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^JJAcHgNRYjJLAINDEA^ today Weather TEMPERATURE & PRECIPITATION -+Uhr • « RAIN Figures indicate maximum temperatures FRONTAL SYSTEMS & AIR FLOW 3000 30 00 3000 3000 29 77 3000 National Weather Service forecast to 7 p.m. EST 8-30-85 UP1 Weather Fotocast <&> Almanac Today is Friday, Aug. 30, the 241st day of 1985 with 123 to follow. The moon is full. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus and Mars. The evening stars are Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author of "Frankenstein," in 1797; Louisiana Gov. Huey Long in 1893; journalist John Gunther in 1901; actors Raymond Massey in 1896 and Fred MacMurray in 1908 (age 77), country music singer Kitty Wells in 1919 (age 66), and actor Timothy Bottoms in 1951 (age 34). On this date in history: In 30 B.C., Egyptian Queen Cleopatra committed suicide by allowing a poisonous asp to bite her. In 1780, American *Gen. Benedict Arnold betrayed his young country when he promised secretly to surrender the fort at West Point to the British army. A British spy subsequently was hanged, but Arnold escaped. In 1862, the Union Army commanded by Maj. Gen. John Pope was defeated by Confederate troops in the second Battle of Bull Run. In 1941, German forces began the 900-day siege of Leningrad. By the time it was over, the city was in ruins and hundreds of thousands had died. In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first black astronaut to go into space following a nighttime launch of the space shuttle Challenger. A thought for the day: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, "Music is the universal language of mankind, poetry their universal pastime and delight." National temperatures Forecast By United Press International Illinois: Showers ending north and becoming mostly sunny Friday. A chance of thunderstorms south. Highs upper 70s and 80s. Fair Fri­ day night. Lows middle 50s to the middle 60s. Mostly sunny Saturday. Highs in the 80s. Outlook for the remainder of the Labor Day week­ end: Fair and warm. Highs in the 80s. Lows in the 60s. McHenry: Becoming mostly sun­ ny Friday. High in the upper 70s or lower 80s. North to northeast winds 8 to 15 mph. Fair Friday night, Low in the middle or upper 50s. Mostly sunhy Saturday. High around 80. Outlook for the remainder of the Labor Day weekend: Fair and warm. Highs 80 to 85. Lows 60 to 65. Extended forecast for Illinois: Sunday through Tuesday: Partly cloudy and warm. Chance of thun­ derstorms about Tuesday. Highs in the 80s and lower 90s. Lows in the 60s. 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