr
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Carl Remensky
Willow Creek
C-T
Pennsylvania
Ridgeville
Billy
Billy Carter
Jimmy Billy
Amherst
Billy Beer
Ed Mullinax Ford
Dave Zapotosky
Arnold Miller
Karel Mickey
Nei
Alex Bevan
Ravenna
Ohio
Neikirk
Kirk
Alice Luddington
Awe Val
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