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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1981
Page
2
Cloudy eastern Texas with dense fog gives way to fair conditions in the west and northwest. West Texas sees 30s to 40s overnight, highs in the 70s today, with cooler nights through Tuesday and light SE winds.
A December blizzard cripples New England with 102 inches at Logan Airport in 24 hours and widespread outages. 50 000 Rhode Island residents lose power, 35 000 in Duxbury, 5 000 in Marshfield. Transit suspends bus service. Nantucket ferry and flight cancellations strand 2000 tourists. 1000 passenger ferry sent to rescue. About 200 seek shelter. 500 expected to reach Nantucket by ferry today.
Paul Bowker of Brewster joined 41 others at Nantucket Cottage Hospital as flights faltered and snow piled up. In Massachusetts, Lynn officer Donald Hodge died shoveling snow, a Dracut boy was killed by a falling branch, a Norwood driver struck a Snowplow, and a Rhode Island man died wiping snow from his car. Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont reports followed with multiple weather related fatalities. The National Weather Service ruled out a blizzard as winds never stayed above 35 mph, though gusts exceeded that in bursts.
Pearl Harbor survivors recount the surprise strike on December 7 1941. They note failures to silence the large naval base fueling centers and the absence of U S aircraft carriers, while details include radar blips, Ward’s sub kill, and the first and second waves targeting ships on Battleship Row.
Residents from Borger to San Marcos recall where they were when Pearl Harbor was announced. A 68-year-old man from Alexandria spoke of being on the drill field awaiting discharge as the attack shifted his plans. Others recount headlines, radio broadcasts, and the sudden call to arms that changed their lives and futures.
The court agreed to decide if minority workers can sue as a class for hiring and promotion discrimination, reviewing Mariano Falcon’s suit against General Telephone Co. of the Southwest over promotions at its Irving Texas plant from the early 1970s.
A Murray Utah high school bus carrying 38 skiers lost brakes on a steep road. The vehicle overturned, two teens died and two others were seriously injured. The driver had earlier reported brake trouble but did not suspect danger.
Attackers hurled a fire extinguisher bomb into a U S Army unit commander's office near Kassel injuring two soldiers from the 5th Artillery Detachment. The explosive failed to detonate fully and caused only non life threatening injuries.
A man attending candlelight services walked to the pulpit, sat and opened fire killing the visiting minister Rev. Ernie Douglas and wounding Rev. Clarence Covington. Percy Edmondson, 48, of Goodlettsville, turned himself in hours later and was charged with murder by police.
State and county health officials launched an investigation into the deaths of 18 patients in as many days last month at a Royal Oak nursing home. A doctor caring for 10 patients said they had flu shots shortly before death, while Dr. William Hall of the Michigan Department of Public Health attributed the deaths to an outbreak of respiratory viral illness typical of the cold season.
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