Snow, rain aid crews against Yellowstone fires during calm winds
Snow and rain brought calmer conditions to Yellowstone National Park as crews pushed containment on several fires, notably the Hellroaring blaze. California’s Gold Rush country wildfire near Grass Valley forced 4,500 residents from Lake Wildwood and Rough and Ready, destroying 30 homes. Firefighters demobilized hundreds after a hard month on the lines, while Canadian reinforcements and air support remained scarce.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
UPI
California
Gold Rush
Yellowstone
Sonya Capek
National Park Service
Mammoth Hot Springs
Sierra Foothills
San Francisco
Grass Valley
Lake Wildwood
Rough and Ready
Mike Dobbin
Farmers want warm drying days as harvest nears in Illinois
As rain remains scarce, Lee and Ogle County farmers press ahead with harvests. Experts warn moisture now may harm drought damaged corn and soybeans by promoting stalk rot and mold. Farmers prefer warm, breezy days to dry crops without risking excessive drought.
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Stan Eden
Ogle County
Lee County
Morrison
Malek resigns GOP post over antisemitism concerns
Frederic Malek, chosen by Vice President Bush to head the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, resigned after a report surfaced he once compiled totals of Jewish employees in a Labor Department branch. The move followed the dismissal of Jerome Brentar from the campaign’s ethnics outreach group amid links to war crime cases.
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Washington
UPI
George Bush
Republican National Committee
Frederic Malek
Bush
New Orleans
Labor Department
Bush Campaign
Jerome Brentar
Cleveland
American Nationalities Coalition
John Demjanjuk
Israel
Wreckage of Zia plane secretly flown to U.S. for probe
UPI reports the C 130 crash that killed Pakistani President Zia ul-Haq was investigated in Washington. Analysts examine wreckage sent from Pakistan in sections, with officials citing possible sabotage and a bomb among mango baskets aboard.
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Washington
UPI
Zia ul-Haq
United States
Administration
U.S
Pentagon
CIA
Lockheed
Aerospace Industry
State Department
Washington Post
Pakistan
America
Zia
Bahawalpur
Winter electric bills to see little change for many ComEd customers
ComEd plans reduced summer rates by 27 percent over two years but increased winter rates to offset the cut. For customers using 400 kwh or less per month, summer and winter rates are equal, so no bill change this winter. Those using 800 kwh per month face an $80 winter bill versus a $109 summer bill. The phased-in changes begin this month with bills dated Sept 14 to Oct 13.
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Commonwealth Edison
Dixon Area
Bob Manson
ICC
Manson
ComEd
Medical waste found on Lake Michigan beaches near Pentwater
Piercing safety alert as Oceana County health officials close Charles Mears State Park beach and Silver Lake State Park shoreline after at least 50 syringes and medical debris are found along a 12 mile Lake Michigan stretch near Pentwater. EPA notes dumping is a growing issue on the Great Lakes.
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Pentwater
Mich
UPD
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Peter Lundberg
Silver Lake
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Oceana County
Charles Mears State Park
Silver Lake State Park
David Nolan
Regional Health Department
Jon Grand
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chicago
Great Lakes
LundBorg
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John Crabtree
State Department of Forestry
Gary Lidholm
Boise
Lidholm
Couer d'Alene
Idaho
Gardiner
Jardine
Mont
Cooke City
Silver Gate
Jerry Pi
Dixon
Malek
GOP
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