Mandela Call for Fuller Dismantling of Apartheid
Archbishop Desmond Tutu warned the struggle for equality in South Africa is not over despite Nelson Mandela’s pending release. He urged continued international pressure to dismantle apartheid and voiced cautious optimism about reforms amid ongoing political and economic challenges.
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Violent Fr Ousts Roofs In France And England Floods
A brutal storm battered northern France with winds up to 104 mph, killing at least 18 and leaving over 2 million without power. It damaged Chartres Cathedral and disrupted rail service. In England, the Severn rose 14 feet, flooding Worcester and surrounding towns.
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Police seize $36 million in drugs in Fullerton raid
Police and federal agents displayed more than two tons of cocaine seized in an Orange County warehouse raid. No arrests were reported. The 4,719 pounds had an estimated wholesale value near $36.5 million, FBI spokesman Jim Neilson said. The drugs were found in an unoccupied distribution center, neatly wrapped on pallets and secured with shrink-wrap.
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Veterans seek funds and highway threat noted
Veterans seek funding in a report flagged for 10A. A separate 10A item warns of a nest threatening a highway. The 12A notes a ruling council realignment.
Send a Buck to Gorbachev campaign urges dollar gifts
Medford Oregon businessman Robert Forrest urges Americans to send at least one dollar to the Kremlin to back Mikhail Gorbachev and his reform movement. He promotes bumper stickers reading Send a Buck to Gorbachev and says the dollar could be spent on essentials like soap and bread to aid reform.
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Beirut clashes deepen as forces seize Beirut port
Christian militia moved to take control of a key Beirut port after rival forces loyal to Gen. Michel Aoun abandoned fighting. A Vatican cease-fire briefly paused shelling but resumed, leaving more than 37 dead and hundreds of thousands hiding in shelters. Civil war toll climbs with 164 killed and 618 wounded.
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Peace talks begin in ethnic strife in Riga
Armenian and Azerbaijani negotiators opened talks in Riga seeking a peaceful settlement to long rivalry. They pledged to release hostages by March 1 and establish relations between their fronts, but remained divided over Nagorno Karabakh and territorial claims amid ongoing ethnic violence and displacement.
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Teen-age girl receives first lung implant in Utah trial
Salt Lake City AP reports a 16 or 17 year old girl in critical condition after becoming the world’s first recipient of the intravascular oxygenator, an implant designed to rest damaged lungs. The two hour LDS Hospital operation placed a 20 inch fiber bundle device into the inferior vena cava to oxygenate blood, with researchers stressing this is an experimental step toward future artificial lungs.
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Weather snapshot across Douglas County zones today and Monday
Zone specific forecast shows sunny today with highs mostly 45 to 55 across zones, clear nights with lows 15 to 25, and Monday turning mostly sunny with highs around 50 to mid 50s. Winds light to southwest 5 to 10 mph, lake readings listed at Clinton Lake 39F and level 875.73 ft.
Travel outlook by state with cool to mild highs
Missouri shows clear through Monday with highs in 40s and 50s and lows in the 20s to 30s. Nebraska remains sunny with highs in the 40s to 50s and tonight mid-teens to low 20s. Oklahoma stays clear to partly cloudy with Monday highs in the 50s to low 60s and lows in the teens to around 30. Colorado expects sun and 30s to 50s with harsh mountain lows from 15 below to 10 above. Snow likely southwest Monday and scattered elsewhere. Road conditions note Kansas Turnpike officials and contacts listed with a phone number.
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