The Eye of the Abortion Storm Centers on O Connor
Washington reports thousands of letters daily flood Justice Sandra Day O Connor as partisans press for affirmation or reversal of the high court ruling on abortion. The eight justices face a pivotal week in the divisive case.
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Sandra Day O’connor
Washington
Supreme Court
Humidity to Return as Storm Allison Looms
Central New York dries after a heat wave as a cold front clears the region. Forecaster Steve Francis says remnants of Tropical Storm Allison could raise humidity again next week if southern fronts move northeast. Syracuse saw substantial rainfall with light winds and no major damage reported.
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New York
Allison
Steve Francis
National Weather Service
Hancock International Airport
Francis
Syracuse
Sun Easing Into Weekend With Mild Temps
Weather brief notes partly cloudy tonight with a low near 50. Tomorrow mostly sunny with a high around 70 to 75. Forecast for Arizona mentions dry conditions and light winds as skies brighten into Thursday. Local meteorology unit Ziggy provided the outlook.
Girl survives 12 hours in Houston flood debris
Latricia Reese, four feet tall, clung to sewer linings as floodwaters from Storm Allison swirled around her for 12 hours after slipping into an 18 inch culvert near her home. Construction workers and firefighters located her Tuesday, she was in mild shock but in good condition at Humana Hospital Southmore.
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Houston
Latricia Reese
Karen Reese
Fire Department
Mike Warnke
Timothy Gabrysch
Defense budget row as panel trims Star Wars programs
House Armed Services Committee slashed the Strategic Defense Initiative from 46 billion to 3.5 billion for next year, warning of turmoil. They also resisted killing the V-22 tilt-rotor, shifting 300 million from B-2 stealth funds into the V-22 account and plan further moves ahead of the panel vote on the 69 billion 1990 procurement budget.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Defense
Dick Cheney
Jon L. Kyl
R-Ariz
Cheney
Political hopes Oil City triggers Allied suit in Onondaga Lake
State officials sue Allied Signal over pollution of Onondaga Lake as part of a broader lake cleanup tied to Oil City redevelopment. Key figures include Mayor Thomas Young and County Executive Nicholas Pirro, with Attorney General Robert Abrams and environmental chief Thomas Jorling announcing the suit amid campaign plans and federal funding pledges.
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Allied Signal Inc
Onondaga Lake
Oil City
Syracuse
Thomas Young
Young
Nicholas Pirro
Onondaga County
New
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
New York
U.S
Pirro
James Walsh
Cuomo
Abrams
Moynihan
Allied Signal
Allied
Robert Abrams
DEC
Thomas Jorling
Sedineon
Ex-county lawyer helped trash bidder in incinerator bid
J C Engelbrecht once county expert on trash incinerators moved to private law practice in 1987. In January he became local liaison for Ogden Martin Systems, later named the company to negotiate a contract to build and operate the 110 million Rock Cut Road incinerator project in Onondaga County. Officials deny conflicts as Ogden Martin was chosen from four bidders.
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J.C. Engelbrecht
Onondaga
Ogden Martin Systems, Inc
Fairfield
N.J
Rock Cut Road
Ogden Martin
Somamen
Donald Lawless
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