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Subj: Today in History - Dec 14
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1967
Blizzard ravages Navajo reservation
On this day in 1967, record snow continues to fall in New Mexico
in a blizzard that eventually kills 51 people. In December of
that year, snow fell almost constantly in the northern part of
the state for two weeks, piling up to five feet in some areas.
Particularly hard hit by the storm was the Navajo reservation
that covers much of the northern part of the state. Much of its
population lived in hogans, basic homes made of logs and mud,
where they became trapped by the unrelenting snowfall.
Additionally, the area was remote and its few roads soon became
impassable. In one case, 200 Navajo farm workers were trapped in
several trucks near the town of Grant.
Finally, Governor David Cargo ordered the National Guard to
airlift supplies to the area. Medicine was also dropped on a
nearby Hopi reservation whose residents were also trapped by the
snow. On December 18, the United States Air Force began
conducting helicopter rescues when it appeared there would be no
break in the snowfall. Heavy snowfall spread to other states on
December 20. Twenty people died in west Texas from snow-related
mishaps. Southern Colorado also experienced extraordinary
snowfall all the way through Christmas.
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