Air bag safety debate on federal passive restraint plan
Survivors of crashes testified at a federal hearing on passive restraints urging mandatory air bags or optional availability. Proponents led by Allstate cited life-saving potential, while opponents questioned cost and reliability. Vic Rivers called an air bag test crash an incredible invention.
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Allstate Insurance Company
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American Automobile Association
Allstate
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Flood Toll Rises as Colorado Canyon Flood Strikes
The Big Thompson Canyon disaster in Colorado left 88 dead and 559 missing as federal relief gears up. Evacuation flights lifted about 1,000 people, with survivors describing mud and debris across Drake Glen Comfort Cedar Grove Medway and Glen Haven. Nightly morgues hold over 50 bodies, including four Crusade for Christ retreat members. Evacuations extended to Poudre Canyon and flash flood warnings issued along Greenhorn and Fountain rivers.
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Mystery virus kills 18 in Philadelphia convention crowd
Hoak said 19 00 attendees included 2 000 delegates with spouses and children staying in six Philadelphia hotels. Illness began like a cold, then caused severe headaches and high fevers. Victims were iced and given oxygen in futile attempts to revive them. Elmer Hafer and two others from Williamstown fell ill and died within days. Officials said viral pneumonia. autopsies described lungs like Brillo pads and an antibiotic shield.
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Lewisburg
Lottery probe fuels clash with Ohio attorney general
Huffman said the Cleveland inquiry covered 40 man hours and looked into 63 of 277 county workers. Seven had serious criminal records, including one chief inspector, with some connected to gambling rings. He refused to name employees. Four were bag men for syndicate leaders in Cleveland. Brown denied any review or suppression of findings and accused politics.
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Rehearing sought in Klein gaming license row
Florida millionaire Sam W. Klein's attorney asked the Nevada State Gaming Commission for a rehearing on Klein's appearance date to answer allegations of mafia ties. The filing disputes whether Klein holds a permanent or probationary Bally license and seeks more specific charges while noting a $15 million stock stake if renewal fails.
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Gerardo Catena
New Jersey
Bally
Bell Measured Service Draws Few Requests in Cleveland
Ohio Bell reports its Measured residential service will start Aug. 13 with a $0.50 lower monthly rate than the private line. About 6,600 of 622,000 Cleveland area customers have signed up, as the $200 million rate increase approved last month by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio takes effect. Conversion costs total $18.25 and Day expects up to 35 percent of customers to adopt the plan.
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Tongue tying town names in Texas include Lasso and Loop
A quirky Texas placename note lists towns such as Lasso Lariat Loop and Ropesville. The names evoke ropework imagery linking culture and geography across the state. Local historians note these unusual monikers reflect regional heritage.
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Shell caps unleaded gasoline orders in Greater Cleveland
Heavy demand forces Shell Oil Co to limit unleaded gasoline to .91,000 gallons per dealer in Greater Cleveland. Dealers must sell only to customers with cars requiring unleaded fuel. Officials say the restriction may last through September and could be extended if shortage persists.
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Womack Named Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year
Winnfield Louisiana attorney James L Womack once deemed unable to study law due to near blindness and deafness earned LSU Law honors. He was cited as outstanding disabled veteran of the year at the Disabled American Veterans 55th national convention in Miami Beach. He lost his left arm both arms? right eye and his lower right arm in 1945 after stepping on a German land mine while serving in the Army 63rd Infantry Division.
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Ohio Legislature Holds First Session in Columbus in 1816
The first meeting of the Ohio Legislature took place in Columbus in December 1816 marking the opening of the new state’s lawmaking body. Governor and officials convened as lawmakers assembled to establish procedures and begin governance under the recently formed state.
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Pa deaths spark talk swine flu link to mysteries
Washington reports raise question if swine flu caused Pennsylvania deaths amid a stalled federal vaccination program. Health Secretary Leonard Bachmann called the possibility open but did not confirm a cause. The piece notes a prior Ft Dix outbreak and the 1918 19 pandemic, and details the early vaccine rollout plan and liability concerns for drug makers.
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Leonard Bachmann
Most miners ignore plea to return
In Charleston and across the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, a three week old coal strike left Eastern production at a standstill as United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller telephoned seven district presidents from WV VA PA KY IL to urge a return to work. Mines idle in WV since July 19 and in portions of VA KY PA IL IN, with about half of the 150,000 soft coal miners out.
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Cedar Point to build Midpark recreation center Battle Creek site chosen
Cedar Point plans a 25 to 30 million recreation center in Battle Creek Michigan. Cedar Point president Robert L Munger Jr cites ideal factors including location labor and local support as reasons for selecting the Fort Custer area and negotiating a land purchase subject to conditions and incentives.
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Chronicle-Telegram publication notice from Elyria August 3 1876
Public notice in The Chronicle Telegram of Elyria Ohio dated August 3 1876 announces class mail privileges and related postal details. It cites address lines for Elyria and Cleveland and lists subscription pricing and contact references.
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