Outages Reported Across New England After Severe Weather
The outages affected 35 000 customers in Duxbury area south of Boston and 5 000 in Marshfield. Boston Edison logged 6 000 without power and 46 000 in Rhode Island lost electricity, including 26 000 in Newport. In Vermont, 88 year old Harold Towne died clearing snow and a motorist died in an Interstate 91 crash amid high wind. Howard Wilder Jr 26 of Plainfield NH also died in a separate crash.
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Duxbury
Boston
Marshfield
Boston Edison
Rhode Island
Newport
Vermont
Harold Towne
Howard Wilder, Jr
Plainfield, N.H
Storm Deaths and Snowfall Across New England in Early Sunday Blitz
A man died in Middleton Connecticut when his car struck a bridge abutment as a nor'easter moved through the region. The storm produced winds above 35 mph and near blizzard conditions for a brief period before tapering off. Massachusetts towns reported 16 to 19 inches of snow with Boston area public works coordinating plow efforts of about 2,500 units to clear roads for Monday. Logan Airport logged 10.5 inches, the heaviest December 24 hour snowfall since 1926. Nantucket police requested local help sheltering around 200 residents.
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Connecticut
Middleton
National Weather Service
Thomas DiGregorio
Logan International
Joseph Cassava
Public Works
Boston
James Carlin
Massachusetts
Percy aide cites loan abuses risking 5000 health profession students
A Percy aide says as many as 5000 prospective doctors dentists optometrists pharmacists and nurses may be denied government loans this year due to abuses. A General Accounting Office study found schools ineffective at collecting loans with 16 medical schools reporting loan collection rates between 20 and 60 percent.
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Percy
General Accounting Office
Lawmaker pushes tools to collect federal medical loan debts
Percy sponsors legislation to report delinquent medical loan borrowers to commercial credit bureaus and improve debt collection under federal loan programs. Medical loans exceed 10 years and reach up to $20,000 with interest from 3 to 7 percent, repayment starting at least one year after graduation.
Magician Henning Douillard Tie The Knot In Dome Ceremony
Henning and Miss Douillard wed in a high profile ceremony at a dome venue attended by college guests reporters and camera crews. The couple exchanged vows written for the gathering as harp music played and guests showered the couple with flowers and bells. Douillard 26 from New York will join Henning at MIU as his assistant.
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Fairfield
Ms. Douillard
Dougie
MIU
New York
Plane crashes into Pearl Harbor killing 11 skydivers
Eleven of the 12 aboard were killed when a Beechcraft carrying Jump Hawaii parachutists spun into the water near the USS Arizona Memorial. One survivor pulled from the harbor. Names withheld. Parachutists were scheduled to jump into Aloha Stadium before a Hawaii versus South Carolina game.
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Pearl Harbor
Uss Arizona Memorial
Jump
Hawaii Sports Parachutist Club
Navy
Jerry Lambert
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Stephen Fischer
Byron Black
Danny Black
Bobby Black
Coast Guard
Richard Rothrock
Aloha Stadium
University of Hawaii
University of South Carolina
Honolulu International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
George Miyachi
Ford Island
USS Arizona
Weather Summary for Central Region Airport
Readings show barometer at midnight falling humidity and southwest wind at 7 mph. Sunset 4 35, sunrise 7 22. High 38 low 37 precipitation 1 56. Record high 62 in 1916 record low 14 in 1076. Extended forecast partly cloudy midweek with highs in 30s and lows in the teens to low 20s.
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C.R
National temperature extremes report
The coldest reading on Sunday was 7 degrees at Gunnison Colorado and the warmest was 81 degrees at Thermal California. Weather observers noted a sharp contrast across the nation as cold air and heat lingered in separate regions.
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Gunnison
Colo
Thermal
Calif
Severe winter lingers in northeast with heavy drifting snow
A severe winter persists in the northeast as a low pressure system over Nova Scotia drives very strong northwesterly winds and heavy snow across New England. Most heavy snow ended Sunday, but winds above 40 mph continue to cause heavy drifting.
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Nova Scotia
New England
Voices of Cedar Rapids Reflect on Pearl Harbor Shock
Residents recall the day of Pearl Harbor and wartime rationing. Helen Kimm and Earl Spjut describe early fears and disruptions, while Dean Busley recalls nurses training after the bombing. The excerpt captures lingering shock and community memory.
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Hawaii
Montgomery
Helen Kimm
Marengo
Earl Spjut
19Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitals
Pearl Harbor
Dean Busley
Harold Drive
Pearl Harbor Warning Misread by U.S. Leaders
Recollections from Air Raid and The Road to Pearl Harbor suggest the Japanese were underestimated as pilots and planners. Officials ignored signs of a coming strike, prioritizing sabotage and southern attacks while carriers moved in under fog near Oahu.
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Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Naval Academy
Hawaii
Malaysia
Oahu
Blizzard and snow totals across New England and Rhode Island
A blizzard warning covers eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut with wind warnings across New England. Snow accumulations reach 10 to 18 inches widely and 24 to 30 inches in Rhode Island’s southeast, while Boston and Providence report a foot on the ground.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
New England
North Atlantic
Rhode Island
Boston
Providence
R.I. Portland
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