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Weather was enough -- As if the extremely low temperatures and blowing snow weren't enough for any man, the fates added an empty fuel tank to the hardship of these two men, spotted Friday on Route 422, near Route 616. Their dark figures, conspicuous against the blowing snow in this …
Locally, motorists returning home Friday after early business and industry closings found traffic at a near standstill for about an hour as high winds and blowing snow made visibility almost zero. THis scene on Belmont Ave was common in the area.
2Snow as high as an elephant's eye -- snow drifts reached heights of 12 to 14 feet along State Route 193 near the Youngstown Municipal Airport north of the city over the weekend and plows from the J.S. Durig Construction Co., Warren, were called into service to maintain traffic. The …
Jeep on duty with county sheriff's dept.
Balky Tank Retriever -- Crewmen work on the Ohio National Guard's big M88 Tank Retriever, disabled with a frozen battery. The big vehicle, brought to Salem from Ravenna, was to have cleared snow-closed roads in the Salem area. The monster's failure to start disappointed newspeople on hand for the run.
Driving Visibility became poor, Youngstown motorists found traffic snarled and slowed but no major traffic accidents were reported in the city.
Winter's Revenge -- The aftermath of Friday's blizzard looked something like this yesterday. Car-high drifts flanked a driver as he made his way along Route 46 near Smith's Corners.
Area drivers turned on their headlights and kept a steady hand on the wheel as they drove home at the peak of the storm which dropped 3.2 inches of new snow, but caused high drifts closing many area roads. ROute 422 near Coitsville Center looked like this.
Winter's Revenge -- The aftermath of Friday's blizzard looked something like this yesterday. Leroy Montgomery, a driver for the Ohio Fast Freight Inc., escaped serious injury when his truck skidded down an incline off Interstate-80 near the Route 11 entrance ramp. Montgomery had swerved to avoid a car spinning out …
Winter's Revenge -- The aftermath of Friday's blizzard looked something like this yesterday. High winds whipping powdery snow produced the top scene at Cloverleaf Sales and Supply Co., Rout 46, Austintown.
Train too gets stuck in the snow -- A Chessie System Train, stuck in 16-foot snow drifts several funded feet up the rail line, blocks the rail crossing on Route 534 in Farmington Township. The 30-car train was traveling at about 40 miles an hour when it plowed into the …
Schools throughout the Mahoning Valley closed early Friday in the wake of the blizzard, which dropped temperatures by more than 10 degrees in less than 60 minutes. The overnight low was 13 degrees below zero. THese students fought the wind and snow as they walked home along Cooper Road.
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School buses throughout the area were on the road by noon as schools and businesses closed early. This school bus, spotted on Coitsville Road, found the roadways slippery with driving conditions described as "hazardous." Most area school children were safe at home by early afternoon.
Mute testimony in ice -- Total destruction results from the suspected arson blaze that destroyed the Blood, Sweat and Tears Lounge at Wilson Ave and Center Street early today. Bone chilled firemen continue to direct a stream of water on the still smoldering ruins in the loss that is estimated …
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Pristine Blanket -- Not even a bird or a squirrel disturbs the white blanket on a picnic table and benches in Mill Creek Park.