Hurricane Felix Warnings Lifted Hurricane warnings and evacuation orders were dropped today along
the North Carolina and Virginia coast as a shrinking Felix dawdled atsea for a second day.
The hurricane's stall befuddled forecastersand frustrated many people who had been in
the storm's path.
Thestorm slowed from 14 m.p.h. Wednesday and was nearly at a standstillthis morning. At 1 p.m., it was about 190 miles east-northeast
ofCape Hatteras in
the long, skinny Outer Banks islands.
The unusuallywide storm also shrank overnight. Hurricane-force winds, which hadextended 115 miles from
the center, were reduced to a 90-mile radius.
The storm's sustained winds were at 75 m.p.h., just above
the minimumneeded for it to be classified as a hurricane. Although hurricanewarnings were discontinued in North Carolina and Virginia, much
ofthe coast from North Carolina to Delaware was under a tropical stormwarning and forecasters noted that
the storm wasn't going away soon. Lawyers Debate Crime Scene Visit Heated arguments gave way to bickering over potted plants and streetlamps in
the O.J. Simpson trial today, as attorneys debated whetherconditions at
the crime scene are similar enough to
the murder nightmore than a year ago to allow an after-dark jury visit. SuperiorCourt Judge Lance Ito tentatively agreed to allow a Sunday nightexcursion as long as conditions can be substantially duplicated.
Thejudge said he would accompany attorneys to
the crime scene andSimpson's house Friday or Saturday for a "dry-run." "If
the court issatisfied (with
the conditions) at that time, we'll go forward. Ifnot, we'll cancel," Ito said. Bradley Hints at Presidential Bid Casting himself as a champion
of the disaffected, Democrat BillBradley said today his decision to retire from
the U.S. Senate couldlead to an independent bid for
the presidency in 1996. He also saidhe had spoken with Gen. Colin Powell,
the former chairman
of theJoint Chiefs
of Staff who is considered a possible presidentialcontender. Bradley would not give specifics
of their conversation."I have not ruled out an independent route,"
the New Jersey senatorsaid. "My objective is to get
the political process to focus on
thelives
of people who are now disconnected from it." He repeated thathe would not challenge President Clinton in
the Democratic primaryand said he still considers himself a Democrat. Bomb Explodes Near Arc de Triomphe A bomb packed with nails and bolts exploded in a garbage can near
the Arc de Triomphe today, injuring at least 16 people. Officialssaid
the bomb was similar to one that killed seven people in a Parissubway three weeks ago, heightening fears that Paris had beentargeted for a new wave
of bombings at
the height
of the touristseason. Three people were believed to be seriously hurt in thisafternoon's blast at
the busy tourist site, which was immediatelyblocked off by more than 100 police officers. News reports said twopeople were detained near
the blast site and questioned, but therewere no further details. Today's bomb consisted
of a butane canisterpacked with nails and bolts, much like
the one in
the July 25 subwayblast, said a fire department spokesman on condition
of anonymity.
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