Record cold wave freezes cities from Wisconsin to New Jersey
A weekend cold front shattered temperature records across more than two dozen cities from the Wisconsin northwoods to the Jersey shore and Vermont ski resorts picking up three inches of snow at Killington. Readings dipped to 22 in East Haven Vermont and 28 in Thomas West Virginia with many locations setting date lows. Milwaukee 44 equaled a 1965 mark while Chicago 43 tied the date record. similar lows occurred in Cadillac Alpena Traverse City Flint Detroit Muskegon and Grand Rapids.
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Jersey Shore
Dixie
Vermont
Upper Midwest
Mercury
East Haven
Thomas
W.va
Killington
Sault Ste. Marie
Weather Service
Ann Arbor
Chuck Defever
Canada
Minnesota
International Falls
Milwaukee
Michigan
Cadillac
Alpena
Traverse City
Flint
Detroit
Muskegon
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Beit Beirut Evacuation Winds Down Amid PLO Pullout
The evacuation reduces numbers to about 1,000 to 2,000 guerrillas remaining in Beirut as Yasser Arafat plans a secret departure this week. With thousands already leaving by land and sea via Tartus Aden and other routes, clashes near Rachaiya are reported and Lebanon prepares to move in troops.
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Arafat
Associated Press
Syria
South Yemen
Lebanon
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
West Beirut
Israel
Tel Aviv
Rachaiya
Tyre
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Ibrahim Qoueillat
Tartus
Paros
Khalil Wazir
Aden
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Reagan Faces Tough Path to Veto Override
President Reagan lacks enough votes to override his veto of a 14.2 billion supplemental bill, according to a White House official. The fight resumes when Congress returns Sept 8, with GOP leaders urged to back the president. aides will survey lawmakers to build support as Reagan stays deeply involved.
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White House
Santa Barbara
Clif
Reagan
Congress
Larry Speakes
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
House
Senate
Speakes
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget Committee
Mark Hatfield
Ore
Appropriations Committee
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Hatfield
Stevens
Evaluation of Board's Purchasing Probe Requested
Mercer County residents circulated petitions today calling for a State Education Department CPA or auditor to re evaluate Dr. Daniel Rubinstein's findings on school purchasing. Rubinstein would present his report tonight at 7 p.m. at Princeton Junior High School with a large turnout expected. A movement seeks re evaluation by other qualified persons before accepting the Rubinstein report.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Board of Education
State Department of Education
Daniel Rubinstein
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Rubinstein
Concord College
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Allen Lackey
Bluefield
Lackey
William J Akers
Athens
Montcalm
Kegley
Spanishburg
Glenwood
Oakvale
CPA
West Virginia State Department
Strip-Mining Fees Opposed To Latest Round Of OSM Reclamation Proposals
Environmentalists and the coal industry clash over OSM reclamation rule changes with public comments recently closed. Groups warn Congress 1977 goals could fail while coal associations say revisions are welcomed though not as sweeping as hoped. OSM will study input and may adjust proposals before final issuance around November.
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Washington
U.S
Cloverfork Creek
Harlan County
Watt
Jones
James G. Watt
Interior Department
OSM
National Coal Associations
National Coal Association
American Mining Congress
Weather forecast: warm with showers and storms possible
The National Weather Service predicts a warm day with a high in the mid 70s to low 80s and a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the north. Tonight and tomorrow will be cloudy with scattered showers and storms, lows in the 60s and highs mid 70s to mid 80s. From Wednesday to Friday expect scattered showers then partly cloudy conditions with afternoon highs mid 70s to low 80s and morning lows in the 50s.
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