Drought Grips East With Wilting Parks And Crops
Across Virginia to New England the record drought shrivels lawns, parks, and private spaces. New York City Parks Commissioner Henry Stern warns of a gradual water squeeze that withers trees and flowers. Maryland imposes mandatory water-use restrictions with fines up to 1000 dollars as farmers struggle.
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Record drought ravages parks and golf courses in northeast states
New Jersey bans outdoor fires in parks and forests and closes some trails as drought tightens its grip. Long Island restricts 140000 acres of parks and nature preserves until relief arrives. National Drought Mitigation Center expert Mark Svoboda says only tropical storms bringing rain could end the drought, hoping for nonhurricane rain.
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Floating runway to open for jets in Japan next year
A Japanese consortium reports a floating Mega-Float runway could be ready for commercial airports as early as next June. Officials say it lowers offshore construction costs by avoiding land reclamation. The prototype is being assembled in waters near Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo.
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U S seeks permanent war crimes tribunal at UN
The United States has held talks with over forty nations in ten days to back a treaty creating a permanent international war crimes tribunal. Ambassador David Scheffer said Washington does not seek to weaken the court, despite critics claims. The U S was among seven dissenters when 120 countries approved the Rome treaty, fearing excess power for the court over troops and citizens.
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Eichmann memoir may be opened from Israel archives
Family and researchers press Israel to release Adolf Eichmann 1300 page memoir written by hand in prison. The manuscript has sat in the State Archives for nearly 40 years while Eichmann’s sons and historians urge publication. The Justice Ministry said a decision is expected soon.
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Australian rancher Ansell dies in Darwin shootout
Rodney William Ansell, 44, famed for inspiring Crocodile Dundee, was killed after ambushing Sat Glen Huts near Darwin. An officer returned fire, ending the confrontation 30 miles south of the capital. Police left open whether drugs influenced the violence.
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Violence erupts as Serb convoy exits Kosovo
A shootout near Dobranec, 30 miles southeast of Pristina, left a Serb convoy member and an ethnic Albanian dead. Albanian rock throwing preceded gunfire as the column passed, then the convoy moved to a Russian post. Reports also note a Serb man killed in Vitina and two bodies found in Pristina.
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