Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow Predicts Six Weeks More Winter
Punxsutawney Phil poked his head from Gobbler's Knob and, amid booing, saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter as interpreted by Charles Erhard of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Punxsutawney
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Gobbier’s Knob
Seo-co-colese
Heny Meeny Ming Mo
Charles Erhard
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Erhard
Grasso in critical condition at Hartford Hospital
Former Connecticut Gov Ella T Grasso is semi comatose and in critical condition at Hartford Hospital after resigning due to cancer. Doctors report periods of lucidity but she remains largely unconscious with stable vital signs amid advancing liver and intestinal cancer.
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Hartford, Conn
Connecticut
Ella T. Grasso
Hartford Hospital
300 Teachers Strike in Lockport Area Dispute
About 300 substitute teachers walked out across Niagara County in a contract dispute affecting several districts. The City of Niagara Falls school district was not affected.
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Lockport
UPI
Niagara County
City of
Niagara Falls
Curtain of Gloom: A deadly mood sickness explained
The Herald Journal begins a three part series on a mood sickness described as a disease with severe symptoms. An estimated 2.4 million Americans are affected, with two thirds being women. AP writer Jane Lee White examines theories behind the illness and its impact as a vacationer languishes inside a hotel room listening to rain.
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Associated Press
Jane Lee White
Herald-Journal
Schools close Ice and snow slick roads
Central New York faced icy highways and school cancellations across nearly three dozen districts as winter weather brought accidents and power issues. A 23 year-old woman died in Danby after a two car crash on Route 96B while another driver remained in serious condition.
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New York
Tompkins County
St. Lawrence County
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Onondaga County
Liverpool
Westhill
LaFayette
Skaneateles
West Genesee
East Syracuse- Minoa
Solvay
Marcellus
North Syracuse
Onondaga Central
Fayetteville-Manlius
National Weather Service
Broome County
Danby
Mary B. Morris
Courtview Manor
Endicott
Michael P. Sharkley
Linhurst Drive
Vestal
Sharkley
Tompkins County Hospital
Winter storm toll climbs with 18 dead across plains regions
The United Press International report states Arctic winds and heavy snowfall across the Plains and Great Lakes created dangerous icy roads and large drifts. At least 18 deaths linked to the weather include 14 highway fatalities in Nebraska Iowa Pennsylvania and Utah and three North Carolina fire deaths from faulty heaters. A Utah avalanche death in Salt Lake City involved Daniel A Lafave 30 ski touring near Cardiff Fork.
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Great Lakes
New England
Nebraska
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Utah
North Carolina
Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake City
Daniel A. Lafave
Cardiff Fork
Volcker urges spending cuts tied to tax relief
Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said spending must be cut by tens of billions of dollars and tax cuts should not be voted without budget reductions. He warned that the Fed would maintain tight money growth, likely pushing interest rates higher, while proposing that tax cuts be contingent on spending restraint. James A. Baker III and Rep. James R. Jones echoed calls for linking actions, amid administration disputes over debt limits and the timing of tax cuts.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Paul A. Volcker
Federal Reserve
Volcker
Fed
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D-Okla
House
Budget Committee
David A. Stockman
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Regan
James A. Baker 3d
White House
Baker
Reagan
Congress
Stockman
Particu
Fire kills Bath woman and two daughters in blaze
In Bath New York a fire of undetermined origin destroyed a two story home at 29 Vermont St. killing Janice Sample 22 and her daughters June 2 and Jamie 6 months. Husband William Sample 25 escaped and was hospitalized with severe burns. Four firefighters were injured and treated. fire crews remained at the scene until 2 36 a.m.
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Janice Sample
Jamie
Vermont St
William Sample
St. Joseph's Hospital
Elmira
Ira Davenport Hospital
Ira Davenport
Reagan scraps bilingual education rules nationwide
Washington reports the Reagan administration cancels proposed bilingual education regulations aimed at teaching non English speaking students in their native languages. Education Secretary Terrell Bell says the rules are harsh and costly, but the department will keep flexible guidelines and pursue new rules later.
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Terrel Bell
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Heagan
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