Weekend Weather Outlook With Regional Rain Chances
Mostly cloudy tonight with a 30 percent shower chance and lows in the mid 40s. Tomorrow and Saturday bring partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with 20 to 70 percent rain chances and highs in the upper 60s to low 80s. Mountains Midlands Coast and Beaches show varied rain chances and southerly winds with daily low 40s to mid 50s and 60s to 70s highs.
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Greyhound Ends Strike Talks As Buses Seized At Border
Greyhound says talks with striking drivers are unproductive while two Greyhound buses with guards were seized at the U S Canada border near Plattsburgh New York for illegally transporting Canadian security personnel. An INS spokesman cited lack of special work permits for Canadians.
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Witnesses: Hazelwood sober before boarding ship
Anchorage Alaska witnesses testified that Joseph Hazelwood appeared sober hours before the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground. A florist said she took his Easter flowers order to Huntington New York about six hours earlier. Defense argued for acquittal contending he was not operating a vessel while intoxicated because he was not at the controls.
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Different Routes Taken on Breezy Hill Sewer Plan
The Aiken County Council leads a broad sewer expansion in Midland Valley with a total package potentially reaching 11.2 million dollars. Local officials warn costs will rise with inflation and EPA actions may force sewer lines, while rural Breezy Hill residents face long payback through user charges. A private water supplier plans mailed ballots to poll customers on projected costs and rates, arguing taxes cannot fund such systems.
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SRS Restart Timetable Faces Pressure From Congress
DOE has 45 days to respond to board recommendations while no changes yet announced for SRS training. Westinghouse Savannah River Co. doubled reactor operator training after taking over SS 3. Rep Butler Derrick and colleagues warn delaying restart could threaten national defense. Sen Sam Nunn and Rep John Spratt caution that slippage risks moving from serious to crisis.
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