Weather Summary for Tonight and Extended Forecast
Wind direction NE at 11 p.m. with mild conditions. Sun sets tonight at 5 01 and rises Monday at 6 40. Year ago today high 49 low 29 with no precipitation. Record highs 77 in 1938 and lows 15 in 1966. Extended forecast shows generally fair and mild Tuesday through Thursday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 30s to low 40s.
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Weekend Temperature Extremes Across Regions
The report records low temperatures of 19 degrees at Elko Nevada Richfield Utah and Douglas Wyoming, while high readings reach 90 degrees at Monrovia California and McAllen Texas.
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One Megaton Bomb Devastation Figures In LA Scenario
Experts Halsted and Sidel describe a 1 megaton detonation over Los Angeles at noon, claiming two million deaths and a half mile fireball. Heat would vaporize surroundings, cause third degree burns up to five to ten miles, and blindness. Shock waves and 500 mph winds would level downtown within a mile and ruin structures up to several miles out.
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Brezhnev Rules Out Limited Nuclear War
Brezhnev warned that any nuclear conflict would become global in scope. He told Der Spiegel that a limited exchange is impossible and that deaths from radiation would be prolonged and horrific, including vomiting and diarrhea for days.
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Flood Watches and Heavy Rains Hit Texas and Surrounding States
Flash flood watches covered eastern and central Texas western Louisiana Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma as heavy rains flooded streams and roads. Dallas area thunderstorms caused street flooding with some cars submerged while rainfall totals reached 3.55 inches in Dallas Fort Worth and 2.43 inches in Corpus Christi.
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Libyan Supply Links Point to Wilson and Vs in Chad War
Western officials tie Col. Muammar Khadafy ally Wilson to Libyan arms supply and air force recruitment. British pilot John Anthony Stubbs says he flew C 130 missions to support Libyan troops aiding Chad, noting Libya lacks trained personnel without Soviet advisers and Western recruits.
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Soviet Union
Gypsy dancers charm modest-sized audience at Hancher
The Rajko Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra and Dancers performed a two hour concert at Hancher Auditorium. The 16 piece ensemble featured spirited dances, notable cimbalon solos, and lively gypsy melodies influenced by Liszt, Bartok, and Kodaly.
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Hancher Auditorium
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Fires Threaten Homes Across Southern California
Brush fires driven by Santa Ana winds damaged or destroyed nine homes, injured six people, and scorched over 5500 acres in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas. The Chatsworth Reservoir blaze burned 1040 acres after starting near 11 a.m., with evacuations in Chatsworth and one firefighter treated for smoke inhalation.
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Brown’s Canyon
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