Weather forecasters face hazards of predicting storms
Associated Press reports veteran TV forecasters nationwide endure anger and threats from unhappy viewers. They face barroom confrontations and even physical gibes as they relay data from National Weather Service and private agencies. Forecasters defend their accuracy citing 80 to 90 percent one day forecasts while long range calls remain tricky.
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Valley Forecast: Winter Storm Watch In Effect Today
Winter storm watch in effect today with snow likely and heavy bursts possible. Temperatures in the 30s with wind and a potential single inch of snow. Friday flurries expected with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s.
In Our Skies December 17 Evening Sky Update
The article notes sunset at 4 56 p m and sunrise at 7 28 a m on December 18. Mars appears as a bright “star” following the moon, with its brilliance increasing as its distance to Earth shrinks.
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Burger Backs Prison Factories Plan to Cut Costs
Chief Justice Warren Burger proposes converting prisons into education and training centers and factories to rehabilitate inmates while cutting rising costs. He urges four steps including repealing limits on prison industry production and shifting labor attitudes, citing potential billions in prison spending and a 350000 inmate population.
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Fat Girls Drummed Out Of Drill Team
In Great Falls Montana the curriculum committee upheld a policy excluding fat girls from the high school drill team unless they lose weight at a rate of one pound per week. Parents, doctors, and a drill adviser argued the rule is dangerous and unfair while some students report drastic dieting and peer pressure.
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Time To Replace Smoke Detector Battery
State Fire Inspector James Werner of Harrisonburg urged replacing smoke detector batteries at the start of the Christmas holidays. He cited that as many as eight of 10 detectors may be inoperative because homeowners fail to replace batteries.
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Corrections Grandchild Omitted In Obituary And Rescue Squad
A grandson was omitted from the list of survivors in D. C. Heatwole obituary. Douglas Stanley was elected captain of the Bridgewater Rescue Squad for next year but his name was omitted from the list of newly elected officers published Wednesday.
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Reagan To Light Tree With Switch At White House
President Reagan will light the nation's Christmas tree from an interior switch at the White House due to security concerns. White House spokesman David Gergen cited threats from suspected Libyan terrorists and noted security precautions influenced the decision. The Ellipse location near the White House hosts the tree.
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