Subway killing three convicts get life in prison
Three youths convicted of fatally stabbing Brian Watkins on a New York subway platform were sentenced to life in prison by Justice Ed win Torres who called them a pack of jackals. police say the attack followed a robbery during a $15 dance admission.
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House OKs urban aid package for Los Angeles Chicago
The House approved an $822 million urban aid package to Los Angeles and Chicago by a 244 to 162 vote, with 110 Republicans opposed and 44 for. Support included 199 Democrats and one independent. Bush administration backed the bill. A Senate add-on proposal by Kennedy and Hatch sought $1.45 billion for four programs including summer jobs and Head Start, plus Weed and Seed justice initiatives.
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Nenana Ice Classic winner nets 165000 in Alaska
Mary Lou Burke, a 33 year old unemployed single mother of four from Nenana, Alaska, won 165000 by guessing the Tanana River spring breakup within two minutes. She planned to buy a home for her children and donate 10 percent to the Lord. Burke spent 20 on 10 tickets based on her kids birth dates.
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Common defense pact inks deal among CIS leaders
At the fifth CIS summit in Tashkent six members Russia Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Tajikistan Armenia sign a mutual defense pact and plan joint use of space launch facilities and border troops. Nazarbayev says Kyrgyzstan likely to sign. Ukraine and Belarus abstain.
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San Francisco fires police chief over newspaper incident
San Francisco Police Chief Richard Hongisto was fired by the Police Commission after allegations he ordered removal of a gay newspaper article and cover image. Acting chief Thomas Murphy named to lead. mayor's office to comment later.
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Grand jury subpoenas House records reach top lawmakers
A federal grand jury probing the House Post Office seeks six years of vouchers for Rep. Dan Rostenkowski and similar records for Rep. Austin Murphy, Rep. Joseph Kolter, and ex Sergeant at Arms Jack Rus. It also requests stamp allotment data and targets offices of the three lawmakers, the House Clerk, and the Sergeant at Arms. Speaker Foley says negotiations trimmed the request and vows full cooperation while Republicans demand disclosure of the subpoenas amid House friction.
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Weather zone based forecast with scattered rain chances
Douglas County zones 1 2 4 5 show tonight cloudy with 40 percent rain risk and mid 40s lows. Saturday partly cloudy with high in the 80s. Zone 3 expects partly cloudy tonight 30 percent rain through Saturday with lows near 6 and highs in the upper 20s. Zones 7 8 10 11: tonight cloudy with 20 percent rain, lows around 60s, Saturday partly cloudy with about 0 percent rain and highs in the 20s. Zones 3 12: tonight partly cloudy, Saturday partly cloudy with 30 percent rain chance. Zones 13 14 15 16: tonight partly cloudy, lows mid 80s, Saturday partly cloudy with 40 percent rain, highs mid 80s. Zone 17: tonight partly cloudy, lows mid 60s, Saturday partly cloudy with 30 percent rain, highs in the 80s. Winds southeast to south, variable. precipitation totals near 0.10 inch, lake readings at Clinton Lake show temperature 85.
Travel Outlook by Region and Weather Notes
Travel outlook lists MISSOURL border areas with tonight partly cloudy conditions and scattered rain south with lows in the 60s. Saturday shows partly cloudy skies and scattered rain. highs reach 80s. Nebraska region notes partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, chance of rain, with lows around 60s and highs in 70s to 80s. Oklahoma expects rain through Saturday with highs in the 80s to 90s and lows in the 60s. Colorado forecasts rain north through Saturday with mountain temps 30s to 60s tonight, 65 to 75 highs in mountains, 70s to 80s elsewhere. Roar Conran Kansas by heavy Paw 1-26-31 ton Turnpil 843-8250 ke Authority.
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