Toilet mishap at Irvine Co building shuts offices
A water plumbing failure forced evacuation after a toilet flown from the East Coast caused an explosion in an elevator shaft at an Irvine Co owned 9 year old white cement building. Wells Fargo and 30 tenants including Price Waterhouse Prudential and others face about $30000 in damages with water soaked carpets and a grapefruit sized hole. Plumbers found no seepage after shutoff and officials say the problem lingered uncertainly.
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Weather Outlook Showers Drought Clear Early Week
Extended forecast shows little or no precipitation from Monday to Wednesday with highs from 52 to 62 and 60s midweek. Lows 32 to 42. National extremes include a Friday low of 17 in Houston Maine and a Friday high of 97 in Yuma Arizona.
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Did You Know Facts From English History
Richard III crowned king in 1483 and accused of killing nephews. Shakespeare’s portrayal taints his reputation. Richard died at Bosworth Field in 1485 ending the Wars of the Roses. Eastland disaster of 1915 claimed 812 lives in the Chicago River. Life peerage act created first life barons in 1958.
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Storm system drenches region as rain bands spread east
A storm system dumping up to 14 inches in Oklahoma moved into eastern Missouri southern Illinois and parts of Indiana. Indiana saw 2 to 7 inches with 3 to 5 in southern Illinois while Owensville Missouri recorded 2 inches in 50 minutes. Rivers rose but some flooding limited to small streams as forecasts call for showers across the Tennessee Valley Gulf Coast and Great Lakes with fair skies in New England and the western half of the nation.
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Desert
Secret US aid plan to bolster Jordan forces amid Middle East ties
Officials say Carter approved then Reagan carried out a covert $220 million package to arm Jordan with three C 130 transports and anti armor and anti aircraft gear funded through a secret Defense Appropriations section. Congress briefings were limited and Israel concerns cited as regional dynamics risk escalation.
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Federal aid weeks and costs differ by state
Seven states qualify for emergency aid now with weeks tied to unemployment rates. Iowa offers eight weeks, while a congressional compromise would extend to twelve. Benefit amounts vary by state. The House backed a 45 day extension. the Senate an 18 month plan. Conferees settled on cost with the Senate bill at 3.7 billion and the House at about 6 billion.
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Baker Deaver bid for top White House post rejected
President Reagan rejected a plan by White House chief of staff James Baker and chief aide Michael Deaver to swap Baker into the national security post vacated by William Clark. The move was opposed by Secretary of State George Shultz, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, and CIA Director William Casey, who backed Robert McFarlane instead. Clark objected to the switch and pressed for McFarlane to become secretary. The episode signals rising power struggles as foreign policy assumes greater campaign importance.
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Grenada Crisis Shocks Nation as Austin Takes Power
President Castro’s government condemns Bishop’s death as a blow to the party. Austin forms a 16 member Revolutionary Military Council and suspends a four hour shoot on sight curfew to let 110000 Grenadians buy food. He signals possible elections and plans to open the airport. U.S. diplomats seek access as tourists fear for safety.
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