19 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1977
Page
1
Government reports December prices up four tenths of a percent and the year 1976 records a 4.8 percent inflation, the smallest in four years. Grocery prices fell nine tenths of one percent in December, aiding the cooling trend.
CIPS officials warn that gas shortages may linger if cold spells return though warmer temps today and Thursday could ease strain. Small laundries and car washes with contracts will get gas today but larger users remain cut off. 32 area schools closed and propane supply is being sought to supplement.
On the Southern Illinois University campus this morning the wind chill hit 20 degrees below zero prompting students and staff to wear heavy layers and improvisational outerwear. Photographers Butch Nevious and Ed Greer captured the scene.
Scientists report a bacteria like organism isolated after six months of tests and thousands of analyses. The finding confirms a COVID era style mystery around the 1976 Legionnaires outbreak in Philadelphia.
An automatic pressure regulator failure cut natural gas to hundreds of Carmi residences. Emergency crews checked houses Tuesday while Consumer Gas Co. repaired the regulator in 10 to 15 minutes. many pilot lights for furnaces stoves and hot water heaters went out.
Thousands rescued as subzero conditions and gas shortages force school and industry closures across the East Midwest and South. In Raleigh County West Virginia 1800 homes lost gas pressure prompting evacuations, while Florida reports rare snow near Boca Raton and record lows in Miami and West Palm Beach.
Ed Biewald, weather observer at the Southern Illinois Airport near Carbondale, forecasts spring will arrive late with 30 to 45 days of continued cold and snow. Snow up to three inches is expected by Thursday night, with temperatures dipping below normal into the weekend. The jet stream’s southward shift is blamed for the extended frigid conditions.
In Anchorage Alaska temperatures surge 20 degrees above normal with highs in the low 40s on Sunday and Monday, breaking 43 year old records. The Alaska cold weather exercise Jack Frost 1977 proceeds as personnel adapt to milder conditions.
Snow likely tonight with increasing wind and warming temperatures. Lows range from 8 to 15 degrees. Thursday brings mostly cloudy, windy conditions with snow possible early, highs in the 20s. Snow chances 80 percent tonight and 50 percent early Thursday. Fair Friday and Sunday, variable skies Saturday. Persistently cold with lows from around 5 below to the upper teens and highs from the lower teens to the lower 30s.
The Southern Illinoisan calendar notes the first meeting of a new club serving stroke victims and their families. A regional FAA seminar in Carbondale warns smaller Southern Illinois airports face hijack risk due to security at major hubs.
Illinois EMS and Highway Safety chief urged health professionals in Carbondale to adopt a statewide poison control network as a priority this year. The call aims to better coordinate emergency care across the state.
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