Rain Forecast and Flood Watch Updates
A flash flood watch was issued afternoon and evening due to heavy rain and snow melt. Fayetteville police monitor Limestone Creek as temperatures drop tonight with winds up to 30 mph. Snow flurries expected overnight and tomorrow with highs near 30 to 35 degrees. Wednesday forecasts show windy conditions and scattered showers with temperatures in the 20s to upper 30s.
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Pope John Paul II to consecrate nine new bishops
Pope John Paul II will consecrate nine new bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. Among them are Amer amas J. SoA iG of India Nap o who will be bishop of Phoenix and Monsignor Anthony Milone, 49, of Omaha Neb, who will be auxiliary bishop of.
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First day on the job at United Nations
Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar arrived five minutes early for his first day of official business at the UN headquarters. The Peruvian diplomat, 61, began a five-year term and went to a meditation room for strength and inspiration despite a driving rainstorm. In Albany the daily numbers game yielded 18 as the winning number last night.
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Today's features Today's chuckle Only a small percentage
A wry line notes that in 1982 only a small portion of career criminals are caught while the rest are reelected, reflecting a sardonic view of crime and politics. The quip ties crime stories to political outcomes in a tongue in cheek observation.
Polish premier Defends Poland to Western diplomats in Warsaw
Polish Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski, in talks with Western European diplomats in Warsaw, seeks to prevent Western allies from joining U S sanctions against Poland s martial law regime. Brussels dialogue stressed unity to avoid indirect acceptance of repression and a split in the West. Uncensored reports say 20 factories to reopen as Solidarity strikes ease. Lenin shipyard in Gdansk and Pafawag in Wroclaw targeted for reopening amid unrest.
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Ice and travel chaos from predawn freezing rain storm
A freezing rain storm coated Central New York roads in ice, causing vehicle and pedestrian accidents, delayed flights, and lengthened Christmas break for thousands of area students. Police reported injuries and numerous crashes, especially in St Lawrence County and Albany area where expressways closed. A four mile Interstate 87 stretch near Albany had over twenty abandoned vehicles. A warming trend was expected to ease conditions.
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Reagan’s Busy White House Week Ahead in Washington
President Reagan returns from California with a packed agenda. Key items include lunch with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, budget decisions for 1983, a National Security Council talk on Poland, and potential tax revenue shifts to states. Officials say foreign policy overhaul and Allen’s status will also be high priority.
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Dozier kidnap case linked to prison escape in Italy
Verona police pursue links between the Dozier kidnapping and a Rovigo prison escape after militants including Red Brigades members freed four women by blasting a wall with a car bomb. One escapee, Loredana Biancamano, is named as a Red Brigades suspect. others include Luastina Ronconi and Marina Premoli.
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