Winter Grip Tightens Across Eastern U S
Severe cold and ice cripple daily life across the Eastern United States with record lows in Cincinnati and Mississippi snow totals. Utilities divert power to homes as factories face gas shortages while Michigan's power situation eases and auto plants in Ohio Michigan and New York reopen. Florida citrus fires burn to guard crops as Amtrak trains face cancellations and Ohio River freezes. multiple deaths and widespread school closures are reported amid the prolonged arctic outbreak.
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Blowing Snow Closes Area Schools
Area schools closed due to high winds and snow drifts with Ottawa the only city open for some classes starting late. Overnight lows ranged 3 to 4 degrees, with highs near 10 to 40 across the state and a brief warming trend ending after Thursday.
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Weather Service
Lawsuits Loom Over Swine Flu Inoculation Halt
Washington AP The Justice Department braces for a lengthy wave of lawsuits and claims after the swine flu inoculation program was suspended. More than 1 million dollars in claims already filed. an Oklahoma suit seeks about 1.2 million. Around 1,000 vaccinated people sought filing information. up to 5,000 claims expected over five years. 242 paralysis cases linked to Guillain Barré prompted the pause. CDC advised partial resumption.
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Neil Peterson
No School At OJHS Friday
Ottawa Junior High students will not attend classes Friday due to an in service training session for the OJHS faculty. The junior high is the only city school affected by the session.
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Church To Aid Fire Victims In Ottawa Family Losses
Sacred Heart Catholic Church opens Sands Family Fund at Peoples National Bank to aid Merle Sands and three children Pat 18 Sandy 14 Scott 9 after a Monday fire. Collecting clothing shoes and household items at the church Cedar address and vestibule. family currently staying with relatives.
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Ottawa
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Rantoul Fire Department
REACT
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Sands
Peoples National Bank
Sacred Heart Church
Pat
Sandy
Scott
Bizarre end for Gilmore after last-minute delays
Gary Mark Gilmore was executed by firing squad in Utah after delays pushed sunrise execution past schedule. His body was cremated in Provo, ashes to be spread over Provo and Springville. University of Utah Medical Center said his pituitary gland eyes kidneys and liver were removed for possible transplant or study, with kidneys not usable for transplant. Gilmore’s death followed a two-decade period of legal and public scrutiny as officials and media watched closely.
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Provo
Springville
Nicole Barrett
Pituitary
University of Utah Medical Center
United States
Water problems persist in Princeton amid frozen pipes
Princeton residents face continued water issues as frozen pipes restrict supply, while city crews pump from a Middle Creek well found Friday. Work to lay a connecting water line to Rantoul Rural Water District No. 6 will resume when weather allows, and residents are urged to conserve water.
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Princeton
Middle Creek
Rantoul Rural
GNP Slows. Fourth Quarter Growth At 3 Percent
The Commerce Department reports GNP grew 3 percent annually in Oct Dec, slowest since 1975, with unemployment rising to 8.0 percent in Q4 and inflation at 6.2 percent. Ottawa City Commission meets at 9:30 a.m. to discuss Community Development funds, library needs, and talks with local boards.
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