Wintry forecast and light snow in central New York
A National Weather Service forecaster at Hancock Airport reports a low near 20 tonight with 30 percent snow flurries, ending tonight and giving way to partly sunny conditions near 40 tomorrow. Snow chances drop to 10 percent tomorrow, with cool damp early spring weather through Friday and scattered showers expected daily. Light snow covered higher elevations overnight amid high winds in parts of central New York.
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New York
American rancher killed in Guatemalan raid at Las Margaritas
U S sources in Guatemala City report band of armed men killed J Pitts Jarvis, an American owner of Las Margaritas ranch in Alta Verapaz, about 118 miles north of Guatemala City. Several buildings burned. other victims unconfirmed. Jarvis had lived in the coffee region for eight years.
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Guatemala
U.S
State Department
J. Pitts Jarvis
Swan Lake
Ark
Jarvis
Las Margaritas
Alta Verapaz
Riots and Fire Bombs Mark Fourth Day in West Bank Protests
In Tel Aviv stone throwing protesters blocked roads with burning tires during the fourth day of riots over Israel's removal of a Palestinian mayor. In Jenin demonstrators hurled a fire bomb at an Israeli officer, which failed to explode. Albany reported the daily numbers game picks 503.
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Israel
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Jenin
When You’re Over the Hill You Welcome Foggy Mirrors
A humorous observation notes a sign of aging when the fogged bathroom mirror after a shower becomes a comfort, reflecting a simple domestic moment that amuses as years pass.
Columbia Begins 3rd Test Flight From Cape Canaveral
Columbia roared into orbit on its third test flight with astronauts Jack Lousma and C Gordon Fullerton aboard. The seven day mission aims to test space flight, lift payloads with the mechanical arm, and evaluate the shuttle as an orbiting laboratory. A minor auxiliary power unit issue prompted a precautionary shutdown but deemed non disruptive.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Jack R. Lousma
Mission Control
Lousma
C. Gordon Fullerton
Globe
Space
John McLeaish
Complex 39A
Record crowds cheer Space Shuttle liftoff on Florida Space Coast
About one million spectators from retirees to students crowded beaches and causeways to watch Columbia lift off, filling grass and sand parking areas with vans and campers. Officials said turnout matched the prior record as crowds jammed viewing sites along the Indian River, while individuals like Jack Estes traveled from Massachusetts for the event.
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Fla
Columbia
Florida
Indian River
Darlis Whitaker
Brevard County Civil Defense Headquarters
Jack Estes
Titusville
Leominster
Mass
UAW GM Tentative Pact Could Save GM About 2.5 Billion
After 37 hours of talks, UAW and General Motors reach a tentative agreement aiming to preserve jobs and cut costs. The deal mirrors Ford's contract, defers cost of living raises, enforces a wage freeze, and ends nine personal holidays for the life of the 30 month pact. If ratified, the agreement runs through September 14, 1984 and covers 320,000 U.S. autoworkers including 150,000 laid off.
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United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
UAW
Ford Motor Co
GM Council
General Motors
Douglas A. Fraser
Alfred Warren Jr
U.S
Warren
Radioactive water leaks at Three Mile Island plant
In Middletown Pennsylvania, radioactive water leaked from the Unit 2 reactor coolant system at Three Mile Island, triggering a low level unusual event. GPU Nuclear said leakage exceeded one gallon per minute, with officials uncertain of source or severity but assured containment remained intact.
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Middletown
TMI
Phil Fine
GPU Nuclear
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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