Snow storms cause traffic crashes and flight delays in basin
Snow pounded the Permian Basin with up to two inches, halting air travel briefly at Midland Regional Airport where a Muse Air flight to Midland was canceled. Ten traffic accidents were logged as schools opened. ice covered Interstate 20 and roads. Temperatures plunged from 65 to 40 as storms moved east, with scattered minor snow in Andrews and Kermit, and no severe injuries reported.
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Permian Basin
Midland Regional
Victor White
White
Muse Air
Dallas
Midland
Muse
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Penwell
Midland County
National Weather Service
West Odessa
South Odessa
Texas Storm Dumps Snow and Closes Schools Across State
A winter storm dumped up to six inches of snow along the Red River and spread slick roads across North West and East Texas. The National Weather Service said a low pressure system caused heavy fall, with Wichita Falls and Denton seeing six inches. Interstate 35 in Denton was impassable and several schools closed or delayed as crews worked to clear lines and assess damage. Longview and Marshall recorded about five inches as authorities reported downed power lines and numerous accidents.
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Associated Press
Red River
North
West
East Texas
Panhandle
National Weather Service
Wichita Falls
Denton
Texas
Longview-Marshall
Longview
Gene Noble
Economists foresee subdued 1983 wholesale inflation
Washington data show November wholesale prices down 0.2 percent, food costs dropping 1 percent the steepest since 1982. For 1983, overall wholesale inflation may fall below 1 percent, the best since the mid 1960s, with energy and food sectors contributing sizable declines.
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Washington
Edward Yardeni
Prudential Bache Securities Inc
Michael Evans
Nation tightens security at federal sites nationwide
After Beirut and Kuwait attacks, U S officials raise alert levels and deploy barriers. Gray alerts require ID checks and parcel searches at 7500 federal buildings. Red alerts cover Syracuse Buffalo Utica Watertown and Binghamton with extra guards and barriers at Manhattan Brooklyn Albany and more. Concrete barriers go up at U N New York and Brooklyn federal courts. NYC police HQ grounds receive round the clock foot patrols and street parking bans.
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Kuwait
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Brooklyn
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California
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Federal Courthouse
Red tape delayed Kuwaiti embassy security before bombing
The State Department admitted a three month delay in a Kuwait embassy security request prior to Monday’s truck bombing. Amid a global security reassessment, posts abroad were ordered to report needs, with 200 projects at 120 posts under way. Officials noted a $100,000 Kuwait cable should have gone out the day of the attack, and future action may be faster. The blast killed four and injured over 60. no Americans died or were seriously hurt.
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State Department
U.S
Kuwait
Department
Beirut
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Mike Ferrell
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