Showers forecast across wide swath of U.S. regions today
The National Weather Service expects showers in Washington, Oregon, a broad band from Arizona to Louisiana and Indiana, plus portions of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The hottest spots may exceed 100 in Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico, while eastern Maine, northern Michigan's Upper Peninsula and parts of the Pacific Northwest stay below 70.
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Temperatures and Area Forecast for Upcoming Warm Days
Yesterday's highs reached 77 and lows 59 with a Kee Record High Low. For today the area forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s. Westerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight partly cloudy with lows mid 60s and light winds. Tomorrow will be fair and warm with highs mid 80s to low 90s and light to moderate winds. Tuesday and Wednesday look similar with highs mid 80s to low 90s and 60s to low 70s at night.
Barbara Stanwyck’s Beverly Hills home hit by fire
Fire caused an estimated 1.5 million dollars in damage to Barbara Stanwyck’s Beverly Hills home though most of her valuable art objects and awards were saved. The 77 year old actress was home alone and uninjured as firefighters from five neighboring states fought the blaze.
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Halley's Comet Returns With Quiet Skywatch Promise
New York AP reports Halley's comet will appear as a faint smudge in early 1986 with naked eye visibility unlikely for many. Astronomers note it will pass 39 million miles from Earth on April 11 and emphasize non dramatic brightness while detailing its orbit, tails, and the global Halley Watch coordination involving NASA and international agencies.
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Vital statistics of Halley's comet from New York AP
The report lists Halley's comet measurements including an estimated diameter around 4 miles, mass about 100 billion tons, mid June speed near 48 000 mph, maximum 122 000 mph near the sun, minimum 2 000 mph far from the sun. Orbital period averages 76 years with a 74.42 to 79.25 year range.
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Itsy bitsy etchings in a silicon wafer reactor
A silicon wafer is placed in a plasma-etching reactor at Lehigh University in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. Vacuum is created and fluorine based gases etch circuit lines onto silicon chips using gas or dry etching. This method aids the semiconductor industry by allowing higher transistor density on integrated circuits.
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Discovery astronauts snag Spartan satellite in 14 orbit chase
Cape Canaveral AP Discovery crew captured the Spartan satellite after a 14 orbit pursuit, latching it with the remote arm during two days of free flight. Spartan studied a suspected black hole in the Milky Way as the shuttle mission neared end with landing planned at Edwards Air Force Base.
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