Canada deploys ships to intercept boatload of alleged refugees
Canada ferried Amelie from Rotterdam to Nova Scotia in a case where 174 Indians mainly Sikhs arrived claiming persecution. The freighter was seized, crew prosecuted, six migrants held as security risks. Rest placed with Sikh community pending hearings. Canada also deployed four warships seven coast guard vessels and aircraft off Atlantic coast amid rumors of a new boatload sailing from Europe.
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Saint James and Ebersol fight to restore New York stations
Actress Susan Saint James and husband Dick Ebersol challenge Laurel Cablevision over dropping WCBS and WNBC. They publicized the dispute with a full page ad after private complaints failed. A June meeting drew about 70. petitions exceed 1,500 seeking restoration.
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Statewide plan to curb unpaid child support in Ohio
Ohio officials say a new law will consolidate county child support efforts into one system to boost collections. Last year unpaid support topped 611 million dollars with 87 percent of families on Aid to Dependent Children eligible but only a portion received it. Legislators and officials praise streamlined access, with county systems due to operate by year end.
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Envoy Vessey Meets Vietnamese on MIAs in Hanoi
Presidential envoy and Vietnam veteran John Vessey met with Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach in Hanoi on Saturday to discuss the fate of nearly 1,800 Americans still listed as missing from the war. The talks, the first of up to three rounds, produced no official announcements and were set to resume.
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Tornado kills 16 in Heilongjiang China
An AP report via Xinhua says a tornado and heavy rain struck 14 towns in Heilongjiang’s Hailun Baiquan and Nehe counties, killing 16, injuring 442, and leaving 12 missing. It destroyed 1,800 houses and 26 miles of power lines as floods worsen casualties nationwide.
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San Jose NAACP cites rising racism after lynch threat
In San Jose California a young white supremacist allegedly threatened to lynch a black woman. Kenneth Lamar Allen 20 was booked on felony charges of attempted robbery and false imprisonment and misdemeanors of assault and battery. Bail set at 50000 with Aug 6 plea. NAACP leader says racism is here and not subtle. Police criticized for slow investigation amid rising white supremacist activity. In Florida a second AP item recalls the USS Stark memorial dedication at Mayport Naval Station for 37 sailors killed by Iraqi missiles.
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Winning lottery numbers splash across Ohio and Pennsylvania
In Ohio, the twice weekly Super Lotto drew 2 3 12 22 26 41 with the mega number 2 3 12 22 26 41. The Number daily game produced 488 and Pick 4 yielded 9215. In Pennsylvania, the Big 4 Lottery drew 8 5 7 6 and the Daily Number was 844.
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Vet gets 10 years for taking hostages in Ohio
A partially blind Army veteran, James Vanover, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joseph P. Kinneary to two concurrent 10-year terms for taking hostages at the Columbus Veterans Administration office. Vanover had pleaded guilty to two counts on March 2, citing delays in disability checks that hindered his electronics studies.
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Weather Pattern: Warm Humid With Showers This Week
The forecast shows warm humid conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight. Highs in the 80s to around 90, lows 70 to 75. Tuesday to Thursday remain warm with chances of rain, turning cooler Wednesday, then fair and less humid Thursday. Winds SSW 10 to 20 knots, waves 1 to 3 feet.
Thunderstorms Hit East and West Breadth of Storms Reported
Severe weather developed Saturday from Michigan to Virginia and Gulf Coast, with showers and thunderstorms east of the Mississippi and across the West. Heat wave persisted in the Plains and Midwest with record highs. Gusts reached 35 to 45 mph in Kent County Michigan and storms felled small limbs in Alexandria Indiana per the National Weather Service.
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Army mobilized in Bangladesh flood relief efforts
The government of Bangladesh deploys the army to aid rescue and relief in flood struck regions with 94 dead. President Ershad ordered ministers and Jatiya Party lawmakers to assist in supervising relief operations as floods began July 23 in northern districts. In Manila, a defeated senatorial candidate and six others face charges in a plot to topple President Aquino.
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Toab Khan
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Philippines
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Aguirre
License plate farmer quietly guards his odd collection
Albert Jones a retired Stephens City Virginia farmer sits amid his growing collection of license plates begun less than a year ago. He has plates from every state plus a few Canadian pieces found mainly in junkyards and at rummage sales.
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