Super tanker collision off Indonesia sparks oil blaze
The 260,000-ton Maersk Navigator collided with the 47,344-ton Sanko Honour in the Andaman Sea near Banda Aceh. crew of 24 abandoned ship. no injuries reported. About 78 million gallons of crude were aboard en route to Japan from Oman. some oil spilled and caught fire. cause and spill size undetermined.
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Manhunt captures video slayer in Texas broadcast killing
Federal agents traced Emilio Nunez 34 after a tip and intercepted a bus in Texas under a ruse of searching for illegal aliens. He overpowered officers and was jailed for return to Florida to face murder charges for shooting his ex-wife 12 times at a North Lauderdale cemetery as she appeared for a TV interview. The killing was filmed and aired on network television.
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Atkins Denied Parole For Tate Killing Confession
Susan Atkins, former Manson Family member serving life on eight murders, was denied parole after tearful testimony claiming she killed actress Sharon Tate only under Charles Manson's orders. Parole board chair Guaderrama noted her prison work but ordered another hearing in three years.
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Windstorm causes five deaths in Seattle area and outages
A near 100 mph windstorm killed at least five people in the northwest, knocked a Seattle floating bridge out of service, and left about half a million homes without power. High winds killed three Idaho construction workers, idle ferries, grounded planes, and toppled hundreds of trees. A seaplane flipped on Lake Washington but caused no injuries. The storm waned by night, except in the Cascade and Olympic mountains where 6 to 12 inches of snow was forecast.
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Spread the News newsletter touts peanut butter boom
Albany AP reports the Adult Peanut Butter Lovers Fan Club newsletter claims Americans will eat 857 million pounds of peanut butter this year. It notes 60 000 members, 850 attendees at a November Arizona meeting, and menu items like peanut butter pizza and ginger peanut sauce. A Sichuan doctor is quoted promoting a teaspoon daily to aid sleep.
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Audrey Hepburn Dies at 63 in Switzerland
Audrey Hepburn, iconic film star and UNICEF goodwill ambassador, died of colon cancer at age 63 at her home in Tolochenaz Switzerland. The beloved actress known for Roman Holiday Sabrina The Nun's Story Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady spent her later years devoted to humanitarian work.
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Sabrina
Iraq Accepts UN Weapons Inspectors Despite Tensions
In Baghdad U N weapons inspectors landed testing access as state run papers urged a new page in U S Iraqi relations. Paul Brough leads a 25 member team arriving at a hotel near Habbaniya air base to begin oversight of destruction of weapons of mass destruction with free access as required by U N resolutions.
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AG nominee Zoe Baird urged to step aside amid hiring probe
Attorney General designate Zoe Baird refused to withdraw under Senate scrutiny over employing illegal aliens in her household. She apologized again for the issue and defended her record, while critics including Barbara Jordan urged withdrawal. White House press aides faced questions as opposition grew.
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Senate OKs cabinet picks as Clinton taps top aides
The Senate moved to confirm a dozen more Clinton administration nominees after approving chief appointees. Les Aspin would be defense secretary, Warren Christopher secretary of state, and Lloyd Bentsen treasury secretary, all by voice vote. The report also covers Justice Department scrutiny of Baird over hiring two Peruvian child-care workers and her stated civil penalties.
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Justice Department
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Kansas zones detail weather for Douglas County and others
Weather summary lists zone by zone forecasts for Kansas. Tonight and Friday show partly cloudy conditions with lows mostly in the 20s and highs in the 40s, with some zones including a 60s near the Colorado border and southwest wind 5 to 20 mph.
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Local forecast and climate data for Clinton Lake area
Tonight partly cloudy with a low of 27 and southwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Friday partly cloudy and mild with a high of 48 and southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Friday night partly cloudy and a low of 32 with southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Official readings show Wednesday high 34 low 30 with 0.25 inch precipitation. Record for this date high 73 in 1995 low minus 7 in 1955. Sunrise 7:39 sunset 5:31. Clinton Lake report notes a.m. ice conditions and lake level around 875.91 feet above mean sea level.
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Travel outlook for Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Colorado
Missouri through Friday partly cloudy with lows in the mid 20s to low 30s and highs in the 40s to 50s. Nebraska tonight partly cloudy with lows in the 20s and Friday partly sunny with highs in the 40s. Oklahoma tonight partly cloudy with lows in the 30s and Friday mostly sunny with highs in the 80s in the north and 60s in the southeast. Colorado through Friday snow showers in northern mountains with a chance of snow in the northwest and partly cloudy elsewhere with lows in the 20s and 30s and highs from the 30s to 60s depending on region. Road contacts include Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Turnpike Authority for traffic updates.
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