Snow and Rain Forecast Across the Nation
The National Weather Service warns of rain from Oklahoma to Texas into Kansas and western Tennessee with snow on the northern Plateau. Coasts face rain and flooding, while colder air grips New England and the Rockies. a travelers advisory covers western Maryland and Virginia mountains. Temperatures dip nationwide with warming in the lower Mississippi Valley and lingering clouds from the Plains to the Atlantic.
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Texas
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Tennessee
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New England
Rockies
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Maryland
Virginia
Central Plains
Middle Atlantic Coast
Beirut battleground persists as talks promise settlement
Sectarian fighting continues in Beirut amid a winter storm despite reported progress toward a ceasefire and Arab League mediation. The violence hits Tripoli and Zahlah with mortars and rockets as officials note casualties and a nun wounded near a combat zone. Mahmoud Riad offered to travel to Beirut to pursue a cease-fire amid reports of a Muslim Christian power-sharing plan.
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Arab League
Tripoli
Zahlah
Catherine Porro
Congregation of Notre Dame of Nazareth
Rome
Mahmoud Riad
Cairo
Riad
Explosion At Indian Coal Mine Traps Hundreds In Bihar
A massive explosion at the Chaswala Colliery near Dhanbad in Bihar set off floods that trapped hundreds of miners. Reports vary on the number inside the shafts with figures from 250 to 1,000, and officials fear heavy casualties as rescue efforts continue. The disaster follows the mine’s caving and rising waters from a nearby reservoir.
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New Delhi
India
Dhanbad
Calcutta
Bihar
Appalachian
United States
Patna
Chaswala
Jaganath Mishra
Honkeiko
Manchuria
China
Five Russians sentenced to death in farm swindle
Moscow reports the Baku Worker says five Soviet citizens were condemned to death and 59 jailed after a 1 1/2 year trial in Lenkoran, Azerbaijan, for a nine million ruble agricultural scam. The scheme involved land given to fish farms for vegetables that were never grown and ill-gotten wealth.
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Moscow
Baku Worker
Lenkoran
Communist Party
Mass slayings top 1975 news in Hamilton area
Reporters vote the Easter Sunday massacre of 11 family members in Hamilton as the top story of 1975. The piece notes national impact and directs readers to page 43 for the full feature.
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Hamilton Area
Miami Valley
Journal
Donations for Amanda James Reach Nation After Robbery
Amanda James and her husband John James 104 faced extreme poverty in south Philadelphia. Donations poured in after an AP story and city help offered relocation, but Amanda died of pneumonia and gangrene. funds will aid John stay in their home.
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John James
Associated Press
Brotherly Love
Amanda
Weekend Snow Fails to Arrive as Sky Clears
The forecast predicts partly cloudy skies with a high near 40 today and a likely rain event Monday with temperatures in the 40s.
Hoax Finds Coast Guard in Bitter Lake Erie Search
Four Coast Guardsmen toiled 50 hours in subfreezing conditions after a phantom distress call lured a 44-foot boat and two search boats a buoy tender and a helicopter into a prolonged search off Pelee Island. The trigger hoax involved amateur Morse code and a Zanesville origin, with possible prison and fines cited by officials.
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Coast Guard
Paxer
Detroit
Pelee Island
Federal Communications Commission
Zanesville
Ohio
Here
Dayton Fireman Celebrates Christmas With Leukemia Bride
Steve Litle, a Dayton airport firefighter, shares a holiday homecoming with his bride Chris, who has leukemia treated since August at Hamilton hospital. Friends and nurses organized fundraisers, raising over $6,000 to cover hospital bills and support the couple as they keep faith strong.
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Steve Litle
Chris
Hamilton
Dayton Citizens’ Band
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