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suburb* were tkinr twice u long u usual and all eehadnif had been discarded. Fog blanketed much of tha rest of England and spread Into the south of Scotland.
The Automobile Association said conditions were the worst to five years, with Ice and frost bringing further peril to 125,000 miles of roads. Visibility to many parts of the country was nil.
In London, the sulphur dioxide content to the atmosphere waa six times normal and the smoke concentration nine Its usual level.
During a night of chaos the young Duchess of Kent was forced to turn back on her way to Stansted Airport to join her husband to Hong Kong. A school bus went astray to the northern suburbs and the kids didn’t get home until past midnight.
Two trains were derailed but no one was hurt.
Pedaling blind to the fog, 10-year-old Terry Rlckett rode his clcycle Into the Thames. He was pulled out after five minutes and treated at a hospital for shock.
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