RCA pleads guilty in defense data case in Alexandria
RCA Corp. and two employees admit guilt to illegally conveying DoD documents and five year program details in a federal probe into contractors handling secret defense plans. A $2.5 million fine accompanies sentences as part of the case. Nearby at the India Pakistan border, Pakistani officials report casualties from clashes with protesters who attacked an Indian guard during a Jammu Kashmir dispute.
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Opposition joins German Cabinet in East Germany
East Berlin Parliament adds eight pro democracy group members to Hans Modrow's government granting the opposition cabinet seats for the first time in 40 years. Communists hold under half of 36 seats as a ban on the ultra right Republican Party of West Germany takes effect.
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Young to enter governor race in Georgia
Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young plans to announce his candidacy for Georgia governor Monday night. He aims to win the Democratic nomination outright in the primary. Polls show Young tied for the lead with Lt. Gov. Zell Miller amid Roy Barnes and Lauren McDonald Jr. in the race.
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Earhart scarf to launch aboard space shuttle Discovery
Purdue University officials announce a historical link as a scarf worn by Amelia Earhart will ride aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 19. Astronauts Jerry L. Ross and Donald E. Williams, Purdue alumni, will deliver the item at Johnson Space Center to Loren Shriver, who will command the mission. The scarf is part of Purdue’s Earhart memorabilia collection and notes her role as a counselor to female students from 1935 to 1937.
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Home affordability gap deepens across markets
The report surveys how housing costs outpace incomes, widening the affordability gap in major cities. Analysts note rising rents and mortgage rates, with buyers delaying purchases as households adjust budgets amid inflation and slower wage growth.
Churches Seek Better Pay as Organists Are Hard to Find
Providence report shows churches struggle to hire organists as pay lags and shortages grow. Rev Beirne recalls Holy Trinity Central Falls hiring four musicians for Christmas after one left for better pay, highlighting a national shortage and fewer women studying sacred music.
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Reagan at 79 Maintains Fitness and Sincere Doubts on Cold War
In an AP interview on the eve of his 79th birthday, former President Ronald Reagan says he stays in shape with daily weight lifting and tree trimming at his California home. He remains active on the speaking circuit, weighs in on a balanced budget amendment, line-item veto, and questions whether the Cold War is truly over while hoping for Lebanese hostages' release. Reagan notes his Ranch and Bel-Air residence, riding again, and reflects on aging, politics, and U.S.–Soviet relations.
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Census Bureau Seeks 315000 Temp Workers For 1990 Count
The Census Bureau plans a hiring push to recruit 315000 temporary workers across the nation to locate hard to count Americans for the 1990 headcount. Training lasts about three days, pay ranges from 4.50 to 8.00 dollars per hour plus 24 cents per mile, with peak activity in April and May.
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Meditation may extend elderly life, study finds
Harvard researchers report 73 elderly participants trained in Transcendental Meditation over 12 weeks showed a 100 percent survival after three years, higher than mindfulness, relaxation, or no training groups. Experts caution other factors could explain results and urge TM as a complement to Western medicine.
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Weather Sentinel for Douglas County Zone 15 Update
Zone 15 reports tonight cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light snow until midnight then clearing. Lows in the teens. Tuesday. mostly sunny with highs in the low 40s. Zone 6 shows 40 percent snow chance and cooler lows. Zones 7 8 10 11 expect a mix of rain and snow then clearing with highs 40s.
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Local forecast with clouds rain and temps this week
Tonight brings increasing cloudiness and a chance of rain with a low near 32 mph northwest winds 10 to 20. Tuesday stays partly cloudy with a slight rain chance and a high around 43. Tuesday night is mostly cloudy with a low near 23 and light winds. Wednesday turns mostly sunny with a high near 49 and south-southwest winds 5 to 10.
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Travel outlook for Missouri and neighboring states
Travel outlook notes scattered rain in Missouri Tuesday with a low in the 30s to 40s and a high near 50. Nebraska sees a chance of snow and light freezing rain in the southeast Tuesday morning, then partly cloudy with highs around 50, 40 in the east. Oklahoma reports decreasing clouds with highs in the 50s, Colorado stays mostly sunny and warmer with mountain area creasing to mid 40s, western highs near 55. Road contacts list Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Turnpike AuthorityFor road conditions call numbers provided.
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