Future Is Uncertain Residents Flee From Ice and Water
Families of Ken Miller and Donald McMillion escaped rising ice and water near Arnett as the Big Coal River ice jams along three locations threatened homes. Vera Miller led her three children through two feet of water at 9 p.m. to safety while Bonnie McMillion lost her home behind the trailer. Officials from the Department of Natural Resources used dynamite to clear blockages and aid evacuations.
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Ken Miller
Donald McMillion
Lagg
Arnett
Thomas Laverty
Vera Miller
Bonnie McMillion
Sve
Cold snap to bring upper teens, 30s with snow
The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures dipping to the upper teens tonight and a high near 30 tomorrow with likely snow. Early flurries were possible as readings were in the mid 40s. Precipitation chances rise to 70 percent tonight and tomorrow.
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National Weather Service
Carter Portillo Meet Marks Shift Toward Warmer US Mexico Ties
President Carter welcomes Mexico's Jose Lopez Portillo to the White House signaling a new era in US Mexican relations. Talks cover trade drug and gun traffic immigration and potential Panama Canal renegotiation. Portillo presses for contacts with Cabinet bankers editors and leaders as he tours Washington and Williamsburg.
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Carter
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
White House
United States
Cuba
Western Hemisphere
Panama Canal
Pierre Trudeau
U.S
Lopez Portillo
Rosalynn Carter
Henry Kissinger
Washington
Ford
Colonial Williamsburg
Virginia
House of Representatives
Organization of American States
National Press Club
Four Brothers Slain in Indiana Massacre
Four Spencer brothers aged 14 to 17 were shot in the back and head at a Parke County mobile home in a scene police call execution style. Their mother Betty Spencer, 43, was wounded and hospitalized in Terre Haute while two suspects were questioned and search for more suspects continued. The 48th anniversary of Chicago’s St Valentine’s Day Massacre is noted in the report.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Parke County
Rockville
Reeve B. Spencer
Ralph Spencer
Raymond Spencer
Gregory
Betty Spencer
Brooks
Union Hospital
Keith
Indianapolis
Mrs. Spencer
Spencer
Fertilizer Production Down Shortage May Affect Food
The same natural gas shortage raising fuel bills threatens farm output and family food budgets. Nitrogen fertilizer relies on natural gas. a rush of plants and producers foresees higher prices and tighter supplies for corn and feed grains, impacting farmers and housewives alike.
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United States
W.R. Grace & Co
Fertilizer Institute
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DNR
Coal River
Michael Emmett
Register
John Anderson
Higex
Creative Living
Portillo
Iatie
Niled
Hollandsburg, Ind
Chicago
Grace
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