Heat Wave Pushes Syracuse Record Risk Amid Humid Update
National Weather Service at Hancock Airport reports hot humid weather. Syracuse nears record high after reaching 87 by noon and a 96 degree forecast. Break in heat possible Tuesday night or Wednesday with muggy conditions and chances of brief thunderstorms through tomorrow. Highs in the 80s to 90s, lows 65 to 70. extended outlook calls for scattered showers Tuesday and fair conditions Monday and Wednesday.
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Rail plan OKd as strike suspended in Britain
British Rail accepted a union formula to end a two week strike and said it would not pursue firing strikers or shutting the rail network. There was no immediate reply from the engineers on whether they would suspend the dispute.
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London
British Rail Today
Americans Held Hostage by Kurdish Rebels in Iraq
A spokesman for Atco Ltd says Kurdish rebels in Iraq are holding hostage two company employees, an American and a Canadian. Officials in Canada and the United States are coordinating with Atco to secure the release of Guy Boisvert of Montreal and Renaldo Francheschi of Houston.
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Calgary
Canada
UPI
Iraq
Atco Ltd. Drilling and Construction Company
U.S
Atco
Guy Boisvert
Montreal
Renaldo Francheschi
Houston
Nation's biggest food stamp scam indicts 100 plus
LAS VEGAS AP reports more than 100 people have been indicted in what authorities describe as possibly the nation’s largest food stamp fraud scheme. Investigators say the case spans multiple states and involves extensive misuse of benefits.
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Lottery winner in Albany numbers game yields 540
AP reports Albany daily numbers draw results with winner number 540 selected last night. The brief notes the winning digits and confirms the drawing occurred in the state lottery sequence. No accompanying names or prizes are listed in the readable text.
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Albany
Seasonal Lawn Struggles Reflected in Spring and Summer
The line compares spring and summer struggles with lawn care, noting first the effort to start a lawn in spring and then the challenge of stopping it in summer. It uses humorous, practical observation on yard maintenance.
Debate yields few differences among governors candidates
A New York Farm Bureau forum with Cuomo Koch Lehrman and Curran stressed farming’s central role and tax relief. They backed shifting education funding away from property taxes toward a sales or income tax, with Curran calling the current formula unfair. Lehrman touted farming experience. Cuomo proposed a Rural Development Corp to ease farmer burdens. Koch pledged to get government off farmers’ backs.
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Paul Curran
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Rural Development Corp
Urban Devlopment Corp
Skaneateles attorney charged with petty larceny in supermarket incident
A 48 year old Skaneateles attorney Roger Scott was charged with petty larceny after allegedly consuming a pepper and smoked sausage at Tops Market on West Fayette Street without paying. Security officer Paul Stevenson and Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputy witnessed the act and filed an appearance ticket. Scott, a partner at Scott Sardano and Pomeranz, claimed the sausage pack was spoiled and said the charge is a misunderstanding while disputing the court appearance schedule.
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R.C. Baker
Syracuse
Scott
East Lake Road
Paul Stevenson
Tops Market
W. Fayette St
Stevenson
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department
J. Richard Sardino
Five Die as Violent Thunderstorms Sweep Midwest
United Press International reports deadly storms causing record rains and floods across Michigan Illinois and Minnesota. An Iowa man died as floods swamped Ottawa County Holland and South Haven saw waist deep water. Four deaths occurred in traffic crashes on rain slicked Illinois roads while a Minneosta Detroit baseball game saw fans faint indoors as a Chicago area thunderstorm knocked out power. Two Boy Scouts were killed when a car veered into their crossing.
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PLO Still Lacks Safe Haven as Beirut Standoff Drags On
In Lebanon the battle between Israel and the PLO continues with 8000 guerrillas trapped in Beirut amid stalled diplomatic efforts. Israeli and Syrian forces exchanged fire near Beirut and in the Bekaa Valley leaving casualties. Greek offers to host the fighters were denied by Athens, while Al Liwa linked to Arafat claimed Greece would provide haven if sought, a claim later dismissed as inaccurate.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
PLO
Beirut
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Bekaa
Joub Jannine
al Liwa
Greece
West Beirut
Athens
Yasser Arafat
Andreas Papandreou
Arafat
Iran and Iraq Trade Claims of Ambushes and Advances
War brief reports that Iran launched two fronts into Iraq with claims of purging large areas while Iraq said its forces ambushed and repelled Iranian advances near Basra. Baghdad warned Tehran to stop attacks as both sides tallied casualties and battlefield gains amid the Shatt al Arab region conflict.
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Iraq
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Islamic Republican
Basra
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Shatt-al-Arab Waterway
Canital
How to Survive as a Parent series opens July 26
An important provocative series begins Monday July 26 in the Life style Section of The Herald- Journal. It covers talking to teens about alcohol and marijuana, handling stealing and poor grades, and coping with a child who says I don’t need advice.
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