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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1990
Page
2
Ginger the Lhasa in Arlington reportedly made two 911 emergency calls from a home last Wednesday. Police found the dog beside the telephone after the second call. no one else was home. Owner Jane Shumaker says she never programmed 911 into the phone and doubts the claim, joking the dog may be smarter than expected.
A concise look at recent local business developments and lifestyle trend stories. Key players and venues are highlighted, with emphasis on community impact and regional market shifts.
A 1990 chronicle surveys floods in Texas Louisiana and Arkansas and other disasters worldwide. It notes the Trinity River flood surpassing Niagara Falls, a 14 foot alligator on a Louisiana highway, 14 dead in Bashkiria floods, Yangtze flood fears, and a tornado outbreak across the Great Plains. It also covers Nevado del Ruiz tremors, amber alerts, and aviation advisories near the volcano.
Cloudy conditions with 30 percent rain risk and northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures mid-40s to mid-60s with highs 55 to 65, and showers possible. Local readings include New York 65/50 Rochester 46/30 Watertown 48/43. other entries appear garbled.
National Weather Service says most of the week will be cloudy with limited rain. Low pressure brings clouds tonight and tomorrow, cooler temperatures, and a 230 percent chance of showers at night. Syracuse remains overcast with highs in the 55 to 60 range and overnight lows mid 40s. Wednesday and Thursday bring intervals of clouds and a few showers as a weak high from Michigan nudges in, with lows 40 to 45 and highs 60 to 65. Friday warms with more sun, highs 65 to 70. Also noted are northeast winds 15 to 25 knots and small craft advisories on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River with waves 2 to 6 feet and 2 to 4 hours of sunshine Tuesday.
Report summarizes temperatures and precipitation for Syracuse with historical extremes. High Sunday 45. Record highs 96 in 1977 and 33 in 1906. May totals include 4.76 inches. daily record 1.11 inches in 1847. Record low for month 0.19 in 1920. peak month total 7.41 in 1976. Winds noted.
Rain drenched the Northeast while thunderstorms swept the South. Showers were forecast for the Pacific Northwest as a band of storms stretched from central Texas to North Carolina. Rain fell from Washington D C to Portland Maine and extended west to Cleveland.
John S. Vento, 21, a key witness in the Yusuf Hawkins case, faces a pre trial hearing as one of six defendants. Once promised immunity, he fled to Liverpool then surrendered to the FBI in Dayton, Ohio, before returning.
London based Times journalist David Wood, long time political editor of The Times of London, died Friday at age 75. The Times did not disclose the death location.
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