British search on Clinton citizenship during Vietnam draft
The Washington Post reports British officials searched confidential files to see if President-elect Clinton sought British citizenship as a student to dodge the Vietnam War draft. The Home Office inquiry found no information, with similar checks by the State Department into Clinton’s passport records.
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Democrat Kent Conrad wins North Dakota Senate race
In Bismarck, Kent Conrad, Democrat, defeats Republican Jack Dalrymple for the seat. With precincts in, Conrad leads 63 percent to 34 percent, and independent Darold Larson draws 3 percent. Conrad will serve the remaining two years of the late Quentin Burdick’s term after Burdick’s death.
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Discovery crew tests camera locating Earth objects in space
Space Center Houston reports astronauts continue work with a new camera system that identifies Earth object locations, while a severe snowstorm in New Mexico and cloud cover over Alabama's Redstone Arsenal canceled a laser reception test. The Defense Department aims to transmit navigation data between Earth and space by laser, offering undetectable communication compared to radio signals.
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Alaska halts plan to kill 300 gray wolves
Gov. Walter J. Hickel postponed a plan to kill at least 300 gray wolves and will host an Alaska wolf summit in Fairbanks next month. The move aims to defuse public relations issues while conservation groups urge tourism boycotts. Biologists hope fewer wolf packs in two eastern Interior areas will raise moose and caribou populations for hunters.
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Teen Pleads to Manslaughter in Dad’s Slaying
A 16-year-old girl, Billie Joe Powell, agreed to plead guilty to a reduced manslaughter charge for killing her father Billy Ray Powell, 47, with a .22 rifle on August 26 after years of alleged abuse. The plea limits her jail time to three months already served, aided by an anonymous benefactor who posted bail. Activists and neighbors supported Powell, seeking clemency and establishing a defense fund.
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Yeltsin rejects foreign words as Russia privatizes
In Moscow, President Boris Yeltsin rejects English terms for reforms while arguing that privatization vouchers are naming a shift to Western style economics. Critics, including deputies and Ruslan Khasbulatov, weigh impeachment votes amid polls and public doubt about ratings and democratization.
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Yeltsin’s Power to Name Officials Survives Parliament Vote
In Moscow the hard line Congress failed to muster enough votes to curb President Boris Yeltsin’s power to appoint cabinet members below prime minister. The body rejected seven amendments aimed at limiting his authority, leaving Gaidar as acting prime minister and Yeltsin’s reforms largely unchallenged.
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U N commander laments new fighting in Sarajevo
U N peacekeepers chief Gen Hussein Aly Abdul Razek of Egypt said peacemaking had failed and urged a one month deadline with a threat to intervene by force to end the war and save civilians. Fighting raged near the airport strip in Otes as Serb forces pressed a weeklong assault.
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Weather update for Douglas County Zone 15 and surrounding areas
Snow largely ends tonight with 1 to 3 inches in Zone 15 and 2 to 4 inches in nearby zones. Lows near 15, 20, or mid 20s depending on zone. Snow chances range 70 to 80 percent tonight with Sunday clearing or partly cloudy skies and highs from the upper twenties to mid thirties. Winds 5 to 15 mph.
Weekend snow forecast with chilly temp drops and lake readings
Local forecast calls for tonight cloudy with 80 percent snow chance and a low of 26. Sunday mostly cloudy with a high of 31 and 50 percent snow, total 4-6 inches. Sunday night partly cloudy and 23. Official readings show a high of 35 and a low of 27, with no precipitation. Clinton Lake reports a temperature of 44 degrees and a level of 877.15 feet, above mean sea level.
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Travel outlook for Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Colorado
Missouri faces tonight and Sunday wintry mix with snow sleet and freezing rain varying by region with teens to 20s and 30s. Nebraska expects snow ending Sunday with teens to mid 30s. Oklahoma forecasts snow with mixed sleet tonight and Sunday snow east with 30s to 40s. Colorado sees mountain cold with zero to 15 and snow in the mountains. Road contacts listed by state agencies.
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