Du Pont Leads GOPPAC Push to Rebuild GOP Strength
Former Delaware governor Pierre Du Pont travels to Kansas City with GOP leaders to launch GOPAC a political action group aimed at strengthening the Republican Party nationwide and encouraging topflight candidates to seek elective office. Du Pont notes Democrats edge in the House and urges party renewal targeting 50 districts for GOP gains in 1986 and potential influence on a 1988 national ticket.
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Sales of existing homes near 1978 record level
U S surveyed shows third quarter activity rising in 46 states and the District of Columbia. If repeated for a year the pace implies about 3.76 million homes sold, up 24.9 percent from a year earlier. Prices ease in some areas though Northeast cities show double digit price gains.
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Weather Summary for Northeast Kansas
Occasional light rain and windy conditions with temperatures around 40 by late afternoon. Tonight remains cloudy and windy with a chance of rain and lows near 30 to 35. Sunday brings rain ending in the morning, followed by cold windy conditions and a high near 40. Sunday night sees a low around 30 with north winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Weekend Weather Update From Clinton Lake Report
Official readings note Friday high 63 low 45 with an overnight 51 and trace precipitation. Lake data shows 54 degree temperature and 877.44 ft level above mean sea level, normal 875.5 ft. Forecast zones vary tonight into Sunday with chances of light snow or freezing drizzle and cold highs in the 20s to 30s.
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Weather Update For Zones 9 To 15 And 16 To 17
Weather elsewhere shows temperatures in the 20s with a cold Sunday and highs near 35. Zones 9 through 15 expect tonight cloud cover and a 30 to 40 percent rain chance with lows in the 30s. Sunday brings cold conditions and highs near 40. Zones 16 and 17 anticipate tonight cloudy and colder with a 30 percent rain or thunderstorm chance and lows in the low to mid 30s. Sunday will be very cold with highs in the low to mid 40s.
Rebels warn Betancur of trial after Palace siege
In Bogota the April 19 Movement claimed Betancur would be tried for betraying peace with insurgents. The Palace of Justice siege left 109 dead, including most Supreme Court justices and all 41 rebels, with reports of many victims tied to furniture as fires raged. Five M-19 leaders signed the statement delivered to the AP.
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Andres Almorales
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el Tiempo
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Subpoena halt on Soviet freighter at Mississippi River dock
A Soviet freighter ready to depart from a grain dock near New Orleans is embargoed until Ukrainian seaman Miroslav Medvid testifies in Washington. Senate aides cast threats of Soviet retaliation as D C officials press for Medvid to be allowed to decide his own fate under U S law. The ship remains loaded with corn and blocked from leaving U S waters as talks continue.
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Ee Sullivan
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Greenwich clocks to stop as time standard shifts abroad
Royal Greenwich Observatory will let its six atomic clocks run down due to cost, shifting timekeeping to readings from France and the global UTC system. Greenwich Mean Time remains as UTC, with no inputs from the Greenwich observatory, which moves to a user role in international timekeeping.
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Royal Greenwich Observatory
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John Pilkington
la Palma
Canary Islands
International Organization of Legal Metrology (Weights and Measures
Paris
Herstmonceux
England
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