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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1978
Page
1
Weather records show a two day storm dumping 14 inches of snow, surpassing 1950 and 1935 totals. Morningstar notes lack of zero weather added to milder impact, with 15 to 16 inches on the ground this morning and historic cold records broken earlier in January.
Ohio dodges a harsher winter than last year with lower below zero readings and reduced snow. Yet widespread snowfall still leaves 1 to 13 inches across cities. Gov. Rhodes deploys 77 National Guardsmen to aid cleanup as crews keep highways open and motorists urged to seek shelter in stops.
Cold and wet weather crippled blood donor programs in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland and Arkansas prompting a blood emergency in New York City. The Greater New York Blood Program reported less than a day’s supply as weather kept donors away. Pittsburgh’s Central Blood Bank asked 29 hospitals to curb elective surgeries as supplies fell to about 240 pints daily from a need of 350. In Philadelphia area elective surgeries were postponed with donations 33 percent below normal.
A snowbound route forced an emergency train, the Extra 430 South, to clear the way for a 17 year old Henderson Kentucky boy with a heart disorder. David Keith Proctor rode the special train to Nashville and Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for urgent surgery, arriving in time for monitoring and possible procedures.
Amanda Blake, the actress known for Gunsmoke, faced a malignant mouth tumor in 1977. After an eight hour operation removing the tongue floor and transplanting thigh tissue, she learned to speak again, quit smoking, and advocates regular checkups. She recounts fear and isolation during the ordeal.
A public safety notice urges calling 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activities. It repeats the number 425 7700 and emphasizes using the police contact for assistance or reporting incidents.
Winter weather crippled the Midwest and South with over a foot of snow closing schools and delaying travel. Governor Julian Carroll declared a state of emergency in Kentucky as National Guard aid was considered. High snowfalls hit Illinois Indiana and Tennessee with widespread outages and closures in Memphis and Long Island.
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