Town of monson in central maine has a big problem. The town has bounced back from a fire that swept through its downtown, destroying many of the buildings in 1860, and it is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. 604. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the ev
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Typhoonforce wind. If you hear about significant damage, thats very unusual for okinawa and a sign of the intensity of this storm which is battering an area where more this a Million People live, including as you mentioned the u. S. Military personnel. The manager of the air bass put out an alert saying this is the worst storm to hit okinawa in 15 years telling everybody to take it very seriously, hunker down and to make sure to tie down loose object so they dont become deadly projectiles. Take a look at storm by the numbers, mentioned 125mileperhour winds. 600,000 people now under voluntary evacuation advisories. 100,000 people now without power. More than 100 flights have been cancelled leaving more than 14,000 passengers grounded. And, john, the worst for japan may be yet to come because right now this storm is forecast to make landfall on the mainland later this week in the Southern Island of kyushu where 14,000 people live. Its rainy season and they have been getting drenched abou
Tree. One of my top ten nightmares. Top five. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. Its 5 00 a. M. In the east. A supertyphoon is threatening thousands of people in okinawa, japan. People have been advised to evacuate because of waves and wind gusts as high as 150 miles per hour. The typhoon is threatening coastal areas including the u. S. Marine corps base. Will is live with the latest. This seems like a very big storm. Reporter it certainly is. The wind shear from this thing is enormous. We know the winds are howling in okinawa and the surrounding islands. You talk about the u. S. Military presence on the island. They are part of the 1. 2 Million People living there in the path of this monster storm right now and we know over the weekend the commander of the air base sent out an alarm. Its the strongest to hit the island in 15 years. Anything not tied down could turn into a deadly projective. 70,000 people are without power on okinawa right now. 14,000 passenge