Federal flood plan fails to curb rising damages say GAO
A GAO report to Congress says a $9 billion federal flood control effort has not reduced flood losses. Annual damages exceed $1 billion and could triple by 2000. Key issues include local resistance to restricting flood prone land and weak inclusion of flood-hazard analysis in federal programs.
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General Accounting Office
GAO
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Texas
Army Corps of Engineers
HUD
North Carolina
Nebraska
Cambodian Forces Clash Near Phnom Penh Amid Cabinet Talks
Fighting seven miles northwest of Phnom Penh continued as Khmer Rouge shelled the airport area with reported rockets and mortars. In Phnom Penh President Lon Nol appointed Gen. Sak Su Sakhan as armed forces commander while Premier Long Boret discussed a new cabinet. rumors floated Lon Nol's possible resignation. The military said 14 airfield strikes overnight caused no damage, with 15 more rounds in the morning, as a U.S. airlift from Saigon resumed at dawn.
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Phnom Penh
Neak Luong
Baban
Lon Nol
Sak Su Sakhan
Long Boret
U.S
Saigon
Garage woman dies in Elyria area after living in garage
Elizabeth Corsetea, a 45 year old weighing about 400 pounds, died in an Elyria hospital after neighbors found her unconscious in a garage in Amherst Township. She had moved into the garage last December so her dogs and cats could live in the house with her, with about 20 dogs and 10 cats inside and no electricity heat or running water.
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Elyria, Ohio
Elizabeth Corsetea
Elyria
Lorain County
Amherst Township
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Portugal's leftist rulers seize permanent powers after Lisbon attack
Portugal's Armed Forces Movement announced permanent political powers after an air force attack on an artillery regiment near Lisbon. Elections for a constitutional assembly remain set for April 12, with a new Revolutionary Council to institutionalize military participation. Spinola fled to Spain. U.S. and Spain deny involvement as tensions rise in Lisbon.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Armed Forces Movement
Communist Party
Vasco Goncalves
Goncalves
Antonio Spinola
Spinola
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
United States
U.S
Frank Carlucci
State Department
Washington
Center Democratic Party
Brazil
Sea Scouts Describe Antarctic Ice Breaker Escape
Three teenagers aboard the icebreaker Glacier recount a nine day entrapment in Antarctic icepack as the ship, carrying 138 crewmen plus the Sea Scouts, finally reached clear water and headed toward Long Beach California with the home port nearing. The voyage was described as fantastic and exciting by the youths and crew alike.
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Calif
Coast Guard
Sea Scouts
The
United States
Buenos Aires
Marambio
Antarctica
Los Angeles Area
Antarctic
Pacifist Bromley acquitted. disappointed he missed story
Ernest Bromley 63 returned to his Butler County farm after a Hamilton County Municipal Court acquittal on disorderly conduct charges. He had been fasting since arrest for distributing literature near the federal building. the judge ruled no substantial evidence of turbulence and dismissed the case. Bromley arrived in court in a wheelchair and had been hospitalized for 72 hours without fluids.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Ernest Bromley
Butler County
Bromley
Hamilton County
Federal Building
Rupert A. Dean
Middletown Weather Skies Cloudy With Showers Through Weekend
showers continue tonight and tomorrow in the Middletown area with lows in the 40s and highs in the 40s. 1.7 inches of rain were recorded by 8 a.m. today. Extended outlook shows showers Saturday and Sunday and clearing skies Monday.
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Middletown
Parents and staff clash over Middletown school budget cuts
A 57 page Middletown school survey shows parents favor preserving busing and core programs while many students and staff support cuts to busing and nonacademic services. Parents rail against loss of education quality, while some urge eliminating Freshman High and returning to a grade school system.
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Middletown
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