First Barrow sunset ends almost three months of day
A quick read from Barrow Alaska notes that the sun will dip below the horizon at 2 19 a m on the North Slope for the first time since May 10 marking the end of nonstop daylight. The north coast town will then enter several weeks of winter darkness with sunrise not expected again until January 23.
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Barrow
Alaska
North Slope
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Charles Evans
Swaggart Prays For Smokers On Mount Of Olives
Defrocked preacher Jimmy Swaggart led about 200 worshippers from the United States and Canada at a Mount of Olives service in Jerusalem. He prayed for cigarette smokers to be delivered from nicotine after a dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel. He urged sinners and nicotine addicts to gather for prayer and spoke of Jesus returning.
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Jimmy Swaggart
Biblical Mount of Olives
United States
Canada
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Intercontinental Hotel
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Swaggart
Weather outlook with showers and thunderstorms forecast
Partly cloudy skies expected tonight and tomorrow with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight and a 40 percent chance tomorrow. Lows in the low 70s and highs in the upper 90s. Details on Page 5A.
Deaths and memorials list across several cities
Obituary notices list individuals Henry B. Buzhardt Greenwood Martha M. Logue Augusta Justin Mays Jr Belvedere Henrietta McCain Brooklyn Florence M. McCreight Johnston James B. McDaniel Aiken Hattie M. Richmond North Augusta Walter Strong Jr North Augusta Alma K. Williamson Charleston W Va Ernest L. Young Aiken. Please see details on Page 5A.
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Henry B. Buzhardt
Greenwood
Martha M. Logue
Augusta
Justin Mays Jr
Belvedere
Henrietta McCain
Brooklyn
N.Y
Florence M. McCreight
Johnston
James B. McDaniel
Aiken
Hattie M. Richmond
North Augusta
Walter Strong Jr
Alma K. Williamson
Charleston
W.va
Ernest L. Young
Critics Label NPR as Pork Barrel Amid Nuclear Plant Debate
Critics call the proposed 6 to 10 billion NPR for the Savannah River Plant a pork barrel project. The plan aims to replace five aging reactors to produce plutonium and tritium for warheads. DOE secretary Herrington will announce siting and tech decisions next week. Congress’ funding hinges on need and jobs, with widespread local economic impacts discussed by Thomas Cochran.
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Columbia
Department of Energy
Savannah River
SRP
DOE
John
Herrington
NPR
United States
Energy Department
Congress
Officials Say Most Students Can Pass State's Exit Exam
Officials say a majority of 10th graders who failed the exit exam will master it by senior year. About 1,770 sophomores in Aiken County took the test with 50 percent failure rates prompting remedial classes. Superintendent Joseph Brooks noted state figures and delays in release, while state education staff withheld results until presentation to the state board.
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Aikens County
Joseph Brooks
Aiken County
Amelia Todd
State Department of Education
Todd
Aiken
State Board (of Education
Brooks
Milton
Jordan Abandons West Bank Totally
Jordan says it will not provide any government services in the West Bank, abandoning responsibility for municipalities health social educational religious and cultural sectors. Anonymity noted official adds pensions for civil servants and teachers will continue. The move signals reduced Jordanian influence as Palestinians seek leadership from the PLO.
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Amman
Jordan
West Bank
Hussein
Israel
PLO
Palestine
Associated Press
Abdullah
Riv
Lack Of Job Control Increases Heart Attack Risks In Workers
A study of nearly 5,000 men links high job strain to significantly higher heart attack risk, with top 10 percent workers facing 3.8 to 4.8 times the risk and top 20 percent 2.5 to 3.3 times higher. Researchers urge redesign of high strain jobs to reduce risk and boost productivity.
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New York
Robert Karasek
University of Southern California
Karasek
Karazek
American Journal of Public Health
Sweden
State University of New York At
Stony Brook
Cornell University Medical School
Columbia University
David Krantz
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda
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Jamie Pelfrey
Fermata Club
Middle East
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