Blizzard Grips Southern Illinois With Severe Winds And Power Loss
Fiercely cold weather and high winds grip Southern Illinois after a midweek blizzard that knocked out power, closed highways, and led to school closures. Temperatures plunge to near minus two with wind chills near minus fifty. forecasts call for sunny days ahead but continued frigid conditions and light precip chances through Sunday.
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Merrill Perlman
Semancik
Midwest
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Sparta
Anna
National Weather Service
Fire ravages Johnston City as blizzard hinders blaze
A two story Johnston City building owned by the Jaycees was gutted while 60 firefighters from 11 communities battled a four hour blaze in a severe blizzard. Snow and subzero wind chilled crews as the furnace room fire tore through the structure. No one was inside. a pool hall next door suffered heavy smoke and water damage. No definite damage estimate yet. The state fire marshal investigates. several nearby businesses evacuated occupants. Fire crews faced frozen hoses, zero visibility, and drifting snow but contained the fire by 1 a.m. Volunteers aided firefighters with food and cleanup after the effort.
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Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Johnston City Jaycees
Robert Fleming
Marion Memorial Hospital
Eight Ball Billards Pool
Herrin
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West Frankfort
Carterville
Hurst
Lesser
Walier
de Soto
Christopher
Energy
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Salvation Army
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Wanda Oliver
Joani Kee
Kim Thompson
Donna Mallory
Sandra Dobbins
Leah Williams
Marla LaBote
Gwendolyn Brymer
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Larry Trout
Trout
Snowbound bus rescue saves Union County pupils
Fifty high school students on a bus slid into a ditch on a snow packed rural road eight miles east of Anna. Union County Sheriff and volunteers with four wheel drive vehicles rescued all safely between 5 and 6 pm with ten drivers aiding, keeping younger children calm and unharmed.
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Ann Schottman
Southern Illinoisan
Anna
Union County Sheriff's Department
Jim Brown
Joanna Fuller
Tony Newman
Citizen Band Ra
Dio
Sheriff’s Department
Jim Sullivan
Newman
Kenny
Sullivan
Tom Whitehead
Tony
Larry Tripp
Tripp
Robert Boyd
Sheriff's Department
Madge Stover
Travelers rescued by police spend night in Gallatin restaurant
Thirty travelers found shelter after police rescued them during severe weather and spent the night at a Gallatin County restaurant. The article notes Page 3 discusses handling emergencies in storms and mentions state school officials seeing a flicker of hope in a related initiative.
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Gallatin County
Court ruling blocks state desegregation enforcement
A court decision bars the state Board of Education from enforcing desegregation guidelines and signals an appeal by state officials who expect the ruling to be short-lived. The piece notes related editorials and public comment across pages 2 through 14.
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Cent
State Board of Education
Ann Landers At Wits End Bridge Comics Calendar Classifieds
Newspaper section index listing pages for features and notices. Includes columns on Advice Deaths Family Living and Our Opinions along with Sports Television Weather details and puzzles. Provides page references for Hospital Notes Crossword Horoscope and the 2315 entries.
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Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Entire towns closed as Midwest storms trigger statewide emergencies
The Associated Press reports Indiana and Ohio declared statewide emergencies as a fierce blizzard slammed the upper Midwest. Columbus and many cities ground to a halt with 4 to 11 inch snow, 10 foot drifts in Michigan, and several storm deaths noted. Flooding rose in the Northeast as warm rains melted remaining snow. Cold fronts, 80 mph winds, and power outages accompanied frigid conditions across multiple states. In Kentucky, western highways were closed and towns faced evacuations while rescue efforts continued for stranded motorists.
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Ohio
Michigan
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Columbus
Minnesota
Tappan Zee
New York Thruway
New England
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Gulf of Mexico
Matewan
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