Black ice blamed in freeway death.Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard At least one person has died as a result of the region's brush with Arctic Arctic area of constant cold. [Geography: WB, A:600] See : Coldness (language, music) Arctic - A real-time functional language, used for music synthesis. ["Arctic: A Functional Language for Real-Time Control", R.B. weather, which also has left the area's blood bank in short supply. Black ice was blamed for a Thursday evening accident in which a car driven by 56-year-old Myung Ja Chung of Eugene crashed into a freight truck that had jackknifed, blocking both southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. lanes of Interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. 5 about 20 miles south of Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). . The accident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. A passenger in the car, Mung See munging. mung - /muhng/ (MIT, 1960) Mash Until No Good. Sometime after that the derivation from the recursive acronym "Mung Until No Good" became standard. 1. To make changes to a file, especially large-scale and irrevocable changes. See BLT. 2. Ja Ryn Il-Sang Chung, 49, also of Eugene, suffered minor injuries. He was treated at a hospital in Roseburg and released. Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. State Police said severe black ice was present in the area when the accident occurred. The southbound lanes of the freeway were closed for five hours. The temperature, which hit an official low of 21 degrees early Friday but was in the teens in some areas, also cut blood donations “Give blood” redirects here. For other uses, see Give blood (disambiguation). Blood donation is a process by which a blood donor voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank, generally for subsequent use in a blood transfusion. 40 percent as blood drives were canceled because of school closures and road conditions. The Lane Memorial Blood Bank will be open extended hours on Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, to take donations. The blood bank is in need of all blood types but especially A and O, both positive and negative, Communications Director Christine Stockdale said. She said donors should call to make an appointment; if the office is closed, they should leave a message including a time when it's most convenient to visit. The phone number is 484-9111. Several area school districts stayed closed a second day Friday because of black ice in many areas. Springfield, Crow-Applegate-Lorane, McKenzie, Triangle Lake, Fern Ridge, Pleasant Hill and South Lane all were closed, and most other districts opened two hours late. Forecasts call for continued dry weather for the next several days with slowly moderating temperatures. Highs should reach the mid-40s by Tuesday, with lows near freezing. |
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