Pope urges humanitarian intervention at FAO WHO conference
Pope John Paul II urged moral action to end starvation, calling for obligatory humanitarian intervention where survival is at risk. He spoke to 1,000 delegates from 150 nations at a U.N. FAO WHO session amid U.S. efforts to aid starving Somalis. Princess Anne plans to wed Royal Navy commander Timothy Laurence in private ceremony December 12, with discussions on Anglican remarriage rules after divorce.
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Packwood returns to Washington after rehab stint
Senator Bob Packwood has left the Hazelden Foundation in Minnesota and flown to Washington, returning amid a Senate Ethics Committee inquiry into alleged unwelcome sexual advances and efforts to discredit accusers. He will remain on the Senate radar as the investigation proceeds.
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Unions Protest on Las Vegas Strip for Frontier Hotel Strike
Thousands of union members marched along the Las Vegas Strip in support of five unions on strike against the Frontier Hotel for 15 months. AFL-CIO official Tom Donahue urged unity as spokesman Matthew Walker pegged turnout around 20,000. The protest blocked three northbound lanes, causing major traffic jams with no arrests reported.
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Soldiers wed fast before Somalia duty at Fort Drum
Michele Grigsby and Bernard Barber rushed a Saturday ceremony in Watertown as Barber, a specialist in the Army's 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, heads to Somalia. Justice of the peace Howard George handled 12 weddings that day, a record for his schedule.
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Bentsen Named Top Choice for Treasury in Clinton Team
Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen is described as Clinton’s preferred treasury secretary with a formal offer likely midweek. Roger Altman is named deputy secretary, while other Cabinet posts including Interior Energy Agriculture and EPA are being considered as Clinton forms an economic team during transition.
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Millions in Gulf War gear lost in rapid drawdown
An Army internal audit reported 36 million dollars worth of equipment including Humvees night vision goggles radiators and tires unaccounted for after the Persian Gulf War as troops were sent home quickly. Also 455 donated trucks and four wheel drive vehicles valued over 11 million and half of 255 donated Japanese computers worth 2.9 million were missing until traced. The audit, completed in August, prompted GAO criticism while Army officials said many items were later recovered and accountability improved.
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Weather zones across Douglas County surpass clear spells
The bulletin lists Zone 15 with zones 1 2 4 and 13 14 15 16 showing today clearing to highs 30s to 40s, tonight mostly clear with low around 15, and Monday sunny with highs in the mid 30s to 40s. Other zones report varied conditions including flurries, partly cloudy skies, and clearing trends, with similar cool overnight lows.
Local Forecast and Lake Report Summary
Today snow flurries early then clearing with 30 degree high and southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight clearing with low in the mid teens and lighter southwest winds. Monday sunny with a 35 degree high and southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Journal World readings show 10 p.m minus 2, midnight 26, 2 a.m. readings around 21. Official Saturday highs 28 and 17 low with no precipitation by 5 p.m. Lake Clinton temperature 44 and level 877.15 feet, normal 875.5 feet. By Associated Press Saturday.
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Channeler’s ex husband awarded $792000 in divorce ruling
Jeffrey Knight wins $792000 in Pierce County Superior Court after eight week trial ending October. Judge Bruce Cohoe says assets from the couple’s 1988 split were misallocated and that J Z Knight was blameless. Knight claims Ramtha coercion influenced settlement. Knight plans appeal.
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Travel outlook across Missouri Nebraska and Oklahoma
Missouri sees snow north and snow or freezing rain south with highs in the 30s. Nebraska features snow east and clearing west with lows near zero to teens and Monday highs 25 to 35. Oklahoma turns clear today with 35 to 50, tonight cool in the 20s, and Monday mostly sunny. Colorado reports mountain snow showers and mixed conditions with mountain lows down to minus 10. Road numbers listed for Kansas routes.
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