From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Feb. 23, 1976:

• A blizzard that had hit much of western Kansas over the weekend had caused “severe damage” to the wheat crop in the southern two-thirds of the state, according to Earl Hayes, a Stafford farmer and president of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers. Some areas had received up to 10 inches of snow, but because of the high winds accompanying the storm, the snow had drifted instead of staying in the fields where it could have added moisture to the wheat. “What snow there was ended up in the roads and ditches and didn’t do anybody any good,” said John Bridges, a Meade County farmer who said his 800 acres of wheat had suffered from the weather.
• The outcome was still too close to predict as New Hampshire prepared this week to launch the first presidential primary of the election year. The Democratic frontrunners were generally believed to be Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter and Arizona Rep. Morris K. Udall, but still in the race were Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh and former Oklahoma Sen. Fred Harris. On the Republican side, Ronald Reagan was reported to be presenting a strong challenge to incumbent President Ford.