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2 space rocks hours apart point up the danger
(National News ~ 02/16/13)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A space rock even bigger than the meteor that exploded like an atom bomb over Russia could drop out of the sky unannounced at any time and wreak havoc on a city. And Hollywood to the contrary, there isn't much the world's scientists and generals can do about it...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/16/13)
Today is Saturday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2013. There are 318 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 16, 1968, the nation's first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Ala., as the speaker of the Alabama House, Rankin Fite, placed a call from the mayor's office in City Hall to a red telephone at the police station that was answered by U.S. Rep. Tom Bevill...
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Out of the past 2/16/13
(Out of the Past ~ 02/16/13)
The city council has refused to extend a deadline for Polar Therm to comply with zoning regulations; city staff had informed the manufacturing firm's owner Jan. 22 that he had 30 days to comply with zoning laws; the city has received numerous complaints about the paper dust emitted by the plant, which manufactures cellulose insulation by grinding up old newspapers...
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Solid defense the key to Bulldogs' win
(High School Sports ~ 02/16/13)
The source of points has been the big unknown for the Notre Dame boys basketball team this season. But the source of the Bulldogs' wins is clearly defined. One had to look no further than the first half of Notre Dame's 61-44 homecoming victory over visiting De Soto on Friday night to discover that fact...
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