Great Lakes Levels Fall Amid El Nino and Dry Winter
Officials compare current lows to 1997-98 conditions as warmer weather and a drier winter drive evaporation. Lake Superior and Lake Ontario reach May lows not seen since 1990 and 1965 respectively, with Michigan, Huron, and Erie also dropping sharply. The International Joint Commission warns of broader impacts on boating, shipping, and water quality.
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Washington
Great Lakes
International Joint Commission
U.s.-Canada
Tom Baldini
Commission
U.S
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Baldini
Weather outlook shows warm, partly sunny days ahead
Tonight clear and cool with a low near 50. Monday bright and warm with a high around 82 and a low 54. Tuesday partly sunny and warm with a high 80 and a low 56. Wednesday mix of clouds and sun, high 78, low 58. Weather stats for A2.
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Vote on Yeltsin indictments underway
In Moscow the State Duma began voting on five impeachment charges against President Boris Yeltsin. If any count passes, a lengthy process to remove him would start. Leaders from Communist, nationalist, and liberal blocs exchanged sharp rhetoric as deputies debated open ballots and ballot colors.
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Boris Yeltsin
Russia
State Duma
Yeltsin
Gennady Zyuganov
Zyuganov
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
NATO
China
Grigory Yavlinsky
Communist Party
Kremlin
Duma
Soviet Union
Chechnya
Gennady 5Eleznyov
Oleg Morozov
Onondaga dissident death ruled homicide in fire
The body of Onondaga Nation dissident Ronald K. Jones Sr., 65, was found in his burned home and ruled a homicide. Authorities say blunt force trauma caused death, not the Feb 11 fire, with a prime suspect identified. The case centers on tensions with Onondaga Chiefs and calls for federal involvement.
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Ronald K. Jones Sr
Onondaga County
Mary Jumbellc
Jones
William Fitzpatrick
Sheriff's Department
Jumbelic
Fitzpatrick
Karen Jones
Onondaga County Sheriffs Department
Onondaga Nation
Jones Sr
Ruth
Onondaga
Council of Chiefs
Federal
Syracuse
NATO admits jets hit village in Yugoslavia
NATO acknowledged air strikes hit Korisa village where dozens of ethnic Albanian refugees were said killed and many injured. NATO described the site as a legitimate military target with a camp, command post, armored vehicle, and artillery observed, while noting casualty figures from Serb authorities could not be confirmed.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
NATO
Korisa
Alliance
Jame Shea
British Broadcasting Corp
Shea
President's pay may be doubled in new bill
Washington House moves to double the president's annual salary to 400000, effective noon January 20, 2001, when Clinton leaves office. The measure, part of a 13.6 billion bill, marks the first raise since Lyndon Johnson. The 1969 raise from 100000 to 200000 was the last. Under the Constitution, raises occur with a new administration.
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House
Clinton
Lyndon Johnson
Washington Post
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Treasury-Postal Service
House Government Reform Committee
Panel On Management, Information and Technology
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