MANY FARMS ISOLATED

Chronicle (Levin), 31 January 1949, Page 5

MANY FARMS ISOLATED

(N.Z.P.A.—

-Reuter,

New Blizzard Sweeps Over ' United States

Caoyright)

Received Sunday 11 p.m. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Rresident Traman today ordered the Govermnent.'s fuil.strength to be marshal! ed . in-. th'e.Ag'ht to eheck heavy -live stock losses 011 the frozen westetii plains. The President told the Defence Department to spend whatever niilitary funds vvere. n^ce^sar^ t'o get food to the starving stock. I11 Nevad.r today, the Air Force. battling high winds and temperatures 20 degrees below zero,'made 24 separate "hay' bomhing'-' sorties. Most roads were closed again by wind-driven snowdrifts and pleas from isolated ranches poured into Air Force headquarters at Fallon for more help.x In Nebraska, the National Guard said 17 "task teams" would be sent into the blizzard areas as soon as arctic equipment was obtained. There is grave concern for hundreds of farming families in the blizzard swept western range States, who have beeil" "Oompletely isolated for weel^s^- They &ve>, f'acing hunger and C starvation. Within a short distance of O 'Neill township. Nebraska, fonr people have perished in the snow 111 the past nine days. " • '• * ; " A new cold wave that extended over most of the centrd-1 -section of the United ■States-' today. Will, it is feared, bring death to maiiy more strandfcd sheep and cattle. Readings of 30 degrees below zero are reported in the Dakotas and Mirmesota and suhzero marks are general in other western States.