Record Low Temps Across Delaware County
An arctic blast made Christmas the coldest in local history with a 1 degree low at 3 40 a m. Cars stalled amid freezing temperatures and traffic signals froze. Frostbite cases rose and a transformer failure at McCafferty Village cut heat for about 1500 residents. Chester Housing Authority head Ernest Trosino called the weather havoc.
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Joe Hart
Daily Times
Wrnter
Delaware County
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Radnor
Haverford
McCafferty Village
Chester
Ernest Trosino
Chester Housing Authority
Nationwide cold wave blamed for 142 deaths
United Press International reports a week of storms and freezing temperatures caused 142 fatalities nationwide. The arctic blast left Illinois and Texas each with 18 deaths, froze Florida citrus, and set city lows from Chicago to Shreveport. Temperatures dipped to minus 20 in places, with wind chills near minus 43 in Chicago. Florida logged its coldest Christmas Day as Jacksonville hit 11 and Orlando 21. Tennessee set all time lows in Knoxville and Chattanooga at 6 below, while New Orleans stood at 14 and Shreveport at 7.
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United Press International
Florida
Illinois
Texas
Plains
Midwest
National Weather Service
Chicago
Jacksonville
Orlando
Miami Beach
Tennessee
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Louisiana
Shreveport
New Orleans
Record Cold Christmas Across Pennsylvania Sets Depths
The National Weather Service logged the coldest Christmas Day on record across parts of Pennsylvania with wind chill making it feel far colder. Butler County experienced at least one power outage as subfreezing air gripped the region and frostbite warnings were issued in several areas. Laurel Mountain Village in Westmoreland County dropped to 21 below zero, with Meyersdale in Somerset County and Bradford in McKean County each at 18 below.
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United Press International
Pennsylvania
Butler County
Police
National Weather Service
Laurel Mountain Village
Westmoreland County
Meyersdale
Somerset County
Bradford
McKean County
Christmas Day in Beirut Rages Amid Fights Kill 18
Fire and shelling hit Beirut suburbs as government troops clash with Moslem militias on Christmas Day. At least 18 people killed and 10 wounded. U.S. Marines near the airport on high alert. Bob Hope visited the base, joking with troops amid the chaos. A cease fire took partial effect at dusk but fighting continued along a 1.5 mile stretch.
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Lebanon
UPI
U.S
Bob Hope
Maj
Dennis Brooks
BOB Hope U.S
Murabitoun
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