Montana freezes at 43 as U S deaths rise nationwide
The Associated Press reports a brutal winter with 68 deaths nationwide and record low temperatures from Texas to Maine. Snow and ice snarled travel, froze cities from Denver to Omaha, and left many motorists and travelers stranded. Montana's Butte hit 43 below zero, while Casper, Wyoming posted a record December low.
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Florida
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Wyo
Harry Gordon
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Salvation Army
Enid
Shuttle Columbia delays landing over faulty IBM computers
IBM says solder fragment and extraneous matter in two of five identical IBM computers aboard the shuttle caused computer failures delaying Columbia’s landing by eight hours. Cmdr John Young fired a nose thruster during descent. No 1 computer failed and could not restart. No 2 computer later worked briefly before failing at touchdown.
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Clint Hundley
Shuttle
International Business Machines Inc
IBM
Handley
Cmdr
John Young
Spacelab
No. 1
Concrete substitution halts Moscow laser shipment via Denver
U S customs agents intercepted a plan to ship a krypton laser and seismometer to Moscow routed through a Munich firm. Instead of the laser, 700 pounds of concrete and an obscenity were sent, with 80 more shipments uncovered at ICG Englewood. Norman Comerford and Bruce Adamski face Munitions Control Act charges with bonds set amid Operation Exodus.
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Royce Sickler
Norman Comerford
Bruce Adamski
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Comerford
United States
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Reagan
Gary Hillberry
U.S. Customs
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