Wet Labor Day Across States as Floods and Storms Hit
Relentless rains dampened the holiday across the eastern half of the nation. Flash flood watches stretched from Ohio to West Virginia while 600 residents fled Hesperia Michigan as White River waters rose. Hurricane Caroline fringes lashed the Rio Grande Valley with 40 mph winds and western Michigan saw more record rainfall. The White River threatened Hesperia Dam and 50 homes could be destroyed if it burst. August set rainfall records in Muskegon Lansing Grand Rapids and Houghton Lake with heavy downpours washing out air shows and delaying baseball doubleheaders. Storms flooded Ohio Cleveland and New York areas as waters rose and beaches closed to swimmers.
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United Press International
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West Virginia
Hesperia
Mich
White River
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Michigan
Oceana
Muskegon
National Weather Service
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Houghton Lake
Isabella County
Cleveland
Red Cross
Brownsville
Sorcery fair in Bogota ends with bold selling ploys
A damp Sunday at a world sorcery fair in Bogota showcased merchants peddling "success keys" for $3 and exorcism crosses that purport to ward off negative energies. A Venezuelan magician offered advice on trip plans and business luck while crowds paid for charms.
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Bogota
Colombia
UPI
Yu-wang
Duan Panamaranda
Amazon
Rape And The Law Part II The Evidence Demands
The piece criticizes stringent corroboration rules for rape cases, noting harsher evidence standards than for robbery or kidnapping. It cites New York’s historical requirements, cross examination harms, and the impact on male and homosexual victims, leading to calls for reform and previews Part III: The Trial Ordeal.
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New York
Flassa
Court of Appeals
Michigan
Cape
Guerrilla Attack Hits Israeli Border Settlement Kfar Giladi
Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine guerrillas struck the northern Israeli settlement of Kfar Giladi at 2 a.m. taking hostages and sparking a 10 hour battle in which Israel said two attackers were killed and two Israeli soldiers were wounded.
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Middle East
Israel
Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Kfar Giladi
Damascus
Air Defense Corps
Beirut
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Zarit
Yasser Arafat
al Fatah
Nevada schools expand rights and handicapped focus in new term
Nevada public schools begin fall classes with broader civil rights, expanded bilingual and handicapped programs, and increased funding. Emphasis on fair suspension procedures, ending gender stereotyping, and early教育 for handicapped children. vietnamese refugees, reading research, career education, and 12-month schooling pilots cited as key elements.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
John Gamble
Gamble
State Department of Education
State Education Department
His and Hers Give A Way At the Silver Nugget September 8
One week from today the Silver Nugget launches a His and Hers Give A Way with outdoor prizes for Him and indoor prizes for Her. Grand prize is a Chevrolet Camper courtesy of Fletcher Jones. Register for drawings with no obligation or purchase required.
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Fletcher Jones
Gloria Bogue
Valerie
Nina Elam
Nina
la Vera Bolton
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