Scientists Find Two Snowflakes Nearly Identical in Flight
Nancy C. Knight of NCAR in Boulder reports two snow crystals found side by side on a Wausau Wisconsin cloud research flight appear virtually identical. The tiny column shaped crystals, photographed after collecting on November 1 1986 at 20000 feet, likely share identical growth histories.
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Nancy C. Knight
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Boulder
Colo
Charles Knight
Wausau
Wis
Earth
Knight
North Dakota rejects lottery amid varied election results
North Dakota voters reject a state lottery by a wide margin as 77 percent of votes counted show 59 percent against. Maine GOP nomination sees L L Bean heir Linda Bean Jones edged by Edward O Meara. In Virginia, L F Payne Jr wins a Sun District special election defeating Linda Arey. Payne leads 55,408 to 38,086.
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Maine
L.L. Bean
North
Linda Bean- Jones
Edward
O’meara
William Cohen
O'Meara
Joseph E. Brennan
Bean-Jones
Maine Paper
Southside
Virginia
Sun
L.F. Payne Jr
White House
Linda Arey
W.C
Dan” Daniel
Payne
Ms. Arey
Columnist Who Shot Teen Still Opposes Handguns
Syndicated columnist Carl T. Rowan says he remains against guns and supports gun control. He fired a .22 pistol at an 18 year old intruder in his pool area, claiming the teen lunged at him. The youth, Ben Smith of Chevy Chase, Md., disputes the account, saying he was fleeing. Smith and a companion faced initial unlawful entry charges, later dropped. Police noted the weapon was unregistered locally but federally registered. Rowan described awakening to intruders at 1:55 a.m. and obtaining the gun after policros arrived.
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Washington
Carl T. Rowan
Rowan
Ben Smith
Chevy Chase
Smith
District of Columbia
Carl T. Rowan Jr
FBI
Georgetown University Hospital
WMAL
Fundamentalists win conservative leadership of Southern Baptist
In San Antonio AP reports Rev. Jerry Vines narrowly defeated Rev. Richard Jackson to become the 10th straight fundamentalist president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Vines vows healing while moderates say they are disenfranchised as the denomination of 14.7 million seeks a rightward shift under biblical inerrancy.
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Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
Jerry Vines
Southern Baptist Alliance
Vines
John Thompson
Jackson, Miss
Richard Jackson
First Baptist Church of
Jacksonville
Fla
Jackson
North Phoenix Baptist Church
Phoenix
Ariz
Mellencamp Wows Blossoms Crowd With Lonesome Jubilee Tour
John Cougar Mellencamp electrified a sold out Blossom audience for three hours. He performed hits like Paper in Fire Jack and Diane and Pink Houses with a dynamic band featuring Lisa Germano on fiddle. Backup dancers and novel instruments boosted the show as fans connected to his working class, hopeful message.
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Mellencamp
Jack
Diane
Pat Peterson
Crystal Talifero
Jane Fonda
Lisa Germano
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