Wintry conditions linger into early spring with wind and flurries
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport reports continued wintry weather into the first week of spring. Tonight lows drop to the teens with northwest erly winds around 15 to 20 mph. Tomorrow remains variably cloudy with a few flurries, followed by fair Thursday and variable clouds Friday and Saturday. Daily lows near 20.
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Herzog Elected Israel's Sixth President in Surprise Vote
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Former UN ambassador Chaim Herzog defeated Prime Minister Menachem Begin's candidate Rabbi Menachem Elon in a secret parliamentary ballot. Herzog, 64, will replace Yitzhak Navon at the end of Navon's five year term in May, after a 61-57 Knesset vote.
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NATO ministers back zero option on intermediate missiles
In Vilamoura Portugal defense ministers endorsed President Reagan's call for eliminating in intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe. Some officials pressed for compromise if zero option fails. In Albany New York the daily numbers game drew 006 with Win Four 804.
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Obsession with Gold Leads Man to Psychiatrist
A man obsessed with striking gold visits a psychiatrist who helps remove a burden from his mind. The lighter joke centers on the psychiatrist taking a load off the patient as a pun.
Reagan blasts bankers as selfish over withholding clash
President Reagan accused the banking industry of selfish tactics in blocking tax withholding on interest and dividends as Congress fights the 165 billion Social Security overhaul. He urged lawmakers to reject the withholding amendment, blasted the American Banking Association, and called for fewer lobbying efforts and lower interest rates.
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Nicaragua warns of war as border fighting with Honduras escalates
Managua reports 270 dead since February in fighting between Sandinista troops and rebels based in Honduras. Defense Minister Humberto Ortega says forces are ready to act and cites rebel pockets in Matagalpa and Jinotega. He notes 1,200 rebels supported by Honduran forces, with civilian and soldier casualties and a state of emergency in border provinces.
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Nicaragua
Honduras
Humberto Ortega
Adolfo Calero Portocarrero
Costa Rica
Ortega
Matagalpa
Jinotega
Honduran
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San Ramon
Muy Muy
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San Dionisio
Ruckelshaus faces EPA chief confirmation debate
William D. Ruckelshaus faces Senate confirmation as EPA head with lawmakers from both parties urging assurance that he will change the agency’s direction, not just replace the administrator. Reagan touted the choice as right for the moment as hearings begin after his nomination.
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R-Vt
Aunt Questions Family Sacrifice Over EPA Nominee
Rhea Eckel Clark of Skanea teles questions how her nephew can leave a six figure job for a sixty thousand dollar post at the Environmental Protection Agency after President Reagan nominated him. William Ruckelshaus stated that a president’s request should be obeyed, though his refusal to follow Nixon’s orders remains a noted act.
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