McDonald’s Arches Trigger Town Sign Battle In Houghton
In Houghton Michigan two City Council candidates clash over a new McDonald’s sign. Steve Karpiak and Dorothy Love say the arches are garish oversized and over public space, while City Manager Ray Kestner defends ordinance compliance. A council discussion is set for October 18.
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Hail and Snow Hit Dakotas Nebraska Weather
The forecast notes hail in the Dakotas and Nebraska with snow showers in places. Showers and thunderstorms spread from Minnesota and eastern North Dakota to northeast Colorado, coastal Oregon and Washington seeing rain, and Gulf Coast to Florida experiencing scattered showers. Clear skies elsewhere with rain in the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest.
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Weather Outlook Highlights Mild East and Rain in Midwest
Sunny but cool air grips most of the nation Thursday with mild temperatures in the East. Rain and showers are forecast for the Midwest. Western two thirds tonight and the entire state Thursday face showers or thunderstorms. Lows tonight range from 58 to 65 and highs Thursday reach 70 to 77.
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Weekend weather outlook with mixed clouds and showers
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies Friday with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Saturday should be fair with cooler lows near the 50s. Sunday brings scattered showers with highs in the mid 60s and lows dropping into the 40s.
Lake Erie Winds Shift With Showers Tonight
Lake Erie will see southeasterly winds 15 to 25 knots tonight turning to south to southwest 15 to 25 knots Thursday. A chance of showers or thunderstorms is noted tonight and Thursday. Waves will reach 3 to 5 feet tonight.
Judge Orders College Path for Woman Who Shot Husband
Debbie Black Barrett, 27, of Artesia, sentenced by District Judge Harvey Fort to probation with college attendance as long as she maintains a C average and abides by terms. The judge said the state pays for prison costs, not tuition, and hopes she earns scholarships.
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City looks to probe derailment with limited expertise
Mayor Mann requested a city investigation into a derailment that forced evacuations of hundreds of homes and businesses. Fire Chief Wells said Chessie System yards are computerized and a mechanical or electrical switch failure likely caused the tanker car to overturn between two tracks. Hank Roshon noted the car carried butane. The incident marks a second downtown derailment since June. The Pennsylvania Daily Lottery drawing for Tuesday was 6 9 6.
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U.S. Sends Anti-Tank Arms to Somalia Amid Border War
The Reagan administration has dispatched anti-tank weaponry to Somalia in a renewed show of support during its border conflict with Marxist Ethiopia. U.S. officials note the war’s strategic location and growing superpower interest. After four months the combatant identities remain disputed by both sides.
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Power restored in central El Salvador after rebel sabotage
Repair crews fixed lines in Chalatenango San Salvador and Cuscatlan but 1.3 million in eastern El Salvador lack water or electricity. Tuesday attacks cut power to 1.8 million in seven provinces. In Bolivia Congress elects Hernan Siles Zuazo president ending a military junta and naming Jaime Paz Zamora vice president.
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Glemp-Jaruzelski meeting collapses over Solidarity ban
In Warsaw a planned meeting between Archbishop Jozef Glemp and Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski collapsed as the government prepared to outlaw the Solidarity union. Glemp canceled trips to Rome and North America including a U.S. tour slated to start Oct. 14, which would have marked his first North American visit. He warned of major disturbances if Solidarity is outlawed.
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Soviet envoy found dead in Lima Peru
Vladimir Solomakhine 29, an administrative staffer at the Soviet Embassy in Peru, was found dead in his Lima residence. Police said three superficial cuts on the wrists and chest may not be the apparent cause. Autopsy planned as Soviet officials resist cooperation.
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Winning Ohio numbers reported for daily game and Pick 4
The Ohio Lottery announced the daily game number 566 and Pick 4 number 2620. Daily game earnings reached 508 222 from 937 758 in sales with 429 536 to winners while Pick 4 sales totaled 247 480 50 and winners receive 45 percent.
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County Set Aside $1 Million Aid for Cuyahoga Poor
Cuyahoga County Commissioners allocate one million dollars from reserve funds to help several thousand low income families cope with state and federal cuts to emergency grants. Distribution starts November 8 and targets general relief and Aid to Families with Dependent Children recipients.
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Alaska towns back nuclear freeze in Juneau and Anchorage
Voters in Juneau approve a nuclear freeze resolution 3,486 to 2,529 while Anchorage passes the measure 12,377 to 10,875. The statewide move follows a Colorado town on the same day, urging the two nations to halt production and pursue reductions.
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Grandmother frees girl from pet jaguar in Fort Worth
A 4 year old girl mauled by a pet jaguar was rescued by her grandmother who pried the jaws open with her bare hands. Sacha Heather Hobbs underwent plastic surgery for scalp and neck lacerations and was reported in fair condition. The attack occurred as the pair entered the mother Louise Hobbs home where the jaguar was kept caged. Norma Tompkins, 54, suffered minor hand wounds and was treated.
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Prince Andrew and Koo Stark pose as couple on Caribbean trip
Press Association reports Prince Andrew and actress Koo Stark traveled economy from London to Barbados aboard a British Airways flight posing as Mr and Mrs A Cambridge. They planned to return Oct 26 from Barbados. Buckingham Palace could not confirm tabloid claims of Balmoral visits or Balmoral guest status.
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Robber Ties Up Baz Scaggs in Dallas Hotel Heist
A well dressed man robbed singer Baz Scaggs of 1800 dollars after handcuffing him to a shower soap dish in a Dallas hotel room. He also tied Victoria Pryor to a doorknob and took three rings. Pryor and Scaggs were unharmed and freed by a third companion, Jack Hobday, who was forced to lie on the floor. Scaggs said he was in town for a wedding.
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Danny Thomas launches $100 million endowment drive for St. Jude
Actor Danny Thomas, 68, in formal attire and with a cigar, urged philanthropists and executives to fund a new $100 million endowment for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis Tennessee. He notes the hospital’s 36 million yearly operating budget and its 1962 founding as a cancer research center with an endowment over 10 million. Thomas calls St. Jude his tombstone and says the endowment must be secured before he dies.
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