Record cold grips Texas with 17 degree Dallas Fort Worth low
Texas shivers as Dallas Fort Worth hits 17 degrees after midnight, shattering a 1977 21 degree high. The state logs 188 freezing hours, pipes burst and water shortages loom across Fort Worth Houston Port Arthur and Laredo. Officials forecast further power use curbs and a 13 degree Dallas Fort Worth overnight low. Century Christmas records fall across many cities as growers salvage frozen citrus. LCRA warns utility curtailment and urges conservation while noting gradual heating won’t fix the grid soon.
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Dallas-Fort Worth
National Weather Service
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Weather Service
Fort Worth
Houston
Teresa Dover
Dover Plumbing Inc
Green Acres
Bridge City
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Nederland
Groves
Howard McDaniel
Dallas
Abilene
Amarillo
Austin
Beaumont
Brownsville
Center
College Station
Corpus Christi
del Rio
Galveston
Longview
Midland
San Antonio
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
Laredo
Cold Christmas records hit Texas as Midwest snow stuns travel
The weather overview notes record low temperatures across 20 Texas cities and a bitter Christmas nationally. Winter coats the Lone Star State with single digits in parts and highs only in the 50s on Tuesday along with westerly winds. In Olton a family perished from gas heater exposure amid sub zero guarding. travel chaos spreads from Midwest snow to Southeast cold. The National Weather Service reports 170 deaths and 100 cities with their coldest Christmas Day. West Texas, North Texas, and South Texas show varied temps from sub zero to the 60s with mixed precipitation possible Wednesday night into Friday.
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Odessa
West Texans
Texas
Fort Worth
Olton
Midwest
Indianapolis
Florida
National Weather Service
Jean Airey
Columbus
Ohio
Remington Armory
Indiana
Interstate 65
Chicago
Atlanta
Terry
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
North Texas
South Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Andropov ailing. no public appearance for months
President Yuri Andropov, age 69, did not attend a Central Committee session, citing temporary causes while a Tass report said a speech text was distributed to members. Officials say he has not appeared publicly since August 18 amid rumors of heart and kidney problems.
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Moscow
Yuri V. Andropov
Communist Party Central Committee
Tass
Andropov
Central Committee
Communist Party
Canadian nurses freed after six weeks with Angolan rebels
Nora Draper and Marion Wilson, Canadian missionary nurses aged 34 and 38, arrived in Toronto on Christmas Day after being held for six weeks by UNITA rebels in eastern Angola. They described a 300 mile bush trek to the rebel camp and said 40 other captives remain in rebel hands.
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Toronto
Angola
Nora Draper
Marion Wilson
Toronto International
Pretoria
South Africa
International Red Cross
Canada
Draper
Parry Sound
Ontario
Jonas Savimbi
Union For the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA
Sailor Dies After Plunge From Tel Aviv Hotel
An unidentified U.S. Sixth Fleet sailor on Christmas leave in Tel Aviv fell from the eighth floor of a hotel after attending a Christmas party. Sailors found his body at the building base as he returned to his room. Most sailors on leave were reported from the USS Independence.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
U.S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Israel Radio
U.S
U.S.S
Fire Displaces Elderly Residents At Shirkmere Apartments
A three alarm fire at Shirkmere Apartments in Wichita caused residents to flee into freezing weather. Five residents with smoke inhalation and stress were hospitalized in fair condition at St. Francis Regional Medical Center. Others sustained minor injuries. some evacuated to a nearby building.
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Wichita
Kan
Shirkmere
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
Jim Sparr
Unusual Cold and Warm Winters Across A Century
Meteorologists note winters with extreme cold and warmth occur in patterns. Examples include 1976 77 77 78 79 and 1982 63 with regional variation. Anomalies tied to Pacific warming and jet stream shifts, making national averages unreliable for local conditions.
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Karl
Pacific Ocean
Veteran finally receives Purple Heart after decades
Navy veteran Lewis, a Brownfield resident and former electrician, found his Purple Heart recommendation among old files. He mailed it to the National Personnel Records Center and in December received a dark-blue case with two ribbons and the medal. His wife says they never expected the honor after years of moving and service.
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Brownfield
Janie
Lewises
Odessa
Lewis
National Personnel Records Center
St. Louis
Chris Kimball
Navy
Los Angeles
Kimball
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Mid-Valley Pipeline Co
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