41.   The tanker plane, the only one of its kind, is used to spray water onto other airplanes in flight to test how icy conditions affect them.

42.   Williamson County Road and Bridge Department crews loaded trucks with sand Tuesday to brace for icy conditions, said Greg Bergeron, road superintendent.

43.   A light mixture of snow, rain and freezing rain moved into the Midwest, causing icy conditions in central Illinois.

44.   American Eagle says the planes are safe if special flight procedures ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration are followed, including not using autopilot in icy conditions.

45.   Cattle suffered from the bitter cold Arctic air that invaded Great Plains feeding areas last month, losing weight thanks to the icy conditions.

46.   Cavagnoud prevailed in a race that ran deep into the afternoon shadows and confronted racers with icy conditions.

47.   FAA Administrator David R. Hinson said the agency is dropping its restriction on flying the planes into icy conditions.

48.   Following the American Eagle crash, federal regulators moved to reduce the time certain commuter planes spend flying in icy conditions.

49.   Hardest hit was the Drakensberg region south of Johannesburg, where drifting snow and icy conditions hampered rescue efforts.

50.   Icy conditions gripped the middle of the nation on Christmas Day, and snow fell on New England and the Great Lakes.