West leads growth as nine of ten fastest states come from region
Census data show Nevada toping growth at 3.5 percent from 1991 to 1992, lifting Western states by 1.9 percent while the overall U.S. population rose 1.2 percent to 255.1 million. Georgia led eastern gains at 1.9 percent as borders shift and immigration influences rise.
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Powell Urges Unified Command for Regional Crises
Gen Colin Powell proposes a single command for regional crises under the U S Atlantic Command in Norfolk Virginia overseeing UN peacekeeping and disaster relief efforts with no major branch realignments. The report to Defense Secretary Cheney and Congress notes redistributing assets while Clinton era defense cuts are debated.
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Another Storm Pummels California
Northern California endures another snow storm as motorists remain stranded in the Sierra Nevada after the earlier blast. Snow and rain blanket the region with a winter storm advisory in effect and I 5 closures from Redding to the Oregon border. Highways 80 and 50 reopen to limited traffic, as residents try to flee snowbound areas, with families like Christel Resetar and her husband leaving Lake Tahoe to Santa Cruz County after two days of being stuck.
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Factory Orders Decrease Amid Aircraft Slowdown
November U S factory orders dropped 0.9 percent led by aircraft, while nontransport orders rose 0.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted 242.6 billion. Backlog fell 0.9 percent to 471.8 billion, the lowest in four years, amid 28 thousand fewer unemployment claims to 332 thousand for the week ending December 19. Durable goods orders slid 1.9 percent to 123 billion.
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Roth Lands Role as Starkweather in TV Miniseries
British actor Tim Roth has been cast as Charles Starkweather in a TV miniseries about the mass murderer. Producer Michael O Hara says Roth alone convinced the team he could embody Starkweather's evil.
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