Admiral Less Takes Command of Navy Escort Squadron
In the Persian Gulf on Saturday, Adm Anthony A Less assumed command of the U S Navy escort squadron. Officials state the force has not suffered any cloak secret cuts in strength at this time.
28 Feb 1988
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1988
Page
1
In the Persian Gulf on Saturday, Adm Anthony A Less assumed command of the U S Navy escort squadron. Officials state the force has not suffered any cloak secret cuts in strength at this time.
The Daily Number winner was 214 and the Win-Four was S1B5. Lotto 48 drew 5 13 24 24 32 37 with supplementary 45. New York KENO numbers listed include 27 8 8 16 17 22 24 27 28 39 48 58 59 73 75 77.
In Jerusalem and the West Bank, Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians during clashes amid protests against a US peace mission. Hospital officials reported three deaths including 17 year old Meged Al Atrash of Halhour and two others from Arrub and Halhou.
U S secretary of state Shultz presented a plan calling for immediate Palestinian self rule talks and a December deadline on final status for the West Bank and Gaza. Syria dismissed the proposal as not a path to a comprehensive peace, while Jordan urged Soviet and PLO involvement. Shultz returned to Israel after meetings in Damascus amid persistent regional resistance and criticism of U S policy.
A string of forecast notes and snow reports describe sunny warm spells fading to clouds and chances of snow. The Syracuse area saw two inches of snow from Saturday with more expected as systems move east, while California faces dry conditions and potential water rationing advised by officials.
Regional forecasts show mostly sunny today with highs around 32 in Buffalo and similar patterns across Jamestown Oswego to Watertown Syracuse to Auburn and Albany with varying chances of snow tonight and Monday. Temperatures range from near 0 in Lake George to upper 30s in several zones with 20 to 50 percent snow chances and tonight lows from the teens to the mid 30s.
A garbled weather bulletin lists temperatures with highs around 30s and lows in the teens, snowfall figures including 1.6 inches for Saturday and 259 inches for February, plus seasonal totals and record values. It also cites wind conditions, forecast hotlines, and a toll free Thruway contact.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a massive snow storm dated 1900 sweeping across Kansas and New York state. Specific figures mention 60 inches in the Adirondacks and 31 inches at Noctnucks Wisconsin, with other locations recording heavy snowfall and record accumulations.
Reports indicate new inches of snow and base depth, with surface conditions including powder packed powder and machine groomed areas. Notes mention gondola operation on weekends and details on open trails and conditions for Travis area.
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