Northwestern Ohio Blizzard Strands Thousands Across Roads
Thousands stranded as a violent winter blizzard cripples northwestern Ohio. Dozens of towns isolated, highways blocked from Lima to Toledo and Mansfield to Cleveland, with record low temperatures threatening gas supplies and multiple deaths reported. National Guardsmen assist, red cross shelters 2000 affected. Cleveland airport closed.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Highway Patrol
van Wert
National Guard
Red Cross
Findlay
Hancock County
Walbridge
Blizzard paralyzes East Midwest with record cold and travel chaos
Blizzard conditions grip the East and Midwest with wind chills to 80 below in Illinois and 100 below in Minnesota. The Arctic cold forces factory closures and large layoffs as natural gas is diverted to homes, while Buffalo residents seek shelter after multiple deaths in stranded vehicles.
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Associated Press
Midwest
National Guard
National Weather Service
Illinois
Minnesota
Buffalo
N.Y
Armco posts second best year in 1976 profits
Armco Steel Corp reports 1976 profits of 123.7 million dollars or 3.93 per share, the second highest in company history. Steel earnings rose to 51.15 million on 1.92 billion in steel sales, while Armco Enterprises declined due to foreign currency losses. Total sales reached 3.145 billion as two accounting changes added 13.49 million to earnings.
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Armco Steel Corp
William Verity
Steel Roup
Armco Enterprises
Armco
Steel
Verity
Armco __International
Metal Products
Ane
Ohio
Kentucky
Sharehaldf
Energy plan cuts Ohio school year by 15 days
Senate leader Oliver Ocasek said the energy crisis plan reduces the 182 day minimum to 160 classroom days at affected districts. More than 400 of Ohio’s 617 districts closed Friday with no district breakdown available.
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Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Ohio
Ocasek
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
D-89
New Boston
Riffe
James A. Rhodes
Department
Daredevil Wallenda braves blizzard in Mentor show
Veteran high wire daredevil Karl Wallenda 72 drove four miles through a blizzard near Mentor Ohio on the way to a PTA Circus performance. His car spun out just outside town and he needed help from a local resident before the show went on despite severe weather.
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Mentor
Ohio
Karl Wallenda
Allenda
Mentor Pta
Iow
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