Floods batter New Jersey as rivers rise high
Floods sweep across the Northeast as nearly a dozen rivers crest toward danger levels. New Jersey evacuations reach about 4,700 with crews rescuing residents on rooftops and Gov. Kean warning of extensive damage likely to exceed last week’s losses. Morris County reports 3,000 evacuees and cots sent to Lincoln Park while widespread warnings persist from New England to Pennsylvania.
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Kean
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Lincoln Park
New England
Connecticut
Housatonic
Farmington
Merri
Plains
Nolan Duke
Kansas City
New York
Atlantic
DuBois
Piscataquag River
Goffstown
N.H
Manchester
White Mountains
Wayne
All-American title honors Cleveland and Toledo cities
Cleveland and Toledo were named All-American cities for innovative approaches to improving life quality, joining nine communities nationwide with Mansfield receiving honorable mention. Cleveland’s recognition cited multi-agency social services and urban development, while Toledo was praised for downtown revitalization and public-private partnerships funded by major investments.
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Cleveland
Toledo
Mansfield
Ohio
Citizens Forum On Self
National Municipal League
Youth Opportuniies Unlimited
Worley May Vote on Dennerly Charter Amid Conflict Claim
Elyria Ohio board member Karen Worley faces possible conflict of interest over voting on charter for her father Norbert Denneryl s Freedom Academy. Some colleagues urge abstention. others support Worley voting if standards met. The 21 member state board has final say on charter under desegregation court rulings.
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Ohio
Freedom Academy
Cleveland
Near West Side
U.S
Frank Battisti
Department of Education
Denneryl
Worley
Wayne Shaffer
Karen
Richard Glowacki
William E. Moore
Challenger Closer to Solar Max in Space Chase
NASA astronauts aboard the shuttle Challenger narrowed the gap to about 3,000 miles to Solar Max, a crippled satellite. Commander Crippen and pilot Scobee planned three engine firings as George Nelson and James van Hoften prepare two six hour space walks to dock, repair, and return Solar Max to Earth. A minor slip during EVA prep prompted a repeat oxygen-breathing procedure.
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Fila
Hunter
Hunted
Challenger
Terry Hart
Earth
Robert Crippen
Dick Scobee
Solar Max
Space Shuttle
Crippen
Scobee
George Nelson
James van Hoften
Nelson
van Hoften
Weekend Weather Outlook Near Clear Skies
The forecast calls for clear conditions tonight with lows around 28. Sunday remains mostly sunny with highs between 52 and 56. The precipitation chance is near zero tonight and Sunday. Details on Page A-3.
Jury urges death for Buell in 1982 murder
A jury in Wayne County recommended the death penalty for Robert A Buell after finding him guilty of kidnapping sexual assault and strangulation in the 1982 murder of 11 year old Krista Lea Harrison. Judge Mark K Wiest will sentence Buell on Wednesday with options of death or life without parole.
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Robert A Buell
Buell
Krista Lea Harrison
Wayne County
Mark K. Wiest
Marshallville
Wiest
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