Vicious freeze worsens death toll across regions
United Press International reports a brutal Arctic freeze pushing the toll to 303 as it shatters thermometers and triggers emergencies from the Northeast to the Midwest and as far south as Arkansas. A thaw began in the central states while the mid-Atlantic braces for more snow and freezing rain.
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mid-Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Divers hunt for flight data recorders from Florida flight
Divers focus on two signal emitting black boxes at the Potomac River bottom to explain last week's Florida bound jet crash that killed 78. The tail section was raised but the recorders remain missing. Seven more bodies recovered, 25 still missing from the wreckage.
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Washington
UPI
Potomac River
Francis McAdams
National Transportation Safety Board
McAdams
Four Thunderbirds killed in crash at Indian Springs
Air Force confirms four Thunderbird pilots died when six planes performed a line abreast loop and crashed near Nellis base. Victims were Capt. Willie Mays, Capt. Joseph Peterson, Capt. Mark Melancon, and Lt. Col. David Lowry who led the team since October after a prior fatal crash. Investigators expect a three week inquiry. The crash occurred at Indian Springs auxiliary field 40 miles from Nellis. The Thunderbird squadron had planned an 81-show season beginning March 13 at Davis Monthan.
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Radford
Willie Mays
Ripley
Tenn
Joseph Peterson
Tuskegee Ala
Mark E. Melancon
Dayton
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Cleveland
Thunderbird
Ogden
Utah
Mike Wallace
Peterson
Mays
Indian Springs
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Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Conner
Fire guts the Corral in Olmsted
Doug an of 3173 West 38th Street Cleveland aided by a sister saved a teen who set the fire at the Corral in Olmsted Township. The teen admitted starting the blaze and faces charges to be discussed with juvenile court officials. Insurance will cover about half the damage. the club may not reopen.
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Malinovsky
Skeen
Long
Lorain County
William Kishman
Barry Matsch
Police Department
Dougan
38Th St
Cleveland
Township
Richard Masielle
Masielle
Cuyahoga County
Dan Toth
la Ponza
Corral
the Lodge
Oberlin Tops In Social Life Rating In College Guide
Oberlin ranks near the top in a national college guide with Harvard and Yale each earning 12 points, one behind Oberlin, in social life. The guide blends numerical scores with descriptive essays on academics housing food and activities to help students choose a college.
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Oberlin
College Guide
St. John’s
Annapolis
Harvard
Yale
Teacher acquitted of raping two boys in trial
Pittsburgh jurors cleared Kathleen Harden a 31 year old sixth grade teacher of four counts statutory rape and related charges after doubting a written confession she gave to police. The six men and six women found her innocent following two hours of deliberation.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Kathleen Harden
Pennsylvania
Winder
Cross bearing American and son begin 600 mile walk in Philippines
Arthur Blessit, 41, and his 10 year old son Joshua started a 600 mile pilgrimage on foot from Santa Cruz church in Manila toward the Magellan Cross in Cebu City carrying two large wooden crucifixes. Blessit has walked 18,000 miles in 60 nations and says the journey was ordered by God. Local Filipinos and foreigners gathered as the pair received questions and requests for counsel.
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Philippines
UPI
Arthur Blessit
Hollywood
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Joshua
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Cebu City
Blessit
Paul II
Irael
Menachem Begin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
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