Weather Woes Persist Across Regions With Snow and Freezing Rain
Storms from the lower Great Lakes to the Northeast bring heavy snow and freezing rain. Vermont New York Ohio Maine face warnings. Lake Ontario Huron Erie see storm and gale warnings. Michigan Ohio Maryland Kentucky report thousands stranded and power outages. many schools and governments pause operations. Red Cross assists over 11,000 in Michigan and about 35,000 in the region.
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Great Lakes
Vermont
New York
West Virginia
Ohio
Maine
Lake Ontario
Huron
Erie
New England
Pacific
The
Red Cross
Michigan
Pennsyyvania
Maryland
Appalachia
Kentucky
Pacific Northwest Mountains
Portland
Ore
Northern Plains
California
Florida
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
Snowstorm Snows Southwest Virginia. Fatalities Reported
A major storm blanketed Southwest Virginia with over a foot of snow and caused several deaths. Snow affected Carroll Floyd Wythe Montgomery Giles and Pulaski counties as highways reopened. A TWA crash near Upperville and two local deaths in Wythe County were blamed on the weather. Police reported a Roanoke area snow crash that killed a driver.
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Virginia
Carroll
Floyd
Wythe
Montgomery
Giles
Pulaski
State Department of Highways and Transportation
Bristol
Washington
Smyth
Tazewell
Bland
Department
Trans World Airlines
Upperville
Wythe County
C. D. Moore
Randolph Hinds
Hinds
Ivanhoe
Albert Parks
U. S. 19
Speedwell
Moore
Parks
Roanoke
Robert Lacy Graybill
Interstate 581
Nixon Quiz In Writing Is Proposed
U S District Judge John J Sirica proposed written questions for former President Richard Nixon rather than allowing him to testify at the Watergate cover up trial. He asked defense lawyers if they objected to contacting doctors who examined Nixon to verify his ability to answer in writing.
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Nixon
Washington
U.S
John J. Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
Sirica
John F. Leyden
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
Ford
Ford declares arms pact allows flexible MIRV buildup
President Ford outlined a Vladivostok accord with Soviet leader Brezhnev that permits 2400 long range missiles and bombers per side with up to 1320 MIRVed weapons. He argued the agreement caps the arms race while allowing growth in throw weight and MIRV deployment amid domestic economic concerns.
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Washington
Ford
Siberia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Vladivostok
Front Royal Council to Hold Police Rumor Fact-Finding Sessions
After an executive session the Front Royal Town Council announced planned work sessions to verify circulating rumors about the Front Royal Police Department. Officers led by Chief Rutherford will present grievances and request written responses, with no action planned at the sessions.
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Star
Front Royal
Front Royal Town Council
Town Hall
Rutherford
Gene Gaudioso
Jack Albert
Albert
Ill-Fated Flight 514 Missed by Richard Thompson
Donald C. Thompson of Richmond narrowly missed TWA Flight 514 that crashed in Northern Virginia killing 92. A weekend trip to Indianapolis kept him away after heavy snow delayed his return, prompting reflections on luck, fate, and being spared.
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Richmond, Va
Donald C. Thompson
Richmond
Thompson
Medical College of Virginia
Indianapolis
Louis B. Russell Jr
Russell
Virginia
Washington
TWA
National Airport
Baltimore
Blue Ridge Mountain
Dulles
Ind
Columbus
Ohio
National
Victims Identified in Mt Weather Air Crash Toll
At 9 a m today 17 of 92 victims from Sunday’s Mt Weather crash were identified by the FBI in Alexandria and the four medical examiners on scene. Remains are held at the Bluemont morgue as officials plan a public hearing in six to seven weeks.
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Duncan
Town Hall
Bluemont
Here
Alexandria
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Washington
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Loudoun County
Winchester
National Transportation Safety Board
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Wayne Daily Eagle
Detroit
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Bedford
White Stuff Falls
Southwest
Charles A. Hufnagal
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Washington Democrat
By Susan Burke
Charles W. Rutherford
Walter M. Duncan
Area News
Abby
Fran Coombs
Commissioner of Revenue
Julian K. Armel
Schewel Furniture Company
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