Drivers zapped by hand radar head to court in Pa
In Harrisburg AP reports supporters and critics clash over radar as a near foolproof tool in Pennsylvania's speed war. Motorists challenge readings on calibration gaps angle errors and procedure lapses. many pay fines while some win due to trooper mistakes.
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Dale Wall
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Pennsylvania
John Mancke
Mancke
Frank McCartney
Kustom Signals
Kansas
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Joseph Robyak
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Cames
Viles
Gibson
Interstate 81
Carmen Altavilla
Altavilla
Guardsmen guard non striking Memphis police and fire crews
Rifle toting National Guardsmen protected non striking firefighters and 49 people, mostly police officers, were arrested for violating a dusk-to-dawn curfew as Memphis faced labor strife. The wildcat fire strike shows signs of weakening while the police walkout persists. federal mediator failed to unite city officials and police association. Mayor Chandler cites thousands applying to fill struck positions and notes sanitation workers and city utility staff were urged to join picket lines.
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Memphis
International Association of Firefighters
Wildcat
Memphis Police Association
Wyeth Chandler
Robert Walker
Chandler
Sanitation City Hospital
Light,gas and Water Division
Primary election shift to September in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP reports the State House Government Committee voted to move the May primary to September to cut campaign time and costs. The plan would hold statewide and local elections on the second Tuesday in September, with June primaries in presidential years to speed delegate selection.
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Harrisburg
House
Carter matriarch Lillian Carter turns eighty today
Neighbors hosted a surprise 80th birthday for Lillian Carter on Monday. The Carter family plans a weekend celebration when President and Mrs Carter visit Plains, Georgia for a vacation trim.
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Lillian Carter
Carter
Plains
Pennsylvania daily lottery results featured 3 2 6 draw
Pittsburgh AP reports the winning number drawn Monday August 14 in the Pennsylvania daily lottery as 3 2 6. The brief item notes the result and date with no additional details.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Nyad Presses On After Jellyfish Stings In Cuba Swim
Diana Nyad about 60 to 65 miles from Cuba continues her 103 mile open water swim to Florida despite mouth swelling and a swollen tongue from jellyfish stings. Operations manager Ken Gundersen reports crew seeking medical help while Nyad remains focused and powered through the Gulf Stream with a support team nearby. Stella Taylor also competes in a 100 mile shark infested stretch from Bimini to Florida as she nears shore lights after battling seasickness and a shark encounter.
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Best Revenge
Diana Nyad
Cuba
Florida Straits
Ken Gundersen
Key West
Gundersen
Stella Taylor
Bimini
Florida
Ortejaso
Havana
Very warm hazy conditions across Delaware and New Castle counties
Weather summary shows very warm and humid conditions through Wednesday with a chance of thundershowers and patchy morning fog. Highs near 90, lows around 70. Extended period hazy hot and humid Thursday to Saturday with daily shower chances. Air quality good in Wilmington, ozone/CO readings noted for Chester Philadelphia and Wilmington. Tides listed for Off Chester Tidewater Terminal.
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Delaware County
New Castle County
Signs Around the World and a Tiny Kite Contest
A note on thumbs up gestures contrasts meanings in Japan and France as money and worth are signaled differently. A Mason City Iowa school held a kite contest where a student flew a kite just three quarters of an inch long in a matchbox. A Uruguay presidential bid requires a 50 signature petition to run.
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Mason City
Iowa
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