Coldest Day of Century Paralyzes Midwest and Beyond
The Midwest and much of the East faced record low temperatures as Arctic air froze regions from Chicago to New York. Winds produced wind chills near minus 80, with tens of thousands without power and several deaths blamed on the severe cold.
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Midwest
East
Dixie
National Weather Service
Florida
Citrus
Chicago
Mercury
O’hare International
Jane Byrne
New York City
Polar Bear Club
Hudson River
Cincinnati
Bengals
San Diego Chargers
Larry Whalen
New York State
Onondaga County Sheriff's Department
Commonwealth Edison
Gas station oasis shelters 60 motorists in Iowa blizzard
In heavy snow and zero visibility on Saturday night, more than 50 motorists found refuge at the Woerner Oil Co station on Highway 30. Keystone Jaycees ferried people to Keystone as an emergency shelter formed at the American Legion building.
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Highway 30
Woerner Oil Company
Donald Wright
Wright
Keystone Jaycees
Keystone
Kenison
Darlyl Rusk
American Legion
Red Cross
Oasis
Real question on spending 20 cents to mail a letter
A brief note questions the value of the current postage rate of twenty cents. It suggests curiosity about who benefits from mailing costs and implies a broader discussion of postal pricing and its impact on readers.
Island invasion attempt in Tortuga disputed by Haiti
Haitian authorities say government troops recaptured Tortuga from 36 exiles seeking to topple Jean Claude Duvalier, while rebels claim they seized Port de Paix on the mainland. Both sides offered conflicting reports with no independent confirmation and no casualties reported.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
UPI
Tortuga
Jean- Claude Duvalier
Miami
Port de Paix
Turks and Caicos
Caribbean
Port Au Prince
Jean-Marie Chanoine
Legislature delays second session of Iowa General Assembly
Legislative leaders in Iowa postpone the start of the 69th General Assembly session to 9 am Tuesday to meet constitutional requirements. Aide Jerry Mathiasen says morning gavel in and out will occur with no ceremonies. House and Senate will handle hourkeeping details and then caucus.
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Iowa
69Th General Assembly
Jerry Mathiasen
Terry Branstad
Mathiasen
House
Senate
Pope denounces Polish regime amid stalled normalization
The pope denounces Poland's martial law crack down as Polish liberalization depends on Moscow talks and NATO decisions in Brussels. Vatican officials note growing impatience, while phone service returns in Warsaw and limited flights resume as authorities ease some restrictions.
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John Paul II
Poland
Moscow
NATO
Brussels
Belgium
U.S
Alexander Haig
Vatican City
Vatican
Jozef Glemp
Warsaw
Gmane
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Gazette
Dave Rasdal
Anchorage
Alaska
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Newton
Marion
Waukon
Clinton
Waterloo
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Spencer
LeRoy Sookup
Linn
Soukup
Metro AB
Comics City
AB Today Farm
U.s.world
Caicos
Chanoine
Tortuga Island
Bernard Sansaricq
The
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