Holiday travel snarled by storms across the nation
A week of severe weather left roads clogged with traffic jams from Illinois to the Midwest while subzero temperatures hindered snow clearing. A new Rockies storm loomed as heavy snow warnings spread through Colorado mountains and East Coast freezing rain disrupted utilities and daily life in several states.
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Weather Outlook Cloudy With Mild Christmas Forecast
Southwestern Ohio sees considerable cloudiness and rising temperatures with a high in the low 40s today and 30s tonight. Tomorrow brings highs in the 40s and a 10 to 20 percent precipitation chance. Christmas Day looks mild in the 40s with rain or snow possible statewide and snow in the north, followed by cooler air on Wednesday. A Gainesville low of 26 briefly touched the area but caused no damage.
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Strangers Bless 17 Year Old David Bowen This Christmas
A Buffalo teen with a congenital heart defect and cancerous tumors nears his last Christmas. Strangers respond after the Buffalo Courier-Express publicized his plight, sending tape recorders and money. The family plans to use donations for a Florida visit.
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Ransom OK'd for painting at Taft Museum
Taft Museum officials tentatively agreed to pay an undisclosed ransom to art thieves who threatened to burn the 16th century Rembrandt Man Leaning on a Sill. The exchange date remained unsettled two hours after a 2 p.m. deadline, with no disclosure of funds sources.
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Graham says Nixon should admit errors in Watergate
Billy Graham told Christianity Today that President Nixon has made wrong judgments and should admit faults. The evangelist, speaking from Montreal North Carolina, said despite overall support he believes Nixon must show humility and say he is sorry when mistaken. He cited Nixon's isolation from advisers as a key mistake.
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Standby gas rationing considered by energy officials
Energy chief William E. Simon refused a final decision on gasoline rationing, weighing standby, immediate implementation or no rationing. He urged voluntary limits of 10 gallons per week to test compliance and delay a formal ruling to month end.
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Inside Letters to Santa Ninety Years Apart
Journal Photographer John Sheckler and Staff Writer Nancy Vorhis chronicle a baby's first Christmas on page 13. Franklin's City flag, drafted since 1969, is realized in fabric by a modern Betsy Ross. Eric Von Klinger's story continues.
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Congress adjourns without energy bill passage
Washington AP reports a bitter divided Congress recessed for the winter holidays after failing to pass an energy bill, leaving policy debates unresolved as lawmakers head home.
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Bombs explode in London amid guerrilla blame
Four bombs exploded in London injuring five people, with one blast at a police station wounding a detective. The blasts hit the West End, the entertainment district, as authorities linked the attacks to Irish guerrillas. President Nixon signaled no rush to pass energy legislation, stressing voluntary conservation and existing powers. Senator Henry M Jackson warned serious action may wait for Congress.
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Gas Stations Ready Despite Christmas Protests Worldwide
An AAA survey of 45 states and DC finds 85 percent of stations open Dec 24 and 12 percent open Christmas Day. AP checks show about 85 percent to close 9 p.m. Sat to midnight Sun per Nixon request, with nearly 90 percent closing Christmas Day.
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