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Winter Deep Freeze Dominates Indiana Headlines of 1977
In Indiana the Great Deep Freeze of January 1977 brought record lows and blizzards that froze rivers and halted industry. Gov. Bowen deployed National Guardsmen as fuel shortages and mass layoffs hit northern counties. The year included the Kiritsis kidnapping in Indianapolis and the Hollandsburg killings, plus the vault of other top stories shaped by energy crises, weather, and crime.
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Hoosiers
Associated Press
Indiana
Anthony G. Kiritsis
Indianapolis
Hallandsborg Brothers
Indiana Associated Press
Evansville
University of Evansville
Marjorie ¥. Jackson
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Anton “Tony” Hulman
United Auto Workers
Elwood
Essex International
Fort Wayne
Otis R. Bowen
Corydon
Salvation Army
FBI