Local National News BEHREND BEACON February 12, 2010 February LOCAL NEWS rood By Wednesday evening, a recorded snowfall ranging from 7.8 to 16 inches fell on the Erie region. No major accidents or problems were reported by emergency workers. Tw o accidents that did occur in cluded a stuck tractortrailor on Iroquois Avenue and a car crashing into a house on East Avenue. Erie's main street, 12th Street, was not plowed until late Thursday morning due to unknown reasons. ERIE Due to recent state budget cuts, Presque Isle State Park will be forced to close some beaches and restroom facil ities this summer. Presque Isle State Park Manager Harry Leslie stated that these recent closings are also combined with last fall's layoffs of environmen tal interpreters and rangers. According to a spokesman of Pennsylvania's Depart ment of Conservation and Natural Resources, a final list of budget cuts will be given soon to all state parks for this year. ERIE Erie police have ticketed over four drivers this week for using cell phones while driving. The ban on the use of handheld cell phones in the city of Erie has been in ef fect since Jan. 5, but has been slow in response due to drivers needing a 'grace' period, according to Erie Bureau of Police Chief, Steve Franklin. Police Report On Feb. 10, shortly before 10:30 p.m., PSB Police re sponded to a report of theft at the Kochel Center. On Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m., PSB Police responded to a student report of damage to a vehicle in the D Lot. An on-campus resident re ported vandalism done to his car while parked in the Ohio Lot on Feb. 8, shortly after 12:00 p.m. A burglar alarm was re ported in the Glenhill Farm house on February 4, at 5:00 p.m. Winter wea i er freezes East Coast, complicates Crave ERIC PEIRCE asst news editor For the past two weeks, the residents on the East Coast have had to stay indoors in re sponse to the heavy snow. Record-breaking snowfall fell in several cities including Washington, Baltimore, At lantic City, and Philadelphia. In Washington, snow was re ported to be falling at one time at a rate of two inches an hour. While parents and kids wait out the weather indoors, local governments struggle to battle the severe conditions. Cities and counties of East ern states are being taxed by trying to keep up with clearing and salting roads, an expensive endeavour which requires pay ing for salt, equipment, and overtime. In Washington, the weather was so bad that blowing snow caused snowplows to temporar ily sit on the sides of rides due to poor visibility. According to the National Weather Service, blizzard warnings were issued to cities and counties in Pennsylvania, Washington, North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware. A blizzard, by official weather terms, is when winds that are 35mph or more com bined with heavy snowfall I.Haltlans cancel Carnival Celebra- Lions HAITI - Haitian officials have decided to cancel Carnival due to the recent devastation caused by earthquakes. The three-day celebration, Carnival, is the equivalent of Mardi Gras in the United States, and has been celebrated in preparation for Catholic holiday of Lent. In stead, Haitian officials and citi zens will concentrate instead on trying to rebuilding and re covery. US POLITICS Former President Clinton Hospitalized ERIC PEIRCE dsst nee vs editor Former President Bill Clinton got a scare Thursday after being sent to the hospital. The former president was sent to the New York-Presby terian Hospital after complain ing of chest pains over a period of several days. Clinton was examined and checked for any sign of a heart attack or stroke, but was found to be in "excellent" health apart from a coronary artery having low amount of bloodflow. The low bloodflow was caused by blockage in a bypass graft inserted into the former president during a quadruple bypass surgery back in 2004. A stent was inserted into the blocked blood vessel to open up and allow blood to flow freely. Clinton had also had surgery on his heart back in 2005 to re move scar tissue and a block age resulting from a the bypass surgery from 2004. The former president's doc tors also said that this was not related to Clinton's diet or rig- causes visibility near-zero for were so severe that the major three hours or more. Interstates 76, 78, 83, 176, 476, In some cases, such as Penn- 676 and According to the Na sylvania, blizzard conditions tional Weather Service, blizzard World News 2. Iranian security forces clash with protestors TEHRAN, IRAN - Iranian se curity forces clashed with pro testors on Thursday, marking the 30th anniversary of the Is lamic Revolution. Security agents assaulted vehicles carry ing opposition leaders from last summer's disputed presidential elections. Unconfirmed reports state that security forces used batons and tear gas to disperse demonstrators. Iranian officials stated any demonstrators ar white house .gov Former United States President Bill Clinton, who was hospitalized on Feb. 11, can't wait to get back to work. orous work schedule. Reiner, former cardiologist of According to Dr. Jonathan Dick Cheney, stated that this 'i. 4 i , ijo .. :. 1 1, 4 ..4.4 % , rnl . :N. +ll, Nobody escaped the heavy snowfall, including the White House in Washington D.C. rested during state-sanctioned events and marches will be held at least til April 9, the end ing of the Persian spring holi day of Norooz. 3.Death toll rises to 167 after avalanche KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Officials confirm over 167 deaths after a series of ava lanches occurred in northern Afghanistan on Monday. Over 2,100 civilians have been rescued from vehicles and a road pass that were buried under the snow. Officials also warnings were issued to cities Delaware. and counties in Pennsylvania, Transportation has also come Washington, North Carolina, to a halt from the winter blasts. Maryland, New Jersey, and Thousands of flights were ~~, .. 1 . C 7 ,' confirmed that the road tunnel connecting the capital, Kabul, to the northern city of Mazari- Sharif has been cleared. 4. Asperger's syn- drome classified as a form of Autism USA - The American Psychi atric Association has classified Asperger's syndrome as a form of autism. The move has drawn criti cism from Asperger's groups who fear they might now be misunderstood by the Ameri can public. seemed as a typical case of angina or ischemia- a condition that occurs when blood flow to the heart is decreased due to a blocked coronary artery. It is not uncommon for by pass grafts like the former President received during his surgeries to have problems later ori;4 1 : But the former ,president is ready to be discharged'and get back to working with the relief efforts in Haiti. A Clinton spokesperson stated that the former President had been dealing with the relief efforts going on in Haiti up until he actually went into sur gery. Clinton had been involved in relief efforts in Haiti, traveling to the country twice as a U.N. special envoy. 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TEL (814) 899-6488 FAX: (814) 899-6019 The Behrend Beacon 4701 College Drive Erie, PA 16563 Room 10H If you have a news story for the Beacon ote wantto.sub mit feedback, e-mail us: editor: editor( psu.edu news: r1t5065(a psu.edu opinion: opinion(a psu.edu sports: sports(a psu.edu culture: culture@ psu.edu website: editor@ psu.edu photos: photoeditor(u psu.edu advertising and business: behrendbeaconads gmail.corn grounded due to high winds, near-zero visibility, and exten sive amounts of snow on air fields. Washington Dulles Interna tional and Reagan International airports closed Wednesday, but workers labored to getting flights in the air as soon as they can. "We're working, and we're plowing as best we can, and then once the winds start to di minish some, we'll be able to start hauling snow off the air field as we've been doing for six days now," said Tara Hamil ton, a spokesperson for both airports. New York airports were closed Tuesday, but reopened Wednesday afternoon. But most airlines canceled their flights in and out of JFK and Newark Liberty International airports. Along with airports, passen ger rail services were unavail able to the public in New York, Boston, and Washington. Downed powerlines and trees on freight tracks south of Washington caused service cancellations in Virginia and the Carolinas. Many universities had sev eral days of cacelled classes, prompting many facebook sta tus updates praising the snow fall.
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