Chapter 94

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GLOBAL IUP WIRE SERVCIE

LOS ANGELES, CA. LA VIOLENCE CUT SHORT BY FREAK STORM

Peace seemed to prevail in Southern Los Angeles last night. The area, known for its continuing civil unrest, was bombarded by high winds and rain last night, forcing most potential rioters to return home. Due to large numbers of Fundamentalist and Roman Catholic residents in the district, it has been a favorite target for Neo-Apostolics from Simi Valley and other areas east of the city. The storm appeared quickly as crowds began to gather. The Los Angeles sky was completely clear at 6 PM with no rain forecast, but by 7 PM PST winds were clocked at 70 MPH uprooting some trees and causing scattered damage to homes. The storm delivered over an inch of rain, leaving standing water lingering over much of Los Angeles this morning.

Many of those seen in the crowds had worn rain coats and other weather gear in anticipation of a repeat of the Atlanta incident. The strength of the storm made it impossible to remain exposed even with these preparations.

WASHINGTON, DC

President Robert Haskill made a short statement as he boarded Air Force One bound for the Peace Conference in Madrid. "Thank God! Floods I can handle. Pray for rain!"

BOULDER, CO

A spokesman for the National Weather Service commented on the sporadic storms which seem to have engulfed the country in recent days. Weather Service spokesman Robert Polk noted that the violent storms, usually occurring in the evening, are unseasonable both in frequency and intensity. The storms have been caused by what is possibly the largest and most stable low pressure system over the Pacific ever recorded since the development of satellite imaging. The system seems to extend itself rapidly from the Alaskan Gulf to cover the entire country along with parts of Canada and Mexico within minutes. After raining in very specific areas, the system once again withdraws. "That's how it works." said Polk. "What it's doing, or maybe why it's doing it, is not a meteorological phenomenon."

DETROIT, MI

Hoping to thwart the dampening effect of the sudden weather changes which have become common problems for those crowds of protesters, Fundamentalist and Neo-Apostolic factions attempted to continue a gun battle from their cars after heavy rains sent most of the crowds home. However few shots were fired after a localized storm sent hail up to 8" in diameter down on the scene. All injuries were due to hail.

SAN DIEGO, CA "IT'S THE DEMON, DUMMY!"

Public Relations Pastor for Stratton Ministries, Ted Harper, made the following statement. "The rain storms are not the work of the demon anti-Christ. He doesn't have that much juice. It's worse than that. Those storms are probably being caused by a new weapon which our government has been keeping a secret. The demon has got to the President. Haskill brings out the new weapon every time it starts to look like the Neo-Apostolics are losing. This is a grave situation for the country, and a very dangerous new alliance for the President."