Carter May Urge Four Day Work Week Amid Energy Crisis
President Carter said he may push industries to adopt a four day work week to ease energy shortages. He ordered federal disaster relief for New York and Pennsylvania due to extreme cold and weather and will sign Florida crop-loss aid Monday. He called a Cabinet session on energy shortages and urged 17 state governors to report their energy problems.
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Journal Cuts Office Hours
The Journal will shorten its business office hours starting Monday closing at 4 p.m. Monday through Friday while Saturday hours remain noon to close. Public will be asked to cooperate as energy use is reduced with building thermostats cut to 65 daytime and 55 overnight.
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Scouts Postpone Winter Camp Due to Blizzard Warning
Algonquin Council Boy Scouts planned a weekend camp in Stow Massachusetts to practice winter survival and cooking in freezing weather. A blizzard warning with below zero temperatures and 45 mph winds caused organizers to delay Operation Freezeout for a few weeks.
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Roads Still Closed Across Ohio After Snowstorm
The Associated Press reports 105 roads remained snow clogged and closed in Ohio as thousands stayed in shelters after a violent storm. About 500 vehicles were stranded along a 50 mile stretch of Interstate 75 Findlay to Toledo as crews awaited wreckers to clear wrecks before plowing.
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Ohio seeks relief as deadly cold settles over state
Govorner and lawmakers join energy officials to urge voluntary conservation amid brutal cold. National Guard deployed nearly 400 troops to aid stranded motorists and protect deliveries as six deaths are confirmed in the north central region and continue to rise in surrounding counties.
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Weather Outlook for Middletown Area
A slight warming trend is expected in the Middletown area today with highs in the teens, a bit warmer than Saturday. Tomorrow’s morning low may range from zero to five above, improving on Saturday’s record, with a possible rise into the 20s. Snow chances are one percent today and about forty percent tonight.
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Severe Winter Toll Strains East as Blizzard Paralyzes Regions
Frigid weather and a windwhipped blizzard halt activity across the East and Midwest with roads closed and factories idle. At least 56 deaths reported nationwide as cold escalates and natural gas shortages trigger layoffs. National Guard assist in multiple states and upstate New York reports seven deaths in Buffalo area from the blizzard.
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Freddie Prinze Dies After Despondent Shooting
Los Angeles AP Freddie Prinze known for Chico and the Man died after a self inflicted gunshot wound in a West Los Angeles apartment. He was 22 and had been despondent over a recent divorce filing by Katherine Prinze. Doctors at UCLA Medical Center failed to revive him after 33 hours of efforts.
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Severe winter of 1918 and WWI shortages
Weather made news 59 years ago as in 1918 severe winter brought hardships and wartime shortages. Local historians Vorhis and Crout collected recollections from long-time residents about that “voworable” winter.
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