National outlook and regional forecast summary
National outlook calls for sunny conditions across most of the country with hot weather in the Southwest. Thunderstorms are forecast from the Midwest to western New York. The National Weather Service predicts partly sunny, warm and humid conditions today with a 30 percent shower risk and mid-80s highs. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of evening storms, otherwise partly clear with mid-60s lows. Saturday brings 40 percent shower and thunderstorm chances and mid-80s highs. Sunday high 80s with a 60s low or similar.
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Midwest
New York
National Weather Service
Regional Weather Outlook Notices Heat Across Varying States
Virginia experiences partly sunny hot and humid conditions today with a chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms and similar trends into Saturday. West Virginia sees partly cloudy skies with afternoon showers and thunderstorms and highs in the mid-80s to low 90s. North Carolina reports mostly sunny hot weather with widely scattered afternoon and evening showers.
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Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Barry and wife discuss skin color and suntan request
Effi Barry says she tried to darken her skin at her husband Mayor Marion Bar’s urging after a reporter said she was white. She describes a 1960s civil rights memory and notes a trip to Hilton Head to tan for photos. The interview airs July 2.
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Washington (Ap
Effi Barry
Marion Bar
Hilton Head
South Carolina
Barry
New York City
Danbury Engineers Scramble to Solve Hubble Mirror Flaw
About 40 Hughes Danbury Optical Systems engineers review back to 1977 documents after mirrors blamed for the Hubble flaw, as NASA warns the telescope cannot be ground-repaired. A corrective camera and optics replacement planned for 1993 aims to recover far fewer than expected views.
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Danbury, Conn
Hughes Danbury Optical Systems Inc
Thomas Arconti
Hughes
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Hubble
NASA
NASA investigates Hubble focus flaw and repair options
NASA opened a formal probe into why the Hubble Space Telescope could not focus properly, a problem visible in blurred images from its three instruments. A repair mission in 1993 may restore one camera while planners assess how to salvage data from the flawed observatory.
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Washington
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lew Allen
Connecticut
Jack Rehnberg
Space Science
Aeeee Danbury Optical Co
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hubble
Space Observatory
Carnegie Hero honors praised college student in beating rescue
James Schmitt a 20 year old Philadelphia student who intervened when a teen was attacked outside a high school on December 1 was among 17 Americans recognized by the Carnegie Hero Commission. He helped pull attackers away before being struck by a bat and knocked unconscious.
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Carnegie Hero Commission
James Schmitt
Philadelphia
Schmitt
Andrew Carnegie
Louisiana
Bryan Moshinski
Moshinski
Clyde E. Smith
Confluence
Ursina
Christopher Ferland
Riverside
R.I
Matthew T. Silvia
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R.L
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Roger Kujawa
Kerry R. Ramey
Peoria
Ill
Edwards
John S. Montegna
Bend
Ore
Deschutes River
Maupin
Darwin Nissen
Billings
Mont
Council Bluffs
Iowa
O Elleon J. Ducote
Bunkie
O James Bowman
Marysville
Calif
O Ceasar Rodriguez
Los Angeles
Christine Daemler
Monroe
Wis
Madison
William M. Arndt
Middlebury
Conn
Lawrence J. Shiner
Shorewood
West Bleach
Savannah
Skidaway River
Hubble mirror flaw blurs far worlds sight
NASA says one of Hubble Space Telescope mirrors has a microscopic error in focusing light making images look fuzzy. Ed Weiler notes the primary or secondary mirror is slightly too convex or too concave, misaligning the curves and distorting star light.
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Hubble Space Telescope
NASA
Hubble
Ed Weiler
Hughes
Perkin-Elmer Corp
Weiler
Space Telescope Institute
Baltimore
Ray Villard
Johns Hopkins University
Willard
Washington
Chuck Berry Drugs and Guns Found at Missouri Estate
Authorities detailed a Saturday raid on Chuck Berry's Wentzville estate yielding marijuana, hashish, two rifles, a shotgun, $122000, videotapes and slides. No cocaine was found. Berry attended a press conference and denied drug use. Prosecutor cited ongoing probe from 1988 and aviation searches. defense questioned affidavit claims of cocaine and $9 million drug proceeds.
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ST. Charles
Chuck Berry
Berry
Wentzville
St. Louis
St. Charles County
Dru
William Hannah
Hannah
St. Louis’ Lambert
McDowell Recalls Election Challenge and Residency Issue
Allen contests the results with Ergie Smith as the second vote getter due to residency concerns and seeks to seat the third place finisher. The hearing features Bell and Kenneth Roberts testifying on residency changes, with voter registration records sealed and Secretary Hechler’s opinion guiding the commission’s decision.
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Ergie Smith
Allen
Bell
McDowell County
Kenneth Roberts
Linda Douglas
Browns Creek
Johnny Allen
Robert Browning
Pineville
Roberts
Welch
Secretary of State
Ken Hechler
County Commission
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