Officials Pinpoint Dust Source Over Southern California
Owens dry lake dust blew across 8000 square miles as 60 mph winds carried alkaline material mixed with rain. Non toxic dust from the lake bed 175 miles north of Los Angeles contaminated hundreds of thousands of cars and disrupted flights at Edwards and Norton Air Force bases.
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Los Angeles
Owens Dry Lake
California
Jim Birakos
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Birakos
la Canada Flintridge
Edwards Air Force Base
Norton Air Force Base
Fire Blasts Through New Jersey Warehouse
A warehouse fire at NY Bronze Powder Co. Inc. in Elizabeth, New Jersey unleashes flames over 100 feet high. Aerosol cans exploded and the blaze closes Newark International Airport and the New Jersey Turnpike briefly. Six fire companies battled the three hour blaze with no serious injuries reported.
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Charles Hamilton
Port Authority of
New York
New Jersey
Warm Forecast With Patchy Showers Across Regions
The forecast calls for fair tonight with a low in the upper 40s and southeasterly winds. Tomorrow will be partly sunny with a high in the mid 70s and southeasterly winds, with clouds and a chance of showers Sunday through Tuesday in parts of the area. Regional maps show warm main weather with highs mainly in the 60s to 70s and mild nights for mountains midlands and coast zones.
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Midlands
Atlanta
Asheville
Charleston
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Pope Links Human Errors to Famine in Lent Message
Pope John Paul II warned that human mistakes and injustices worsen hunger and urged wider efforts to feed all. He cited natural causes like drought but said their impact grows when people add errors and bias. He did not name cases, though reports flag delays in aid to Africa.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
John Paul
Vatican
State Audit Criticizes Welfare Management At DSS
Columbia AP report says DSS commissioner will follow audit recommendations after a Legislative Audit Council critique of costly welfare management and weak protections for abused children. Auditor cites Medicaid issues and $7 million in delinquent debts. some problems already corrected under new leadership.
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Columbia
Department of Social Services
Legislative Audit Council
James Solomon
Hugh Leatherman
Leatherman
DSS
Virgil Conrad
Council
George Schroeder
State Health and Human Services Finance Commission
Audit Council
General Assembl
Child Protective Services Program
Solomon
Protective Services
Carl Jordan
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Soul
Carl Hatch
McKinney, Texas
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