Winter Weather Toll and Frigid Conditions Across States
Sub-zero temperatures and heavy storms left Indiana facing seven deaths after a Tipton man was found dead at home where an oil heater ran dry. A Zionsville family of four endured hours trapped by deep snow with all four hospitalized for food poisoning. Northern California saw more rain amid a Pacific storm with 130 mph winds and high tides. Oregon reports substantial rain as snow blankets mountains. New York subways faced widespread outages and delays due to cold. Tennessee suffered ongoing weather deaths as a snowstorm raged. Sylva, North Carolina utilities warn 3,000 residents lack water after temperatures plunge. Weather systems shift from Texas to Missouri bringing mixed precipitation while Washington DC endures record natural gas demand. Snow is expected to spread from the Great Lakes to northern New England.
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Indiana
Tipton
Ind
Zionsville
Washinton
D. C
Washington Gas Light Co
Great Lakes
New England
Cascades
Labor department to decide on major union election dispute
The Labor Department must determine the truth of competing statements about the Boyle Yablonski election. Yablonski charged rigging and sought Labor Department supervision. the UMWA offered a $50,000 reward for information on the killers.
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Labor Department
Washington
UPI
Edward L. Carey
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
W. A
Tony”’ Boyle
Joseph A
Jock’’ Yablonski
Yablonski
Labor
George P. Shultz
Boyle
The
International Union
Tony Boyle
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
United States
American Civil Liberties Union
Landrum - Griffin
Carey
Military civilian job cuts spark criticism amid budget squeeze
The Army Navy and Air Force begin eliminating 7 310 civilian posts by June 30 a move projected to save 3 billion The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard McAlester Ammunition Depot and Wright Patterson Air Force Base account for most losses sparking charges that military personnel are filling civilian roles and devaluing service.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Navy
Air Force
Naval Shipyard
Philadelphia
Navy Ammunition Depot
McAlester
Okla
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
National Association of Government
Kenneth T. Lyons
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Pentagon
Wright-Patterson
Dayton
Foreign Technology
Egypt bombs Israeli missile base and clashes widen
Egyptian warplanes destroyed an Israeli ground to air missile base on the Ras Sadar east bank of the Gulf of Suez. Israel said two Egyptian jets were shot down during the raid. A Jordanian spokesman reported clashes on the Jordan River cease fire line as Israel and Jordanian forces exchanged fire. France agreed to sell 50 Mirage jets to Libya, drawing mixed reactions from regional officials.
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United Press International
East Bank
Gulf of Suez
Ras Sadar
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Israel
Eustern
Jordan River
Amman
Cairo Radio
Gulf
Jordan
Dead Sea
Middle East
France
Libya
Tug and Pumps Aid Crippled Tanker Connecticut Off San Francisco
The 676 foot tanker Connecticut with 43 aboard fights sea and power loss after departing Los Angeles for Yokohama. Coast Guard pumps and a tug assist as Capt Lee Ayres weighs tow versus continuing repairs at sea amid 70 mph winds. Airdropped pumps were lost. flotilla traffic resumed.
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San Francisco
UPI
Connecticut
Coast Guard
Pacific Mariner
Long Beach
Lee W. Ayres
Los Angeles
Yokohama
Japan
Ohio nursing home fire kills 21 in Marietta
A late night blaze at Harmar House Nursing Home in Marietta Ohio killed 21 residents and injured 23. Most victims were elderly women confined to beds with iron rails or strapped in chairs. Officials called the one story facility a well run home though the cause remained unknown. Citizens recall screams and rescue efforts as ambulances ferried victims to hospital across the region.
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Marietta
Ohio
Weige
John Burnworth
Ohio River
Charles Brown
Brown
Fitchville
Sandusky
Sam Howe
Selby Hospital
Storm Over Lompoc Valley Drops Heavy Rain
Clearing skies follow a storm that dumped 1.57 inches over the region with 3.80 inches this season. Flooding blocked Cypress and A streets and A Street and Walnut Avenue during the peak yesterday morning, but no incidents were reported.
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Lompoc Valley
Cypress Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Apartment owner orders Lombardo family out after misrepresentation ruling
In Los Angeles a municipal court ordered the Francisco Lombardo family of 14 to vacate their five bedroom house within 30 days after finding they misrepresented their size to obtain the lease. Judge Lawrence E. Drumm required a $500 bond if they stay full term.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Francisco Lombardo
Lawrence E. Drumm
Lewis F. Youngbrood
Loomis Johnson
County and City Officials to Discuss Agriculture Preserves
County Supervisors Francis H. Beattie and Planning Commissioner Robert Lilley of Lompoc will join county staff for a Monday meeting with Lompoc Planning Commissioners to discuss agriculture preserves and amendments to the state land conservation law. Also on Monday the city plan commission will review a go kart parts home business at 1216 N First Pl and consider park land dedication fees in subdivisions, plus a Holmdahl rezoning request on Miguelito Canyon Road.
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Lompoc
Francis H. Beattie
Robert Lilley
Robert D. Maxwell
N. First Pl
Santa Barbara County
Miguelito Canyon Road
Planning Commission
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Brookings
Sexton Summitt
Ore
New York
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
Sylva
N.C
Boyd Sossamon
Texas
Louisiana
Missouri
Alpha Steel Corp
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Johnson Island
Egypt
Ayres
Larry Steiner
WMOA
Mike Weber
Cabrillo
Santa Barbara
Lions Club
Charley Jackson
Santa Maria
Troop 67
Boy Scouts
Mt. Abel
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