Schools Fight Austerity With Fewer Services Across Nation
As half of 1981 82 passes, districts cut back on teaching aides and programs while enacting deeper budget trims. The downturn hits big urban centers and affluent suburbs alike, with layoffs and program reductions in math science art and sports, even as some districts pursue volunteers and basics to keep schools operating.
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Lee Mitgang
Reagan
Department of Education
Congress
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Florida
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Associated Press
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Neb
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Ariz
New York City
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Oklahoma City
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Wash
Pontiac
Mich
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Ohio
Board of Education
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Owatonna
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Mounds View
Minn
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Ted Sanders
Nevada
Philadelphia
Alpena
Estacada
Ore
Nebraska
Grand Island High School
B.F. Miller
Comedian Paul Lynde Dies at Home in Los Angeles
Hollywood actor Paul Lynde, famed for Hollywood Squares and The Paul Lynde Show, was found dead at his Los Angeles residence apparently from natural causes. Friends discovered his body after he failed to attend a dinner party, with the coroner confirming natural causes. Lynde starred in films and TV for three decades and lived alone. he was never married.
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UPI
Paul Lynde
Los Angeles
Lynde
Alan David
David
Kirk Douglas
Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Northwestern University
New York
Fifth Avenue
Gower Champion
Elizabeth Allen
Deep South hit by deep freeze across nation
Across the nation frigid temperatures disrupted life from Alabama to Virginia. In Des Moines lawmakers opened the 1982 session. utilities failed elsewhere as pipes froze, power outages spread, and relief measures began. Bengals beat Chargers in extreme cold as fans faced frostbite checks and packed venues endured.
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Alabama
Iowa
Des Moines
Virginia
Illinois
Great Lakes
Sedalia
Cincinnati Bengals
San Diego Chargers
NFL
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Chicago
Washington D.C
Bitterly cold windy night with flurries to near zero
National Weather Service forecast through 7 AM EST includes bitter cold and wind with possible snow flurries. Low near zero. Tomorrow cloudy with highs in the teens. Winds southwest 10 to 20 mph tonight. 50 percent chance of measurable snowfall tonight and tomorrow. Sunset 4:50 PM, sunrise 7:35 AM. Records: high 67 in 1975, low -18 in 1968. Seasonal snowfall to date 74.9 inches.
North Country ice storm shuts schools and slows travel
Subzero conditions trigger travel advisories and widespread school cancellations across Onondaga and neighboring counties. In Oswego and Lewis counties, districts closed while Tully and LaFayette kept some operations. A water pipe burst at Dey Brothers in Syracuse caused minor damage as ice and wind hinder transport and public safety efforts. Despite the cold, snowmobilers in Old Forge ride groomed trails with extreme wind chills.
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South Warren
Theicy
Engine Co. 6
Dey Brothers
South
Salina St
Department of Public Works
David Dolly
Onondaga
Cayuga
Oswego
Lewis
Madison
Syracuse
Red Creek
Lowville
Onondaga County
Tully
LaFayette
Jack Shaw
Shaw
Tully High School
Bill Kennedy
John Aiken
Aiken
Holly Carter
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
North Country
Lewis County
Blizzard forces long night as Buffalo counts blockages
Police and firefighters wrangled people to rescue vehicles after a blizzard stranded about 700 at the Memorial Auditorium and hundreds more at the airport Kissing Bridge ski area and other sites. Sabres staff provided food and coffee while Salvation Army doughnuts aided survivors.
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Buffalo Sabres
Memorial Auditorium
Kissing Bridge
Buffalo
Dale Senn
Salvation Army
Hilton Hotel
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