Noonday Gun Times Rome Despite Clock Confusion
In Rome five Italian soldiers fire a World War One artillery piece at noon to signal local time. The noonday gun, revived in 1959, rings out from Campidoglio with a bright red light signaling readiness. The service costs 1.4 million lire annually, and while popular, most Romans still arrive late despite the cannon's precision.
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UPI
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Mario Jun¢tti
Campidoglio
Iity
Brunetti
Pius IX
Skoda
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Romains
Blizzard snarls nation midsection as snow halts travel
A winter storm crippled the Midwest and Plains with heavy snow and high winds. Drifts stalled hundreds of motorists along I 80 near Lincoln while Dash counseled schools and airports closed. Tornado watches lingered in parts of the South as the East digested New Year snow.
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Arkansas
Lincoln
Neb
Donald Shoemaker
Concordia
Kan
Phillipsburg
Miami
Fla
Kansas City
St. Louis
Nebraska
Midwest
Reno
Nev
Kansas
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
West Coast
Florida
Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Booming Amid Recession Effects
New York report notes a surge in cosmetic plastic surgery as recession drives career shifts. Patients include a 55 year old production manager, a big volume salesman, and a Wharis State professor turned Magnolia College candidate, all appearing younger and more self confident.
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New York
UPS
West Coast
mid-South
Wharis State
Magnolia College
Maxwell Maltz
Maltz
Pygmalion
Charles Boyer
United States
Yugoslavia Hosts World Cup Races
The Yugoslav hosts at Maribor prepare for the first World Cup events of the year with a Monday slalom on Pohorje Mountain. The French team is favored, but past U S winner Barbara Cochran and her sister Marilyn loom as potential challengers. Seventy competitors from multiple nations entered, including France and Austria, and the giant slalom closes the event on Tuesday.
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Barbara Cochran
Richmond
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Italy
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Francois Macchi
Isabelle Mir
Michelle Jacot
Annie Famose
Marilyn
Sandra Poulsen
Squaw Valley
Calif
Susan Carrock
Sun Valley
Idaho
Break-In Touches Manufactur ers Shoe Outlet Window
Police said a front window at Manufactur ers Shoe Outlet located at 4 Franklin Square was found broken Sunday evening with nothing reported missing. Officers Salvatore Guiliano and O'Neil Valenti investigated at the scene.
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Franklin Square
Salvatore Guiliano
O'Neil Valenti
Woman killed in Germantown three car crash
Florence Haussemann, 60, of New York City, died Saturday after a three car collision at a Route 96 intersection in Germantown. The accident involved two other vehicles and occurred at the regular crossing near the city limits.
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East 93Rd St
New York City
Germantown
Fog Paralyzes Europe as Heathrow Shuts for Hours
Severe fog swept England and Scotland freezing roads and delaying travel. A plane carrying Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad was diverted to Paris. he plans London flight once weather clears. Heathrow remained closed for over seven hours with only a brief lift.
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Paris
Riad
Heathrow
Three Hurt In Troy Auto Crashes Injure Three in two accidents
A 16 year old Cohoes girl and two adults were hospitalized after separate crashes in Troy. John Pendergast 19 and passenger Michael Piccarillo 16 were treated for injuries after a pole was sheared off in Mountain View Avenue. A second collision near 152 Hill Street involved Susan F Pullar 26 and Patrick C Corrigan 21 with Lynn Remillard 84 Willow Street Cohoes treated and released. Patrolmen investigated both incidents.
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John P. Pendergast
Betts Dr
Billings Avenue
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
New York Telephone Co
Pendergast
Michael Piccarillo
Samaritan
Thomas Blake Jr
Joseph F. Brassard
Cohoes
Hill St
Susan F. Pullar
Pawling Ave
Patrick C. Corrigan
Bidg. 5
Griswold Heights
Corrigan
Lynn Remillard
Willow St
Cohoes Memorial Hospital
Three Cars Damaged In Collision On Hill Street
A Sunday night crash in front of 209 Hill St damaged three autos after an out of control vehicle driven by Joseph M. Ahearn 51 struck two parked cars owned by Ronald J. Baron and Doris S. Brand. Baron’s car had left rear damage. the others had right front damage. Patrolmen Guiliano and Valenti investigated.
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Joseph M. Ahearn
Brookside Ave
Ronald J. Baron
Sheridan Ave
Doris S. Brand
Baron
Climate shifts over 100 years spark debate on man made causes
The piece surveys how global temperatures rose from the 1880s to the 1940s then fell, weighing man made CO2 emissions against dust and natural volatility. It cites NOAA scientist Cobb and UW climatologist Wendland, noting possible future ice age risk and historical climate links to societal changes.
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Washington
UPI
Hemisphere
North Atlantic Ocean
William E. Cobb
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency
Wayne M. Wendland
University of Wisconsin
Britain
Wendland
St Josephs Edges Boston College 78 70 in Palestra
St Josephs Hawks held a 35 27 halftime lead then withstood Boston Colleges late charge to win 78 70 at the Palestra. Mike BantamLed with 23 points while Pat McFarland added 20 and John Connolly 14 points and 16 rebounds. Leonard Robinson led the earlier Tennessee State win over Philadelphia Textile 85 68.
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Philadelphia
St. Joseph's
Boston College
Eagles
Palestra
Leonard Robinson
Tennessee State
Philadelphia Textile
St. Joe’s
Rich Bouls
Jim O’brien
Frank Fitzgerald
St. Joseph
Mike Bantam
Mike Moody
Bantom
Pat McFarland
John Connolly
Hawks
Averill Park School Improvement Association to meet Thursday
The School Improvement Association of Averill Park formerly the Concerned Parents Committee announced its bi monthly general meeting. It will be held at 7 p m Thursday in the Algonquin school cafeteria.
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Averill Park
Concerned Parents Committee
Algonquin School
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