Severe Winter Gas Shortage Surges Conflicts Across States
The severe cold drove a massive natural gas shortage across the East and Midwest. States ordered nonessential closures and layoffs rose to at least 1.5 million while emergency plans tried to curb outages. Major pipelines reported slight supply gains as deaths from exposure and weather-related incidents rose.
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Midwest
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Sally Shelton
Pataskala
Georgia
Fort Wayne
Ind
Buffalo
N.Y
North Carolina Officials Weigh State of Emergency
State energy officials and Gov. Jim Hunt consider declaring an emergency to allow mandatory conservation, cancel indoor events, close schools, or switch to a four day work week. A committee must review the move, while fuel reserves are tapped and concern grows over winter supplies.
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Associated Press
Jim Hunt
Hunt
Gary Pearce
Pearce
General Assembly
Committee On
State Energy Policy Council
Question and answer column shares Guatemala Chile presidents and local bridge fix
Readers ask for current leaders Guatemala and Chile and receive names Kjell Eugenio Laugerud Garcia and Augusto Pinochet Ugarte. A request to donate to Jolene Kennedy fund given with Greensboro address. Construction plans for High Point Lake Penny Road bridge railings outlined with engineering timeline.
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Chile
M.W A
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud Garcia
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte
High Point City Lake
Penny Road
Jamestown
Anon. Man. A
J.W. Watkins
Division of Highways
Winter storm såws South with heavy snow and ice
A winter storm dumped heavy snow sleet and freezing rain across the South from north central Texas to Georgia and Florida. Four inch snowfalls were reported in Gainesville Texas and Mineral Wells with widespread sleet and freezing rain in Alabama Mississippi and northwest Florida. Travel was hazardous with some highways closed.
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Texas
Georgia
Florida
Gainesville
Mineral Wells
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Atlanta
Columbia
Miss
Great Lakes
Upper
Michigan
New York
General craft courses for home decor and gifts
Reader asks for broad craft classes beyond decoupage and silk flowers. Advice covers tile painting, macrame, batik, needlework, ceramics, and seasonal decorations. Suggests contacting the High Point Arts Council, Guilford Tech, parks and recreation, craft stores, and studios. invites joining the Arts Council and mailing list.
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High Point Arts Council
GTI
H.P. Arts Council
Guilford Tech
Parks and Recreation Department
Arts Council
Space Shuttle Rolled Out At Palmdale For Dry Lake Runway Move
America's first space shuttle begins its land voyage at creeping speeds from a Palmdale hangar to a Dry Lake Runway 36 miles away. Rockwell and law officers secure the trip as crowds gather from Palmdale and Lancaster. The orbiter, 122 feet long with a 78 foot wingspan, weighs about 110 tons and is valued around 300 million dollars.
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Palmdale
Calif
America
Rockwell International
California
Lancaster
Edwards Air Force Base
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dryden Flight Research
U.S
Lee Bisson
NASA
Dryden
Donald ‘Deke
Slayton
Congress Eyes Fast Action on Carter's Emergency Gas Bill
Senate leaders warn against heavy tampering as Carter seeks emergency gas legislation to move gas between pipelines and loosen price controls to aid areas hit by extreme cold. Byrd cautions bipartisan reforms are needed to pass any bill this week.
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Georgia
Louisiana
Canada
Niagara
Ontario
Congress
Washington
Carter
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Robert Byrd
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