Frigid Christmas Weekend Brings Blizzard Conditions Statewide
Frigid weather grips the region as arctic air drives below zero temperatures on Christmas Eve. Winds up to 42 knots push wind chills to minus 50 near mountain counties. Snowfall ranges from one to eight inches in areas like Terra Alta and Kanawha County, with travel advisories and frostbite warnings issued.
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Daily Telegraph
Santa
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Logan
Virginia
Wytheville
Buchanan
Dickenson
Scott
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Ken Batty
NWS
Charleston
Panhandle
Batty
The
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Terra Alta
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Elkins
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Edward Pell
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New England
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Gordon
Record Cold Grips Middle America on Christmas Eve
Unofficial readings show Wisdom Montana at 52 below, Dubuque Iowa 25 below, Chicago 25 below, and many cities posting December coldest marks. Death toll climbs with homeless and elderly victims. storms rake the West and snowbound East as crews battle outages.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Toledo
Ohio
Wichita
Kan
Billings
Christmas The World Over: Presents and Somber Reflection
Across the nation families gathered for gifts and church services while officials warned of holiday traffic dangers. Beverly Hills hosted a plastic snow gala for 800 at the Beverly Wilshire as other regions supported needy families through drives and shelter programs.
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Calif
National Safety Council
New York Stock Exchange
Inhilco
Hilton National
Los Angeles
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
New England
Ted Kristian
Milwaukee bishop believed killed in Nicaragua escapes with refugees
American Bishop Salvador Schlaefer, 65, said to have died in Nicaragua, arrived in Miami and planned to meet his mother and brother in Milwaukee after guiding about 1,300 Miskito Indians fleeing fighting. He described a treacherous three day trek through jungle and mud with the exodus.
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Nicaragua
Milwaukee
Salvador Schlaefer
Miami
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Atlanta
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Miami International Airport
State Department
John Hughes
Donations, Faith and Fear Amid Nicaragua Crisis
In memory of Albert Mills contributions total 12295.33 while Nicaraguan deacons led Indians on an exodus amid clashes with Sandinista forces. A Vatican spokesman cited danger to a Capuchin priest and colleagues, as Schlaefer vowed to return to Nicaragua where he has served 38 years, facing expulsion or death.
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Nicaragua
Wisconsin
Daniel Ortega
CIA
Wedelin Shafer
Milwaukee
Wis
Vatican
Honduras
Shafer
Isidoro Alvarado
Managua
Austin
Campbellsport
State Department
Santa's workshop in Giles sparks cheer and tears
Inside Santa's mail brings chuckles and tears as kids' letters appear. Hazardous materials workshop finished on Page 10A and county readies new grade rule on Page 8D. A new supervisor pushes industry on Page 9A. Steller seeks better relations on Page 8A.
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