NATION IN BRIEF : NATIONWIDE : Cities East of Rockies Hit by Record Lows

Temperatures dipped to record lows in a dozen cities east of the Rockies. Morning temperatures fell below 40 from North Dakota through the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region to western New England. Readings in the upper 20s and lower 30s were reported in some areas. International Falls, Minn., reported a record low of 23, and the low of 37 at Charleston, W. Va., was six degrees colder than the previous record for the date. Indianapolis cooled to 35, breaking the record of 37 that had stood since 1899. Tampa, Fla., broke a record with a 64.