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B2 THE NEWS JOURNAL MONDAY, MAY 19, 1997 Regional News in Brief 11 Banda Mparate high temparalura zoom tor ttta day Scranton NLY 73537 'M; Today: Partly sunny and Forecast highlow York city m. tti warm. Chance ot late day lemDeraiures i -r IM.d. ram. Hign in tne mid- 80s.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. 50 percent chance ot rain. Low 60 to 65. i PA. 8362 Harrlsburg 8061 Wilmington Phlladelphli Today: Partly sunny and warm Chance ot late-day rain High 85-90.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. 50 percent chance ot rain. Low 60 to 65. 8563 Elkton Atlantic City 8264 "BOsj FRONTS: 90s X. Baltimore 9063 Today: Partly sunny and warm High 85 to 90.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid- to upper 60s. Washington, MUflM STATIOHARY 1 897 AccuWaalrifr, Inc Maryland atfaaaaaaaaaaaaHH Writing promise is worth $29,300 CHESTERTOWN Washington College on Sunday awarded the biggest undergraduate literary award in the world nearly $30,000 to a 21-year-old humanities major for his writing promise. The school gave Brandon Hopkins the 30th annual Kerr Award, which this year was worth $29,300. Hopkins submitted a novel and several critical essays to the Sophie Kerr Committee, made up of the college president and the entire English Department faculty.

Pennsylvania Couple weds at roller coaster CONNEAUT LAKE Jeff loves roller coasters. Leslie loves roller coasters. Jeff loves Leslie. Jeff Graham and Leslie Ash-field, who met at a roller coaster in England, got married Saturday night at the refurbished Blue Streak coaster at Conneaut Lake Park in northwestern Pennsylvania. The couple said their "I dos" on the platform and then climbed aboard for a ride.

New Jersey Shooting victim ready to go home EAST ORANGE Nearly three months after being shot in the head during a gunman's rampage atop the Empire State Building, Matthew Gross almost is ready to go home. The 28-year-old musician may be released from the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in East Orange as early as this week. Gross was the most seriously wounded victim of the Feb. 23 attack in which a fellow band member was killed. Five others were hit when Ali Hassan Abu Kama opened fire on the 86th-floor observation deck.

The 69-year-old Palestinian teacher then shot himself to death after killing Chris Burmeister, 27, a Danish guitarist in Gross' rock band, The Bushpilots. I Un.l Rsknhnlh r.MH.'i.i.iii.Twrn MD. 3elrn 8B6T5h Today: Partly sunny and warm High 85 to 90. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid- to upper 60s.

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59 Atfag high: 73 5 Avaxige low: 53 2 Auriga OKtwigo: 63 4 Today: Rises 0544 Sets 2014 Todays Oawa 0513 Dink 2045 Today's Total light: 15 hours. 32 minutes Tomorrow: Risen 0543 Sots 2015 Tomrrtms Dawa 0512 Dttk 2046 Tomorrows Total light: 15 hours, 34 minutes Times based on 24-hour clock Dawn and dusk define legal day-itgrrt hours Tastorday's rtconJt: high 94 in 1962. low 40 in 1967 Today's raccrrds: high 97 in 1996; low 41 tn 1976 Averages and records since 1946 Yesterday readings horn 24-hour period ending at 7 30 m. rrn Tasterdays HDD: 6 Moath to data: 114 Siact Sept. 1: 4831 Avan-aga mowttt total: Avaraga: 2 Avtrage MTD: 84 Avaraga seasonTD: 4872 Avaraga seasoft: 4858 -aaearaaaiiaiaiaiaaakavMaiiaiaiaiiia WiliriMatintTfjiminil 10532 H-1059 L-1745 2321 RwdyltiarnJ L-0421 H-10M 1-1636 2228 Crspk dry L-C43I H-1009 1-1(44 H-2231 HanarJeGrica H-0902 U555 H-'tQl 03 Chasityiom H063I 1259 1637 L-0014 KenHsiindHirroas 0411 IttOj? H-1610 L2213 WoorJIind 8acl 1-0308 H-0151 11522 21 13 Si Jonas K'rtr L-8239 0805 LI 442 2028 Mip-lNoriRrar L-Q157 H-0738 H400 H-1959 Cape May IV tO'M 0704 1-1303 1927 Roosevelt lent 10119 H-0717 11322 1940 CarjeHemopen L-0101 H-0703 L-1304 H-1921 Rotioboth Beach L0OI1 0619 1221 H-1841 lirtoafi Rihk BrOfJt LOO 1 4 H-0700 1:1224 1929 OceinCityrV L-0003 0604 11213 1833 WILMAPCO's push for a 10 percent increase in travel using transit or other alternatives to driving alone.

A WILMAPCO study recommended better customer information systems, expansion of shelters and park-and-ride programs, among other suggestions. Better service in and around Newark, including transit links to Elkton, also were recommended. Workshops are scheduled for: Tuesday at Springer Middle School, 2220 Shipley Road, Tal-leyville. Thursday at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, 101 Bar- rett Run Road, Bear. May 28 at the Wilmington City Council Workshop, 800 French Wilmington.

May 29 at WILMAPCO's conference Room, 850 Library Newark. All workshops begin at 7 p.m. For more information, call (302) 737-6205. Newspapers set to merge in early June The Delaware State News in Dover and the Daily Whale in Lewes will merge June 2. The two downstate newspapers combined their weekend editions last fall after being purchased by Independent Newspapers Inc.

of Dover in March 1996. Market research by the company showed that the current readership of the two papers has common interests that can be served by an expanded Delaware State News, the paper said. The merger will not lead to layoffs, changes in price of the paper or interruption in home delivery, it said. Better public transit focus of workshops The Wilmington Area Planning Council will outline strategies to improve public transit services in a series of workshops beginning Tuesday. The suggestions, which emphasize customer service, are part of DO l22 Ej.

Delaware Bay Today: SW winds 20 to 25 knots Seas 2 to 3 feet Chance ol late-day shower. Tonight SW winds 20 to 25 knots Seas 2 to 4 feet. Chance ot showers. Tomorrow: SW winds 20 to 25 knots, changing to NW by late afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Chaaapaakt) Bay Todar SvV winds 20 knots. Waves 4 feet. Tonight West winds 25 knots. Waves 3 feet. Tomorrow: North winds 15 knots.

Waves 2 feet 754 0-20 20-200 200 Mild Medium High The "HDD' heating-degree-day index ot fuel consumption is the difference between 65 and the average temperature tUm 1734 Yesterday: None Mouth- to fate: 0 665 Seasoa to fate: 6 475 Voir to date: 9 81 Normal: 013 inch Normal MTD: 2 25 Normal SeasonTD: 9 05 Normal YTD: 15 12 Today: Sets 041 7 Today'! Illumtnatloa: 88 3 Rlsas 1834 Tomorrow: Sets 0450 Tomorrows Illumination: 93 9 Normal total month: 3 84. tatsoo: 10 66 fttr. 40 Yesterdays racords: I rain in 1 9fa8 Today racerds: 1 2 ram in 1966 Times based on 24-hour clock Source NOAA National Ocean Service Times based on 24-hour clock Sun and moon data computed from 39 44 40' 75 32 00' site ol Tha News Joanul. Source Naval Observatory Source NOAA National Climatic Data Center Under the spire A look ahead at the General Assembly BILLS TO WATCH MARVELOUS SINGER CONSOLIDATE DEBT! Low rates low payments Effective until May31st S.B. 1 and S.B.

2, bills that would impose development controls in New Castle Count have been placed on the June 3 Senate agenda by their sponsor, Sen. Thomas B. Sharp, D-Pinecrest. Sharp said he was tired of waiting for recommendations from a citizens' task force on how to control development. Background-check bill killed S.B.

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