Extremely Cold Weather Forecast for High Point Area
The National Weather Service at the airport reports sunny skies today with very cold conditions and highs in the low to mid 20s. Tonight will be clear and very cold with lows around zero to 5 above. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and continued cold with highs in the mid to upper 20s and a near zero to 20 percent precipitation chance. Wind NW 10 to 20 mph today. tonight 5 to 10 mph. Sun sets at 5 31 p.m. today and rises 7 29 a.m. Tuesday. North Carolina extended outlook through Friday calls for partial clouds Wednesday, fair Thursday, cloudy Friday with a chance of rain and mountain snow. Cold Wednesday and Thursday, moderating Friday with teens on coast, 20s to 40s highs.
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High Point
National Weather Service
North Carolina
Massive Arctic Freeze Triggers Power and Travel Advisories
The arctic cold snap drives record low temperatures from the Midwest to the Northeast. Winds exceed 20 mph with wind chills of 30 to 50 below zero in the western state areas. Snow accumulations reach 1 to 4 inches in New England and northern sections, while travelers advisories run across multiple states. Utilities curtail service and urge factories and residents to conserve fuel and lower thermostats to prevent pipe damage and supply shortages.
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North Carolina Ski Slopes Reported By SE Ski Area Assoc
As of 9 a.m. today the Southeastern Ski Area Association and resort owners report conditions across North Carolina and nearby states. Appalachian Beech Mountain Cataloochee Mill Ridge Seven Devils Sugar Mountain Wolf Laurel Gatlinburg Sky Valley note ranges from good to excellent with bases from 18 to 80 inches and multiple lifts and tows operating.
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Southeastern Ski Area Association
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Capitol Legislature Opens Strong in 1977 Session
North Carolina lawmakers begin the 1977 General Assembly with Democrats holding the governorship and supermajorities in both houses. Leaders predict a productive session as committees form quickly and early budget basics are taught to new and returning members.
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Green
General Assembly
House Appropriations Committee
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Recession Deflates Inflation But Keeps Global Worries Alive
AP analysis notes inflation fell across major economies from 1974 to 1976 amid a deep recession. U S inflation dropped from about 11 to 5–6 percent while Japan Germany France Canada improved, UK and Italy lagged. Growth in 1977 eyed at 4.5–5.5 percent with restraint risks, sparking worries of renewed recession.
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NEW York
United States
Japan
Germany
France
Canada
United Kingdom
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Sociology professor refutes jealousy arising from love
In Greenville North Carolina AP report Dr. David Knox of East Carolina University and Dr. Jack Wright of Loyola University New Orleans say jealousy does not stem from deep love. They co authored a love quiz for 3 Bride based on a survey of 200 men and women, married and unmarried.
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N.C
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East Carolina University
Jack Wright
Loyola University
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New legislator shows off campaign fund and limo gift
The article notes a Raleigh legislator receiving money from “friends in Onslow” to feed 300 plus people, including a customized Lincoln Continental limousine gifted by his four brothers. Popkin recalls his rise from Camp Davis chores to furniture, batteries, and broadcasting ventures with family partners.
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Raleigh
Onslow
Popkin
Atlanta
Samuel
North Carolina Central University
Down and
Wilmington
Onslow County
Popkins
Status of Major Legislation In NC After First Week
AP reports on major bills moving through North Carolina after one week. Death penalty measures label first degree murder and first degree rape as capital crimes and advance to committee. A governor term limit amendment bill is in the House, referred to Constitutional Amendments. Primary election bills seek May rescheduling, referred to committees.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
House of Representatives
Skeleton Found in Raleigh Well
A dismembered female skeleton in a 35 foot well sealed with concrete near Raleigh is likely the body of a missing 19 year old woman. The skull had a gunshot wound. a bullet was recovered. The Wake County case intensified recently as workers exposed the well on a farm 10 miles east of Raleigh.
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L.W. Kelly
Wake County Sheriff's Dept
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