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Five Things: 'Miracle on Ice' Anniversary

Also, February vacation begins tomorrow.

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: A mostly sunny day with a high of 40 degrees will make way for a partly cloudy night and a low of 29.

2. STORM ON ITS WAY: More winter weather could be on its way to Salem, with 6 to 10 inches of accumulation expected in the area on Saturday night into Sunday morning. Learn more here.

3. DRUG KINGPIN DEAD?: According to reports, Joaquin 'El Chap' Guzman, Mexico's most-wanted drug lord and one of the world's most infamous drug kingpins, could resemble one of the bodies found in a shootout in Guatemala City. Learn more.

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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time defending gold-medal winning Soviet team at the XIII Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York. The Soviet squad, previously regarded as the finest in the world, fell to the youthful American team 4-3 before a frenzied crowd of 10,000 spectators. Two days later, the Americans defeated Finland 4-2 to clinch the hockey gold.

5. FEBRUARY VACATION BEGINS TOMORROW: Salem schools will be off starting tomorrow and running through all next week. Happy February vacation, folks!

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