Landslide toll in Vajont flood devastates Italian towns
Rescue workers comb mud for thousands buried after a massive landslide toppled into the Vajont Dam reservoir spilling a 300 foot wall of water that swept Longarone and other villages, killing an estimated 4,000 and leaving survivors in a shattered Piave River valley. Authorities report widespread destruction, with hundreds dead and many missing as Italy mobilizes aid and evacuation efforts.
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Belluno
Italy
UPI
Vajont Dam
Piave
SiS-foo
Carmela Buttet
Longarone
Pirago
Fae
Cssiellavazs
Bione
Papa
Ponte Delle Alpi
Nicaacataale
Aidan Miei
Fred Rl
Michelson
St Louis
Plave
Verona
Rhodes Promises Ridgeville Visit to Promote Center
Gov James A Rhodes pledged to visit North Ridgeville to rally residents around the Space Age Center project. Emtec Inc chairman Russell Dean met Rhodes in Columbus to discuss locating an industrial development center on Rt 20 east of Lear Nagel Rd, with Rhodes offering state financing and coordination for the effort.
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North Ridgeville
James A. Rhodes
Russel Dean
Emtec, Inc
Columbus
Emtec
Rt. 20
Lear Nagel Rd
Rhodes
Dean
Emiec
Ohio
Rhoades
Saie
Isl
Eimtec
Pri
Diane “Odav
Reds tighten grip on Berlin border road link
CPI report says Soviet armored cars occupy one lane of the main highway to West Berlin, with the border crossing at Dreilinden showing one side open. U.S. Army and G.S. officials confirm steps to control traffic as tensions rise over the East West dispute.
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Berlen
CPI
Berlin
West Germany
West Berlin
U.S. Army
G.S
Dreilinden
U.S. protests Soviet blocking of Berlin traffic
Secretary of State Rusk summoned Soviet ambassador Dobrynin to urge explanation after Moscow blocked American military traffic to West Berlin. The move followed a U.S. convoy withdrawal from the Babelsberg checkpoint and threats of a broader showdown over access rights.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. P Dobrynin
Rusk
Dobrynin
Moscow
Housing law open to fight in Oberlin ordinance case
Lorain County Common Pleas Court amended its 1961 Oberlin fair housing ordinance ruling to include an injunction against enforcement. The Ninth District had earlier dismissed Oberlin’s appeal for lack of a final order, while I. L. Porter challenged the measure barring rental or sale discrimination based on race color or national origin.
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Lorain County Common Pleas Court Journal
Oberlin
Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Pincuta
I. L. Porter
Ordimance
Where to turn SPENCER survey shows four month water supply
A fragmented page notes SPENCER survey results indicating a four month water supply on hand and a council reservoir estimate. It references Board of Election figures reporting voter increases and an Oberlin Forum note by an anthropologist on marriage trends among young married women and educated roles.
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Spencer
Council
Oberlin Forum
Extreme fire caution urged as drought worsens
The weather service warns of heightened fire danger in Ohio as a 99 day drought persists and sparks along roadsides worry officials. Idleman urges everyone to avoid fires near forests, parks close for Labor Day, and volunteers standby for a possible call.
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Fclals
Fort
U.S. Weather Bureau
Co- SL
Hileman
Departifumbus
Muskingum
Idlesservancy
Imman
New Philadelphia
Elas
Ray Eichel
Columbus
UPD
Idleman
Iidleman
Congress Casts Vote Against 200 Million Space Cut
Congressman Charles Mosher of Oberlin opposed a 200 million reduction in the already trimmed 55.1 billion space appropriation. The House voted 195 to 145 against the 200 million cut. Weather in Northeastern Ohio forecast cloudy with light showers and warmer temperatures today, with a high near 8 and a low around 30, followed by fair conditions Thursday.
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Charles 4. Mosher
Oberlin
NASA
Lewis Center
Cleveland
Plurabrook
Sandusky
House
Ohio
Perry
Congress
Pelly
Kennedy
Lawyer unleashes anti digit dialing plan in New York
San Francisco lawyer Melvin Belli leads the Anti-Digit Dialing League promising a nationwide, mass phone action to block digit dialing by the telephone company. He cites 30,000 supporters and targets Dayton Ohio as a test call, vowing to destroy what he calls the phone firms’ plan to replace names with numbers. The piece notes the legal victory in San Francisco preventing digit dialing and mocks a forthcoming booklet titled How to Murder the Telephone Company.
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Jimmy Breslin
Hierald-Tribune News Service
New York
Melvin Belli
Plaza Hotel
Met
Belti
San Francisco
Belli
Coutry
Ani
George Finkernickle Jr
Dayton
TJ Am
San Quentin
Yukon
Klondike
Sutter
Valencia
Mak
Butterfield
John O'Hara
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Ponte Delle Alpis
U.S
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Gerpent
Defense Department
ILC
Jack Edward Dunlap
National Security Agency
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Thintan
US Saeires
Allis
NSA
Tis
Pentagon
Dunlap
Ft George G. Meade
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Ridgeville
Om Ui Maginea
Emitec
Develo
Secretary of States
Ted Brown
Reds
Robert Adams
George McCullough
Wellington
Oberlin Municipal Court
Charles Dugger
David R. Goldthorpe
Adams
Moon
House of Representatives
National Aeronautics Yend Space Administration
Tjof
Kennedy Am. Teday
United Nations General Assembly
Qame
James H. Polk
Vistal
Rauzle
Berdin Wall
Board OF Election Figures
Elyrea Buseness
Ae Pdesnes
Contract Bridge
Grafton
Lorain
Oberiin
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Iumor
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