Alicia Strikes Houston and Texas Coast in 115 mph Hurricane
The hurricane Alicia battered coastal towns with 115 mph winds tearing 50 miles inland to Houston. It spawned tornadoes, flooded hundreds of homes and shut out over 750,000 houses with damage possibly reaching a billion dollars. Glass littered Houston streets as the storm passed Houson by midafternoon.
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Houston
Alicia
Theresa Quattrini
Chris
Galveston Island
Quattrinis
Russian youth leaves Washington with parents by plane
Andrei V. Berezkhov a 16 year old son of a Soviet diplomat said he wanted to go home ending a week long Moscow Washington tug of war over letters signed with his name claiming he hated the Soviet Union and wished to remain in the United States.
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Andrei V. Berezkhov
Dulles International Airport
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Record heat bakes Iowa as drought cuts corn yield
Iowa endured record highs and a stalled high pressure system rolling through the state. Experts forecast corn yields about one third lower than last year, while Gov Branstad urges a 19 county drought disaster declaration.
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Iowa
Terry Branstad
Adair
Appanoose
Clarke
Davis
Decatur
Des Moines
Henry
Jefferson
Keokuk
Lee
Louisa
Lucas
Monroe
Ringgold
Union
van Buren
Wapello
Washington
Wayne
Linn County faces potential action over oil contaminated roads
A state official warned Linn County could face legal action or a cleanup bill after three county roads were found covered with oil containing two hazardous chemicals. Peter Hamlin of the Department of Water Air and Waste Management later said the agency had no grounds to pursue action.
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Peter Hamlin
Iowa Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
Department
State Commission
Iowa Department of Transportation
Linn County
State Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
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