'f ' pf., ,.: , M. The winter of '77 will long be remembered as one of the most severe in history. On January 16, the mercury dropped to a bone-chilling 19 degrees below zero in Chicago, which made it the coldest day of the century. The below-freezing temperatures spanned a record- breaking 42-'day period before the thaw. Hundreds of millions of cubic feet of gas had to be burned during the cold spell, severely depleting the reserves in underground storage wells. Steel mills, large businesses, and schools were shut down in an attempt to alleviate the dwindling fuel supply and to make it last throughout the winter. Perhaps the worst hit city in the country was Buffalo, New York, where 160 inches of snow paralyzed the metropolis. Fortunately, New Trier was not especially hard hit, though thermostats were lowered several degrees. Aside from the irreparable damage done to the Florida citrus groves, a unified and sacrificing nation finally managed to pull through the brutal winter. Unfortunately though, our easily depletable fuel supply is still being consumed at an alarming rate. Perhaps Americans would think seriously before breathing a sigh of relief and turning their thermostats back up. After all, what will happen next winter? I 4
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