Bitter winter storm worsens. eight dead across multiple states
A massive winter storm bringing heavy snow and bitter cold intensified over the north Atlantic states with eight deaths linked to the weather. Gas shortages, impassable roads, and widespread school closures were reported from New England to the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes.
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William Morrisey
Associated Press
North Atlantic
Polo
New England
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Albany
N.Y
Weather watch and deadly cold across regions
A front chills Kansas City to six below overnight and linked deaths rise to four in Missouri. An arctic air mass affects the southeast coast with gusts and a fair forecast elsewhere. The East Coast notes an accident on Interstate 80 near East Stoudsburg as a trucker dies after a bridge plunge. Key West Naval Air Station remains central to forecast notes.
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Key West Naval Air Station
Florida
Interstate 80
East Stoudsburg
Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
Gas curtailment hits North Texas as winter freezes deep
Lone Star Gas Co says record winter demand forced shutting off service to 400 North and Central Texas cities and parts of southern Oklahoma. Temperatures plunged to teens with snow and sleet as schools and some industries faced outages. Hospitals and many industrial users had standby fuels. full restoration expected as temps rise.
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Michigan
Connecticut
Dallas
Lone Star Gas Co
Texas
Oklahoma
Warren Fulks
Lone Star
Herb King
Red River
Numbing cold grips Texas with ice and snow storms
The Associated Press reports numbing cold and ice cripple northern Texas with zero degree readings in places. Schools closed as gas deliveries faltered and industry paused or shifted to standby fuels. Ice blanketed roads and travel slowed nationwide with snow in the Panhandle and eastern regions. Readings stayed below freezing across the state with several towns registering single digits to the teens.
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Wichita Falls
North Texas
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Abilene
Dallas
Fort Worth
Waco
Sweetwater
Llano
Associated Press
Texas
Mary Ella Meek Wins Beauty Contest and Heads to Miss Texas
Mary Ella Meek captured the Hurst Euless Bedford Beauty Contest title on Saturday night and will vie in the Miss Texas Pageant later this year. Meek is a Baylor University student and former Miss West Texas who placed fourth runner up in 1976. She will compete in Miss Texas against Kristi Kesey of Pecos, the current Miss West Texas.
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Mary Ella Meek
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Miss Meek
Baylor University
Golda Lloyd Wins All Expenses Hawaii Trip
Golda Lloyd was drawn as the winner of a trip to Hawaii from a bushel sack attended by local merchants. She can choose an all expenses paid Hawaii trip with a friend or $1,000 in cash.
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Hawaii
Kim Allen
Golda Lloyd
Kim
Bob Miller
Carlton Williams
George
C.M. Farnum
Williams Department Store
George and
Eddie Vasquez
Terrazas Furniture
Joe Moralez
United Department Store
Lloyd
W. 11Th
Johnny Miller sets pace as a teen salesman and student
Johnny Miller, 17, a high school senior and part time worker at Safeway, ran a vendor effort at a fair selling 146 smoked turkeys for about 2000 dollars. He has served as paperboy, bank gardener, and DE club president, while earning awards in UIL persuasive speaking, biology exhibit, and a district one act play.
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Johnny Miller
S. Alamo
Decca Club
Gene Douglas
Safeway
Enterprise
First National Bank
Johnny
Amarillo
Odessa
Gardner
DECCA
Distributive Education Clubs of America
District Uil
Alpine
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