More troops urged for Afghan war success
The top U S and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, says the war is worsening and that without more boots on the ground the effort could fail. He calls for a revised strategy, better Afghan interaction, and closer NATO coordination to reverse Taliban momentum within a year.
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Anne Gearan
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Washington
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Breaking Legs continues at CAST theater this week
CAST presents the comedy Breaking Legs at Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre with shows Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. The plot centers on a professor seeking funding from a restaurant owner mobster and his Mafioso backers, amid dramatic turns. Tickets are $8.50, via CAST office at 765-4474 or box office nightly. location 112 E Locust St Clearfield.
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Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre
E. Locust St
Clearfield
Weekend Warmth Gives Way to Showers Across State
A moist southerly flow ahead of a Great Lakes disturbance brings clouds and showers to the region. Highs reach upper 60s to mid 70s with tonight’s temps in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Extended outlook calls for periods of showers and scattered thunderstorms midweek, then more sun and mild temps by Friday through Sunday. Local temps across towns range from mid 50s to mid 60s at 7 a.m.
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New England
Great Lakes
Commonwealth
Progressland
National Weather Service
Birthday Column Lists Local Residents Born on Tuesday
The Progress birthday column lists area residents born on Tuesday September 22 2009 including Carol Beish Betty Brilla Haydin Bumbarger Sandra Hull Sharon Hutchison Janice Kohler Stephanie Marshall Jamie Monoskey Iva Owens Sue Passmore Kristy Pry Craig Renaud Kimberly Sayers Bud Swatsworth and Clara Veres. Names and birthdates may be delivered to Progress offices or mailed or called in for the Birthday Bonus program. Approximately 350 Penelec customers lost power after a car hit a pole on Bigler Avenue near East 11th Street around 12 55 pm, causing a 3 percent outage lasting until 4 15 pm.
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Progressland
Carol Beish
Betty Brilla Haydin J. Bumbarger
Sandra Hull
Sharon Hutchison
Janice Kohler
Stephanie Marshall
Jamie Monoskey Jr
Iva Owens
Sue Passmore
Kristy L. Pry
Craig Renaud
Kimberly Sayers
Bud Swatsworth
Clara Veres
Progress
Clearfield
Curwensville
Erbe
P.O
Penelec
John Shimko
Bigler Avenue
U.S. Route 322
East 11Th Street
East End
Specimen hand found in yard in Maryland
A severed human hand was unearthed in a Maryland yard but police say it is a decades old medical school specimen left by a former resident. An electrician found it in muddy soil in the northeast region. The previous owner's son said it was a souvenir from the University of Maryland medical school taken more than 50 years ago.
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