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Bitter cold grips broad U S with heavy snow and road closures
A massive winter outbreak blankets much of the United States with snow and freezing temperatures. Schools shut in Ohio and North Carolina, highways close in Philadelphia, and salt struggles to keep roads clear. Snow extends from New York through the Midwest, aiding prospects of a white Christmas while a fatal crash in upstate New York underscores the storm’s danger. In Utah, condemned killer Gary Gilmore on Death Row awaits his January 17 firing squad after a holiday visit from his lawyers.
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Ohio
Philadelphia
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Laredo
Tex
Florida
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Great Lakes
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New York
Salt Lake City
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Ron Stanger
Stanger
Gilmore
Robert Moody