Flood threat looms in western New York as rains continue
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for western New York amid melting snow up to 25 inches. Six streams neared flooding levels, with Army Engineers shipping sandbags to Erie, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara and Orleans counties and bulldozers ready to handle ice jams.
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New York
California
Buffalo
National Weather Service
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Erie
Chautaqua
Genesee
Niagara
Orleans
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Confirmation vote on Turner expected today
The Senate Armed Services Committee grills Paul Warnke over arms control while the full Senate is ready to confirm Adm. Stansfield Turner as CIA director. Turner would follow a 17-0 Senate Intelligence Committee approval of Warnke, Carter’s pick for Arms Control and Disarmament Agency head and chief U.S. negotiator.
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Senate
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Senate Intelligence Committee
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Armed Services
Warnke
Claremore Man Dies in Grass Fire Amid Oklahoma Wildfire Outbreak
A Claremore man Homer Ray Phillips, 41, died from smoke inhalation while trapping in a grass fire near Claremore. Oklahoma faced widespread fires across Muskogee County and areas along I-35 and U S 75 as winds and dry conditions persisted. Over 1,000 acres burned at Old Camp Gruber, with scattered blazes near Henryetta, Welling, Cookson and other counties.
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Oklahoma
Claremore
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Claremore Health Center
Phillips
Camp Gruber
Muskogee
Carter County
National Weather Service
Henryetta
U.S. 75
Welling
Cookson
Rabin appeals for unity after tight Labor victory
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin edged Defense Minister Shimon Peres by 41 votes at the Labor congress, pledging unity to face the May elections. Analysts note the split could hurt Labor amid Likud Bloc and Democratic Movement for Change challenges. Rabin vowed leadership for peace and economic reform.
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Ex-marshal faces civil rights charge in Morales case
A two count federal civil rights indictment is returned against Frank Hayes former Castroville marshal, his wife Dorothy and sister in law Alice Baldwin in connection with the Sept. 14 1975 shooting death of Richard Morales. The accused transported and buried the body after Hayes admitted the shooting which he says was accidental. If convicted Hayes faces life, others up to ten years.
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Alice Baldwin
Hayes
Richard Morales
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Texas
Bell
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