Weather summary for Western and Central U S regions
Weathershowers in many areas with varying highs and lows. Clovis New Mexico and Albuquerque report chilly temperatures with periods of rain and snow elsewhere. Regional readings include Barstow 84, Cut Bank -20, and daily highs from 29 to 62 with mornings near freezing in some locales.
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Bismarck
Carlsbad
Chicago
Cleveland Gulf States
Clovis Florida
Denver
Pacific Northwest
el Paso
California
Fort Worth
San- Helena
Rockies
Kansas City Plains
Los Angeles
New Mexico
Memphis
Miami
New Orleans
New York
Omaha
Phoenix
Portland
Ore
Santa Fe
Baretm
H. L. Prec
Tow
Fla
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Ain! Bank
Mont
Costs of a search for lost Texas skiers highlighted by community effort
Inneside Lincoln County recounts the extensive, costly search for six missing Texas skiers around Sierra Blanca. The piece notes hours worked, helicopter use, radio coordination gaps, and community involvement from Ruidoso residents, Mescalero Apache, and ski patrols led by Roy Parker.
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David
Innes
Texas
Holloman Air Force Base
Ralph Brown
Lowell Morgan
Ruidoso
Sierra Blanca
Bob Walker
Ruidoso Hondo Valley Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico
Harlan McGraw
Ed Wimberley
Edgar Smith
Dale Prins
Anthoney Smith
Roy Parker
Tim Noyes
Snow and Wind Sweep Broad U S Regions
A widespread storm brought snow, rain and strong winds across the Far Northwest and parts of the West. Montana and Idaho faced heavy snow with subzero temperatures in many locales while Oregon and Washington saw flooding and closures. Gusts up to 80 mph lashed northern Texas to the Great Lakes, and Seattle area measured over six feet of snow in spots.
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California
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Continental Divide
Cut Bank
Mont
Great Falls
Missoula
New England
Gulf Coast
Texas
Florida
Ohio Valley
Oregon
Cascade Mountains
Willamette Valley
Cascades
Stampede Pass
Seattle
Yakima Valley
Yakima
Cascade Mountain
Great Lakes
Five Tank Farm Blast Near Lyon Kills or Displaces Dozens
A Feyzin refinery storage farm near Lyon France exploded, causing up to 30 feared dead or missing and at least 75 burn injuries. Evacuations expanded as three more tanks threatened by heat and underground pipes, with fire departments joined by Paris dispatches and regional crews.
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Lyon
France
Ministry of Interior
Paris
Explo
Sion
Feyzin
Union Generale Des Petroles
Europe
Saint Etienne
Marseille
Money Not the Answer in Africa Says Eskelin
Neil Eskelin urged a Knife and Fork Club crowd that people and food are the best aid for Africa not money He cites Peace Corps as the most effective aid and argues Western influence grows through personal contact less than a generation can change Africa. He notes both East and West fund African development to gain influence.
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Africa
Neil Eskelin
Eskelin
Ohio State University
America
Peace Corps
England
France
Russia
Red
China
Civil Rights Figure Slain in Tuskegee
Samuel Younge Jr. 22, a Tuskegee Institute student active in civil rights, was found shot to death in Tuskegee. A white man from nearby Shorter, Ala., is being held for questioning as investigators pursue the case.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Samuel Younge Jr
Tuskegee Institute
W.R. Jones
Younge
Jones
Harvey Sadler
Sadier
Shorter
Macon
Twelfth Night Burning of the Greens at St Mark’s Lutheran
The Lutheran Church Men and Boy Scout Troop 55 sponsor a community Burning of the Greens at 7:30 p.m. on the church lot 2911 N Main at Vista Parkway. Residents are invited to bring Christmas greens to burn and enjoy carols and hot drinks.
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Lutheran Church
Men of
St. Mark’s Evangelical
Sanchez to Run For Treasurer in New Mexico Race
J Chris Sanchez, 53, deputy state treasurer since January 1955, seeks the Democratic nomination for state treasurer after 11 years as No 2 in the office. He is the first announced candidate as Joseph B Grant cannot seek re election. Sanchez is a Torrance County native who taught school before entering state government in 1943.
Boy Escapes From Sierra Blanca Camp
A 16 year old, Richard A Taylor of Ruidoso, escaped Monday from a Sierra Blanca Boy's Camp work detail in the Capitan Mountains. Lincoln County Sheriff Lean dro Vega says a search by plane and ground teams is underway with near zero temperatures and the youth possibly wearing a yellow cap with a brown field jacket.
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Capitan
Sierra Blanca
Capitan Mountains
Lincoln County
Leandro Vega
Richard A. Taylor
Ruidoso
Vega
Taylor
Sun Valley
R. H. Hedgecake
New Mexico
Darrel Austin
Capitans
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Midland
Lubbock
Tucson
Boulder
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Colo
Solitthe
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Lincoln County Bureau
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Sealy Golden Sleep
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