U S calls for tougher action as Serbs attack UN zones
Gen John Shalikashvili warned Bosnian Serbs to halt attacks on UN personnel in the former Yugoslavia or face consequences. He urged stronger enforcement of safe zones and possible air strikes or sanctions. Secretary Christopher planned talks with UK France Germany and Russia on steps, including potential expansion of safe zones and lifting arms embargo against Muslims. A French official signaled support for tougher UN sanctions and enforcement of no heavy weapons zones, while considering backing a UN move to lift the arms embargo for Muslims.
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Temperature Extremes Report From Death Valley and Escanaba
The Associated Press reports a high of 122 degrees at Death Valley California on Wednesday and a low of 43 degrees recorded in Escanaba Michigan on Thursday.
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Lawrence Weather And Lake Conditions Report
Kansas weather data shows Wednesday high of 80 and overnight low 59 in Lawrence with 0.02 inches of precipitation. Year ago readings were 86 and 73, while record highs and lows stand at 104 in 1935 and 58 in 1933. Lake Clinton at 876.77 feet with 80 degree water and Lake Perry at 891.57 feet with 79 degree water. Moon phases list last half July 30 and new August 7 with first half July 16 and full July 22.
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Lawrence Five Day Outlook With Mild Temperatures Ahead
The Lawrence forecast calls for mostly clear skies tonight with a low around 55 and light variable winds. Friday brings partly cloudy conditions with a high near 84 and southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday night remains partly cloudy with a low around 65 and similar southeast winds.
Hearings split the aisle over the Whitewater affair
Democratic Rep Henry Gonzalez leads hearings labeling the Whitewater probe a partisan test while Republican Rep James Leach denounces ethics lapses. White House officials defend the inquiry as politics, noting Clinton's peace signing the same day as the first hearing.
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Clinton aides face Whitewater probes after election
After the election the Clintons and aides confront Whitewater investigations. The GOP accuses them of pressuring federal agencies withholding data and misleading the public. Clinton forces frame Whitewater as a distraction while portraying Clinton as a hard driving chief executive focused on health care reform.
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Whitewater probe widens under special prosecutor Fiske
Special prosecutor Robert Fiske leads a federal inquiry into Whitewater Development Corp formed by the Clintons and James and Susan McDougal to build a vacation and retirement community in Arkansas. The probe expands to depositor fund practices, possible improper White House contacts, and the death of White House aide Vincent Foster. House Banking Committee criticisms and partisan clashes mark the opening session as Republicans fault Democrats for limiting inquiry while Democrats defend witnesses as decent and hardworking.
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Stamps honor jazz blues legends at two ceremony sites
The US Postal Service will issue pop music stamps in September with Nat King Cole Ethel Merman Bing Crosby Al Jolson and Ethel Waters honored at Lincoln Center on September 1. A second set dedicated to jazz and blues greats Ma Rainey Bessie Smith Billie Holiday Robert Johnson Howlin Wolf Muddy Waters Jimmy Rushing and Mildred Bailey will debut in Greenville Mississippi on September 17 with B B King emceeing in Greenville and Ben Vereen at the New York event. Postmaster General Marvin Runyon calls the stamps a vivid view of the American experience.
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Dracula's Castle in Romania Faces Collapse Threat
In Bucharest, Romania, the Dracula fortress atop eroded rock in the Carpathians faces collapse without a $300,000 repair. Architect Cornel Talos warns of possible eruption of cracks and potential ruin if earthquakes or delays occur. The site draws up to 4,000 visitors daily and ties to Vlad the Impaler, linked to Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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