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The Schwartzistan Herald · 24 January 1973

The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Norrwick

Norrwick, 24 January 1973

The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Norrwick. Cellars in New Gate Quay are flooded. One witness, a schoolmaster who happened to be passing, gave the following account: 'You could hear it in the next street.' Enquiries are continuing.

By the next morning Norrwick had returned to its ordinary business, frost having made the causeway treacherous. The keeper of the toll-house said the town had seen the like before and would see it again.

Those concerned: Norrwick (location); New Gate Quay (street).

The Grand Chancellor, Viktor Crull, was informed by telephone and made no comment.

Elsewhere in this issue: The Grautal council installs a computer to keep the rates. It…

Enquiries are continuing.

Read the full issue of 24 January 1973. The Evening Courier's version.

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