Texas dodges major strike as Allen weakens inland
Hurricane Allen spared Texas the Caribbean’s most deadly impacts though it caused flooding and outages. Tornadoes injured about 20. two deaths due to heart problems were recorded. Rainfall prompted flood warnings from Corpus Christi to Brownsville and across five south Texas counties. Over 75,000 homes lost power along the coast including 15,000 in Corpus Christi. Gov. Bill Clements called it very lucky while NHC director Neil Frank noted the storm’s eyes and shifting track.
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San Antonio
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Frank
Gulf of Mexico
Central Power and Light Co
Pastor and wife shot in Alberta community
In Bassano Alberta parishioners mourn Rev Reg Tomlinson and his wife Grace found shot dead in their home. Police say the killings appear linked to Irvin Levens who also killed his wife Philomena and their two children in a separate incident.
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Alta
Evangelical Free Church
Alberta
Calgary
Reg Tomlinson
Grace
RCMP
Irvin Levens
Philomena
Reg
Coch
Fred Bickerstaff
Levens
Bickerstaff
Surinam
South America
Prairie Bible Institute
Three Hills
Dutch Guyana
Tomlinson
Perseids meteor shower lights the sky over Medicine Hat
The Perseids meteor shower lit the night through Sunday with up to 50 meteors per hour at peak. Viewers were advised to seek dark spots away from city lights for best visibility, with the display expected to last into Wednesday.
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Space
Medicine Hat
Perseus
OPEC plans November summit to stabilize oil prices
OPEC aims to end price chaos by agreeing on modest quarterly rises linked to inflation at a Baghdad meeting in November. Saudi Arabia supports a floor price with a ceiling near 32 dollars, while Iraq and Saudi relations influence the moderation effort as the group seeks to mop up a global oil glut.
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Reuter
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OPEC
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U.S
Algeria
Iran
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Prisoners in Canada Protest with Widespread Meal Refusals
More than a third of 9 400 federal inmates refused at least one meal on Prison Justice Day as 24-hour vigils and protests spread across Ottawa Toronto Montreal Burnaby and Kingston. The event highlighted prisoner death rates self-harm and alleged mistreatment with two notable cases cited. Violent incident reported at Laval where 10 in protective custody smashed cells.
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Kingston
Ont
Civil Liberties Association
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Kent Penitentiary
British Columbia
Jacques Lepage
Cornwall
Burrows
Lepage
Atlantic Provinces
Quebec
Cover-up claims swirl over Begin amid West Bank bomb probes
The Baltimore Sun reports unnamed Israeli security chief contemplates resignation after claims Begin hampered the investigation of June 2 bomb attacks that injured two West Bank mayors. Halevy cites Shin Bet memos and a failed surveillance push against Gush Emunim tied groups.
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Israel
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Washington Star
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Halevy
Washington
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Haaretz
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