Outages Struck New York and New Jersey After Thunderstorms
Violent storms blacked out power to more than 30 000 customers across New York and New Jersey two days after NYC's blackout. Utilities cited downed lines and failed feeders, with most service restored by Sunday morning and additional outages resolving by early afternoon in several counties.
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Beame Seeks Private Aid for Looted Small Businesses
New York Mayor Abraham Beame said he will ask labor, business and banking leaders to contribute to a multi million dollar relief fund providing immediate grants to small businesses hit by looting and vandalism during the power blackout. He toured East Harlem, the South Bronx and parts of Brooklyn, stressing rapid aid until federal help arrives. Beame proposed at least one million dollars from city sources and said reimbursements would follow.
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Heat waves sweep nation as crowds endure stifling conditions
The heat wave bakes the country with 97 degree highs as 2 million visit New York area beaches. In Ohio 25,000 country music fans endure 90 degree heat at a jamboree while hundreds suffer heat prostration and scorching chickens fry in Maryland and Virginia. New York City's looting arrests linger with 1,500 awaiting arraignment. Legal Aid Society drops plan to sue for immediate releases.
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Couple leaves camper as wife stranded at Oregon gas station
Mrs. Glenn Reynolds of Fort Worth Texas waited at a Cascade Locks gas station after her husband and brother-in-law drove off with the camper to Portland leaving her behind. Police tracked the vehicle as she planned a two month Alaska trip with her husband.
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Las Vegas Weather Forecast With Thunderstorms
Variable cloudiness with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms through Monday. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Today's high 105 to 110, low near 80. Humidity high, sunrise 5 37, sunset 7 56. Yesterday's highs and lows were 108 and 87 respectively. A year ago today high 99 low 70.
Thundershowers Forecast Across Regions
Weather outlook shows thundershowers possible in the southern Plains Gulf Coast upper Great Lakes and southern Plains on Monday. Extreme heat and humidity expected to dominate most of the nation with hot conditions statewide.
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Somalia orders Soviet advisers to leave in three months
The Sunday Telegraph says Somalia has ordered around 6,000 Soviet military advisers and technicians to depart within three months. The withdrawal, described as the biggest Moscow setback in Africa since Egypt expelled Russians, will include airlifting Styx missiles and MiG fighter bombers out of Mogadishu.
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