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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1979
Page
20
An MG sportscar convertible left uncovered in Green Mountain Falls Colorado suffered damage as spring snowfall coated the area. A inch of snow created treacherous driving conditions on the first day of spring.
Peoria area residents along a 100 mile stretch fled their homes as the Illinois River rose toward a record flood level. Civil Defense counted 357 homes damaged and over 2,000 people displaced with water intruding East Peoria streets. Governor Thompson surveyed the area as sandbagging continued and barge traffic paused along 270 miles of river.
Divers armed with wood filler worked to seal gaps between the Maria Costa hull and a patch after earlier patches failed. The Italian freighter is leaking 1,500 tons of pesticide contaminated water, held off Virginia coast for a month, with pumping and patch attempts ongoing as Coast Guard guards the area. The Rebecca K tanker has been by the ship, pumping some water and dumping at a federal site, while officials seek safe removal before entry to Chesapeake Bay.
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