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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1978

Page

12

Southeast Thrives Under Severe Winter Storm Blitz

A low pressure storm battered the Southeast with snow sleet and high winds killing multiple people from Tennessee to Georgia. Gov Blanton urged residents to stay off highways and conserve electricity as bridges washouts isolated families and power crews rushed to restore service.

Associated Press Ray Blanton Tennessee Jerry Miller Humboldt, Tenn Johnson City Tenn Milligan College South Carolina Judith Lynn Rogers Greenville Georgia Power Co Georgia Duke Power Co North North Carolina Yancey County Kermit Banks National Guard Alabama William James Turnam Jr Birmingham James A. Flowers Birmingham City Gwin Reeves Lawrenceville Susan Harvey Darrell George Busbee Southern Natural Gas Co Busbee Gulf of Mexico

Killer blizzard strands travelers as Midwest endures severe storm

Lifeswept weather battered the nation with floods and blizzards. Ohio Gov. Rhodes called it a killer blizzard and federal aid moved in as thousands faced stranded motorists, 160,000 homes lost power, and barometric lows set records amid floods across Virginia Pennsylvania West Virginia and New England regions.

Midwest Ohio James Rhodes Virginia North Carolina Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Kentucky Maryland Pennsylvania Alabama Georgia North Dakota Maine Minnesota Carter Sth Michigan National Guard William Milliken Devil's Lake N.D Key West East Pittsburgh New Jersey West Virginia Rhode Island Vermont Massachusetts Creston Glenville Tug Fork Mingo County Monongahela River Susquehanna Wilkes-Barre Lancaster County Rhodes

Amputation Ordered for Impoverished Woman Despite Objections

In Nashville Tennessee an elderly, impoverished woman Mary C Northern aged 72 is deemed incompetent to decide about surgery. The state Department of Human Services may consent to amputate frostbitten infected feet to prevent death despite her refusals. A psychiatrist report described fixed beliefs in her feet healing without surgery. The operation is to be performed within a week to halt gangrene spread.

Nashville, Tenn State Department of Human Services Mary C. Northern C. Allen High John Griffin Griffin Carol McCoy Miss Northern

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