Winter forecast bucks grim outlook with regional contrasts
The National Weather Service expects a relatively normal overall winter, with cooler conditions in the West and milder forecasts for the East and Southeast except Maine. Most of the country should be wetter, though heavy snow is not guaranteed, contradicting sunspot and caterpillar predictions.
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National Weather Service
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The
Weather Service
Maine
Gilman
Reagan abandons tax cut speedup bid amid opposition
President Reagan yielded to congressional resistance and will not push to move up the July 1 3-year tax cut. He will focus on resisting efforts to delay or cancel the 10 percent rate cut while arguing a July timing is needed to aid the economy. House Democrats push a jobs program with up to 5 billion in aid, including housing, while highway funding plans face GOP skepticism.
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Washington
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Senate
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Baker
GOP
House
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David Stockman
Los Angeles
National League of Cities
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River Plaza storekeeper charged with arson in $1.6 million blaze
Ray Schwede, 62, owner of Schwede Appliance Village at 22000 Center Ridge Road, was indicted for arson and aggravated arson after a March fire gutted his 12,600 square foot store and damaged adjacent businesses. He was arraigned November 15 and freed on $10,000 bond. Investigators cited accelerant evidence and two of Schwede's sons share ownership but were not charged.
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River Plaza
Ray Schwede
Frazier Drive
Cuyahoga County
Schwede
Center Ridge Road
Lyle Westerfield
Fire Department
Westerfield
Don Chesser
Chesser
Steel output slides to seven day low in holiday week
Pittsburgh AP Steel observers say weekly production fell to 915,000 tons for the week ending Nov 27, the lowest since records began in 1962. Plant use ran about 31 percent of capacity, down from 35.7 percent, with holidays and slow work days cited as factors. The AISI noted 90 percent of domestic raw steel is produced by its members.
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Pittsburgh
Sheldon Wesson
American Iron and Steel Institute
AISI
Wesson
Institute
Steel
United States
Leading Indicators Up Modest 0.6 Percent in October
The Commerce Department reports a 0.6 percent rise in October the sixth gain in seven months, signaling potential recession end. September’s gain was revised to 1.1 percent, while steel demand remains weak due to auto and construction cutbacks and foreign competition. Net tonnage by district through late November shows varied activity across regions including Chicago and Detroit.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Our man Diederich makes it unanimous
Weather observer Ray Diederich of North Ridgeville says this week’s warm spell is unusual but does not signal a harsh winter. He expects a seasonably cold weekend with a south to north wind shift and an average winter, dismissing doomsday forecasts and woolly bear caterpillar signs.
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Tracie Schneider
Center Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Diederich
Ray Diederich
Letter bomb explodes at 10 Downing Street
A mail-bomb exploded in a first floor mail room at 10 Downing Street injuring one man slightly. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in a different room and unhurt. No group claimed responsibility and police restricted access to the scene.
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London
Margaret Thatcher
Downing St
Scotland Yard
Gordon Shepherd
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