Gas shortages deepen as winter grips major regions
Winter storms brought heavy snow and record cold across the Midwest and Northeast. Gas supplies dwindled as districts urged conservation and residents gathered to protect vulnerable households. Four deaths in Kansas linked to exposure were reported amid subzero temps.
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William Morrisey
Associated Press
Midwest
Polo Mo
Polo Gas Service
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
New York
New England
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas
Jerry Duggan
Gas Service
Cities Utilities
Springfield
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Rice Lake
Solon Springs
Arctic
Snowdrifts and roads strain Middletown area crews
Six inches of fresh snow plus strong winds cripple local plowing as drifted highways require repeated passes. Officials report hundreds of overtime hours, thousand calls to posts, and caution over future storms while city programs and school events suffer cancellations.
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Mother Nature
Middletown
Bill Fair
District 8
The
Ohio Department of Transportation
Interstate 75
Public Service
Richard Goecke
C.T. Morningstar
U.S
Morningstar
U.S. Population Shifts Southward in 1976 Estimates
Census Bureau data show a population drift with a slim majority living in the South and West, reversing the older North Central and Northeastern dominance. Factors include retirees moving south, slower northern industrial growth, and a declining birth rate reducing northern growth.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
North Dakota
New
Jersey
Crowds mark 1st anniversary of Chou death in Tiananmen
Thousands of wreaths in Tiananmen Square as about a million people in Beijing mark the first anniversary of Premier Chou En-lai s death. Wall posters demand Teng Hsiao-ping reinstatement and punishment for those blamed for last year s protests. Effigies of the Gang of Four appear amid posters targeting Wu Teh Ma Hsiao-lin and Chen Hsi-lien.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Peking
Chou
Kyodo
Tien An Men
Teng Hsiaoping
Teng Hsiao Ping
Wall
Mao Tse Tung
Chiang Ching
Teng
Tien An Men Square
Hua Kuofeng
Mao
Communist Party
Wu Teh
Ma Hsiao-lin
Party Central Committee
Chen Hsi-lien
Battle for GOP chairmanship roils post election period
Washington AP reports a scramble for the Republican national chairmanship after the defeat, with Ford backing James Baker III and Reagan backing Richard Richards. Goldwater criticizes the four person White House talks, while party leaders stress practical preparation over politics. The 162 national committee members meet Friday to elect a chairman.
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GOP
Ford
James A. Baker III
Mary Louise Smith
White House
Ronald Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Treasury
John B. Connally
Republican Party
Baker
Rockefeller
Reagan
Richard Richards
Utah
Connally
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
John Rhodes
Arizona
House
Rhodes
Capital Hill
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
William E. Brock III
Robert Carter
Cochairman
Thomas S. Milligan
Indiana
Kent B. McGough
Ohio
Arthur Fletcher
Buehl Berentson
National Committee
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Jacone
Sheckler
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Butler County
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Goecke
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Lebanon Post
Julia Raimey
Cedar Lane
Lebanon
Steve Lamantia
Butler
Middletown Youth Symphony
All Cry Youth Chorus
Polo
Ann Landers
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