18 Apr 1974
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Newspaper
Union Liberty Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1974
Page
1
The Monroe Union Liberty Journal examined disaster alerts in Union Mason and Liberty Townships after a April tornado. Officials and principals say warnings still rely heavily on radio and TV, raising questions about adequacy and school procedures.
Shirlene Taylor 34 died of smoke inhalation after a mobile home at LeSourdsville Mobile Home Park Lemon Township burned early Tuesday. James Taylor 29 is her husband and police investigate. LeSourdsville and Liberty Township fire crews fought the blaze for nearly two hours.
Butler County Civil Defense director Irene Lewis outlines updates to the county disaster plan following the Pisgah tornado. She notes federal 50 50 matching funds for sirens and communications upgrades and schedules a April 23 meeting with community officials in Hamilton to review plan deficiencies and education efforts.
HUD official says a Pisgah family is the first in southwestern Ohio to receive temporary government trailer housing after the April 3 tornado. Yorktowne Mobile Home Park near the disaster site hosts the family with 54 of 59 applications approved. Other trailers are in Sayler Park Warren County Xenia and Union Township.
Xenia Ohio tornado harmed schools and injured children with Lakota Schools superintendent Herbert Henderson surveying damage. He called it sad, likening scenes to a bombing and urged a full reinspecting and revision of the district’s tornado safety program.
Two fixed sirens stand near Monroe police and fire stations as officials push a county wide warning signal. Fire Chief Hiteshue urges distinct alerts for tornadoes, with public education to ensure recognition and safe action.
Mason schools report unofficial $100,000 in damages from the April 3 tornado. Superintendent Russell Spaulding said an official estimate is pending. Damages to Western Row Elementary and Mason Central include broken windows, a damaged football field and athletic facilities, and a damaged school bus roof.
Liberty Township officials and trustees consider adding multiple warning sirens linked to county systems to improve tornado alerts. Morris Van Gorden and Art Baird discuss centralized signals, with possible placement atop Liberty School to better cover subdivisions north and east of Monroe. Fire Chief Henry Taylor backs enhanced communications and plans future discussions.
Union Township officials outline a local disaster plan after the April 3 tornado. Police Chief William Noland cites lack of integrated weather data and a $7,000 yearly cost for computerized links, while Fire Chief George Hall pushes for wider siren coverage and a third station in Lakota Hills Maud.
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