Eastern Seaboard hit by major snowstorm of season
Frigid weather moved into the Eastern Seaboard with up to a foot of snow from North Carolina to Maine. The first major storm clogged roads and airports, caused power outages, and left 500 tourists stranded on Nantucket. At least seven deaths were blamed on icy roads in Ohio Tennessee Virginia.
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North Carolina
Maine
Mississippi
New England
Ohio
Tennessee
Virginia
Nantucket Island
Massachusetts
Red Cross
Richmond
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Providence
Polish Restrictions To Be Lifted By Year’s End
In a national televised speech Gen Wojciech Jaruzelski and Poland’s premier vowed to lift most martial law limits by year’s end. He also hinted at freeing detained Solidarity activists as Poland marks the first anniversary of the crackdown that crushed Solidarity and intensified East West tensions.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Solidarity Union
Solidarity
Riley Predicts Economic Retrenchment in South Carolina
South Carolina Governor Dick Riley says his upcoming term will focus on shrinking the state's economy after periods of surplus. He expects retrenchment as he prepares to be inaugurated January 12 and notes his second term will differ from the first.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Dick Riley
Riley
Panel Pushes To Increase Moped Rider Age To Fifteen
In Columbia the governor's task force for highway safety urges the Legislature to raise the minimum moped rider age from 12 to 15. Deputy director Pat Nolan cites numerous accidents and eight deaths this year as evidence. The panel notes South Carolina is unique in allowing 12-year-olds to ride mopeds.
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Columbia
Pat Nolan
Governor’s
Highway Safety Committee
South Carolina
Nolan
Highway Patrol
Textile comeback seen in slumping industry
Textile analyst Barry Gluck predicts a rebound next year with sales and earnings rising as efficiency improves. Laura Ledford cautions that improvement depends on the national economy, forecasting a sluggish recovery beginning in the year.
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Greenville
Barry Gluck
Laura Ledford
E.F. Hutton & Co
Charlotte
N.C
Gluck
L.F. Rothschild
Unterber
Towbin
New York
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Aiken, S.C
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Rivers Ave
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