September 9, 1995
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Hurricane Luis: alive and still causing trouble
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ST. MAARTEN, Leeward Islands (CNN) -- At 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330
GMT) Hurricane Luis was moving northeasterly in the Atlantic.
It was 225 miles west-northwest of Bermuda, with maximum
sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. A tropical storm
warning remained in effect for Bermuda. Gale wind warnings
were in effect for the east coast of Nova Scotia.
The storm isn't expected to hit the United States but it is causing beach erosion from Florida to New York. Some coastal flooding is expected.
At least 14 people were killed when Luis hit the eastern Caribbean earlier this week. Authorities on the island of St. Martin said several dozen people were still missing.
Dogs and cats killed in preparation for Erin
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Erin meant the death penalty for scores of animals at an animal shelter in Dade County five weeks ago, even though the storm never hit the area. Officials at the animal shelter in the town of Medley said they killed 119 dogs and cats because they thought they would need plenty of room for pets displaced if the hurricane hit.
The shelter put to death 48 cats and 71 dogs on July 31. The hurricane bypassed Dade County and struck the Florida coast far to the north at Vero Beach.
Longest-serving U.S. House member dies
OXFORD, Miss. (CNN) -- Former U.S. Rep. Jamie Whitten, D- Mississippi, who served in the House of Representatives longer than any other member, has died at age 85, according to a spokeswoman at Baptist Memorial-North Mississippi.
Whitten, who retired in 1994 after 53 years in Congress, died Saturday afternoon at the Oxford Hospital. Spokeswoman Laura Pannell told CNN that Whitten died from complications of chronic cardiac and renal disease with acute respiratory problems. Whitten had been in the intensive care unit since Monday, when he was admitted to Baptist Memorial.
In 1993, Whitten was replaced as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee because of his deteriorating health. A conservative, he was first elected to Congress in November 1941. When he retired, he was the only member still serving who had been in Congress during World War II. Whitten was re-elected to represent his northern Mississippi district 26 times.
Former U.S. hostage in Iran dead at 80
SUN CITY, Arizona (CNN) -- Robert Ode, a U.S. citizen who was held hostage in Iran, died yesterday while hospitalized for pneumonia. He was 80.
Ode was held for 444 days in Iran. He and 51 other U.S. citizens were released in January 1981 shortly after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president. At 65, Ode was the oldest of the hostages.
Upon his release, Ode went to live with his wife, Rita, who had moved to a retirement community west of Phoenix from their home in Falls Church, Virginia, while he was in captivity. He is survived by his wife.
A service will be conducted Tuesday in Sun City's Church of the Advent Episcopal.
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