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Show Quokcs, Snov, Heal Hit U. S. By C sited Press Ths weather man threw the book at the nation Saturday with heat waves, cold waves, snow, rain, sleet, fog, frost aad svea earthquakes earth-quakes reported within the borders bor-ders in ths last 14 hours. At Canton. Ohio, tight snow aad fog ware blamed for a cargo plan oraah that killed three person. Ia Msxieo five persons died of exposure ex-posure in a cold snap that sent temperature, almost to treating. Southern California' weather eras definitely un usual" A record-breaking autumn heat wave was accompanied by tw. earthquake. earth-quake. The aven-day siege of heat broke records at five communities. I including Tuo Angeles, rriday. Th 'quakaa late in the afternoon swayed buildings at San Diego Just as the mercury hit Its high ofM. Th temblor wer felt over a no casualties war. reported. Scientists said they would have baea serious bad their full force been fait in heavily-populated, area. A vast mass of cold air settled over the northeasters state, accompanied ac-companied by anew, rain, fog aad sleet. Snow auursm wet Chicago streets as the msn iiiyssnk before dawn. Most of ths precipitation waa in the Qraat Lakes region. Temperature sank to new lows ' for ths season ia soma eommum-ties. eommum-ties. They diupped to mlnlmnms of II at Mason City, Iowa; If at Pelston, Mich, aad Lone Rock, Wis.; tt nt Chicago and 11 at Cadillac Mien. |