1961: SNOW CRIPPLES EAST: The worst snowstorm in 13 years paralyzes America's Northeast. New York's Mayor Wagner bars all but emergency vehicles and essential deliveries from entering the city; in the first order of its kind in nearly a decade and a half. Firemen battle blocked streets and freezing weather. All schools are closed; delight for the kids; as the crippled city weathers out the ordeal by snow.