Partly cloudy with scattered storms across the region
Partly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Bay waters are slightly choppy with southwest winds at 10 to 15 knots. Laughlin Air Force Base reported 102 degrees at 3 p.m. A storm system over the Great Lakes will bring severe thunderstorms in the region, while a cool front moves inland across the Northeast and Midwest.
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Texas
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Tyler
New Mexico
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Panhandle
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
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New York City
Plains
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mid-Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Mississippi River Valley
Sierra
Rockies
California
Great Lakes
Ohio
Tennessee
Record Highs And Lows From Yesterday Nationwide
Yesterday's temperatures ranged from a high of 113 degrees at Lake Havasu City Arizona to a low of 37 degrees at Soda Springs Idaho. Oklahoma and California saw extreme heat while Idaho and surrounding areas cooled to near freezing in some spots.
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Ariz
Soda Springs
Idaho
Budget cuts pass House along party lines in U.S. spending fight
The House approved a $12 billion Interior Department and culture cuts bill by 244 to 181, trimming the National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities Endowment to $99.5 million each for 1996, as part of broad Republican downsizing. Clinton warned the space, housing and environmental bill would hurt his agenda, while Republicans argued the measures curb excess and reflect national priorities. Endowment leaders warned of tougher times but hoped Senate action would preserve broader bipartisan backing.
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National Endowment For the Humanities
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National Parks
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House Appropriations Committee
Jim Lightfoot
Iowa
Steny Hoyer
Gulf Greyhound Park Seventh Race Result and Odds
In Gulf Greyhound Park seventh race four dogs ran: Poco Holmes finished first, Flying Elite second, Hi C Buster third. Final time was 31.52 with payouts 9.00, 5.00, and 3.80 to place bets.
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Poco Holmes
Flying Elite
Hi C Buster
Diaries show lobotomized Kennedy lived a full youth
Rosemary Kennedy, lobotomized as a teen, kept diaries from 1936 to 1938 detailing a lively early life. Barbara Gibson, Kennedy family secretary, rescued the journals and co-wrote a book, revealing simple pleasures from tea dances to horse races and movie outings.
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Boston
Rosemary Kennedy
Europe
Rose Kennedy
Kennedy
Rosemary
Wisconsin
Rose
Joseph Kennedy
Peggy
Barbara Gibson
Ted Schwarz
Gibson
Mrs. Kennedy
Man alleges wife tried to run him down on highway
A Houston man told police his wife attempted to strike him with a car on Interstate 45 en route to Galveston after he changed plans during an argument over a song. He reported numbness in his left hand but did not seek medical care.
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Texas
Houston
Galveston
Texas City Police Report A Turbulent Domestic Incident
A Houston bound car dispute ended with the man dragged by hair and left in the road as his wife drove off. He retrieved the car later and police noted both had been drinking. No arrests yet. investigation ongoing. In Texas City a woman, Claudia Price, remained jailed after her arrest in a shooting that killed Andrea Mathews and wounded Cory Mathews following an argument. Price faces pending charges. Also in Texas City thieves stole over $2,300 in tools and fishing gear from a Ford pickup, and another vehicle lost equipment overnight with an unlocked 1974 Impala.
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Webster
Seabrook
Texas City
Sixth Street
Estrogen reduce colon cancer risk for postmenopausal women
Washington report cites a Wisconsin study showing estrogen therapy after menopause lowers colon cancer risk by about 46 percent among about 700 cases versus 1,600 controls. Researchers note no effect on rectal cancer, while lean body mass also links to lower risk.
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Polly A. Newcomb
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Newcomb
Barry E. Storer
Wisconsin
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
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