Quake Shakes Eastern New England Near Closed Maine Yankee Plant
A minor earthquake and seven aftershocks hit eastern New England with no injuries and minor damage. Tremors were felt from Bangor to Plymouth and Manchester, with the Maine Yankee plant near Wiscasset closed due to prior cooling system concerns.
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Weather Summary and Mississippi River Readings
Wind SE at 12 mph this morning with a later SE breeze. Sunrise 5 21, sunset 6 52. Extended forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms Friday through Sunday with highs in the 60s and low 70s and cooler nights in the 40s to 50s. River levels: LaCrosse 10.9 rising .2, Lansing 12.0, Dam 9 22.0 falling .1, Dubuque 15.7, Davenport 14.3 falling .4, Keokuk 15.6 falling .3, Clinton 15.0 falling .2, Cedar at C R 6.30.
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Evans gets new April 27 execution date in Alabama
John Louis Evans III, condemned for the 1977 Mobile pawn shop owner murder, is now cooperating to block his electrocution. Alabama Supreme Court set the date after a previous postponement ordered by Justice Rehnquist. An unrelated note mentions a presidential nomination planned for May 1 and Bush administration posts.
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Flood evacuees rise as Pearl River spills near Jackson
The Pearl River floodwaters push new evacuations downstream from Jackson. Marion County assistant civil defense director Buddy Stuckey said about 2,000 people fled their homes Tuesday as authorities warn some flooded areas may not dry out for a week or more.
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George Bush Enters Presidential Race for Republicans
Washington AP reports former ambassador and GOP leader George Bush becomes the latest candidate to announce his bid for the Republican nomination. He plans a formal declaration to enter the campaign and compete for the party’s nomination.
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Khomeini forces display strength with parades and executions
In Tehran seven shah loyalists were executed as Khomeini forces build morale with nationwide parades. Ayatollah Taleghani reversed protest warnings and urged supporters to end public demonstrations while thousands gathered in Tehran for a fourth day seeking a purge of counter revolutionaries from revolutionary committees.
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AWOL Costs Hit $1.1 Billion in 1973 77, GAO Says
A GAO report estimates 608000 AWOL incidents by U S military personnel from 1973 to 1977. Marines show the highest rate while the Air Force has the lowest. The study notes the total cost to the government and cites branches across the Army Navy and Marines as well as sailors soldiers airmen and Marines.
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Cleveland teens plead innocent in fatal shooting case
In Cleveland, John White Jr. and Jerome Watkins pleaded innocent to aggravated murder charges in the February 9 death of White Sr. Judge McMonagle set bonds at $100,000 each. Police allege White and his sister Michelle, 15, paid Watkins $60 to kill their father. Michelle faces juvenile delinquency charges.
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Vietnam proposes demilitarized border zone with China
Vietnam urged a two to three mile withdrawal from the border areas occupied since the Feb. 17 invasion and an early POW exchange as peace talks opened in Hanoi with China. Radio Hanoi cited Vice Foreign Minister Phan Hien while noting China still holds more than 10 Vietnamese regions. ON THIS DATE in 1893 actress Mary Pickford was born.
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Energy officials warn of tight gas supply this summer
Washington officials said March demand rose 4 percent from a year earlier as gasoline production runs at 81.5 percent capacity. They warned of possible heating fuel shortages next winter and noted ongoing federal price-gouging investigations in New York and Los Angeles.
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Births and incidents listed in Vital statistics section
The page records multiple births at St Luke's and other areas with names and addresses followed by a list of 911 dispatches and domestic incidents including overheated appliances, a car collision with a child, medical emergencies, and a dumpster fire across several streets and avenues dated Tuesday and today.
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Personal income up 1 percent in March gains
In March Americans saw a 1 percent rise in personal income, adding $19.2 billion to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.85 trillion. The gain followed sluggish first-two-months performance and lagged the larger fourth quarter 1978 increases.
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