The temperature had taken an overnight plunge, and Minnesota reaffirmed its reputation as one of the nation's coldest states.
Despite a wind-chill of minus 40, the steelworkers erecting a TV tower in a Minneapolis, St. Paul suburb, showed up for work. By 9 A.M., a tall Texan climbed down from the tower and entered the office trailer. He took his lunch pail from the shelf and headed for the door.