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Show Page A4 - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, November 7, 1990 Fire destroys setts Weather Blaze guts historic movie properties, attractions on Universal backlot Mostly cloudy, highs near 50 night becoming mostly cloudy Thursday with isolated mountain snow showers. Highs today mid-30- s to mid40s. Highs Thursday mid-40- s to low 50s. Lows tonight mid-20In the upper teens to south, snow showers decreasing from the west during the day and becoming partly .cloudy tonight through Thursday. Highs Thursday in the 50s to low 60s. Lows to near tonight in the COLORADO Snow lingering south today decreasing late with accumulations up to 12 inches southwest mountains and 2 to 6 inches possible elsewhere. Clear to partly cloudy tonight with snow showers diminishing south. Lows teens and 20s except 5 below zero to 10 above high mountains and valleys. Partly sunny and warmer Thursday with a few snow showers south. Highs in the 40s and 50s lower elevations mainly 30s in the mountains. NEVADA s. mid-teen- and low 70s. night and Thursday mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Brisk west winds through the passes near Montana 15 to 25 mph. North central mountains: Tonight and Thursday cloudy with a chance of mixed rain and or snow in the valleys with a chance of snow over the mountains. By The Associated Press UTAH Statewide: Fair today in the north but Increasing clouds to- Northern and central Nevada: Fair and cold tonight. Partly cloudy north and variable high clouds central Thursday. Warmer. Lows tonight in the teens and low 20s. Highs Thursday in the 50s and low 60s. Southern Nevada s 30. WYOMING clear and cold tonight. Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday. Lows tonight in the 30s and low 40s. Highs Thursday in the 60s Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo: Tonight increasing clouds and not Quite as cold. Lows In the low to mid-20Thursday, mostly cloudy. Highs near 50. Dixie: Tonight fair. Thursday mostly sunny and warmer. Extended forecast for Utah: Friday through Sunday, some cloudiness at times in the north otherwise fair. Hazy in the northwest valleys. Highs in the 50s and 60s. Lows in the 20s and 30s. Increasing cloudiness and tonight with scattered windy snow showers mountains. In the northern Thursday, Nov. 8 fa daytime conditions forecast Acco Weather and high temperatures IDAHO Northern Idaho: Cloudy today and Thursday with a chance of rain in the valleys and snow over the high mountain peaks. Most highs in the 40s. Most lows in the pyfe;g:' I Billings 1 5 3 30s. Southwestern Idaho: Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday with a chance of snow over the mountains. Highs in the 40s and 50s. Lows in the 20s and 30s. Southeastern Idaho: Increasing clouds tonight and Thursday with a chance of snow over the northto ern mountains. Highs mid-30- s mid-50Lows in the 10s and 20s. Treasure Valley: Tonight partly cloudy with light winds. Lows 25 to 30. Thursday mostly cloudy. Highs 50 to 55. Magic Valley: Tonight partly cloudy with light winds. Lows 20 to 25. Thursday mostly cloudy. Highs 45 to 50. West central mountains: Tonight and Thursday cloudy with a chance of snow. Camas Prairie and Sun Valley: Tonight and Thursday mostly cloudy with only a slight chance of snow. Lows in the teens. Highs in the lew 40s. Upper Snake River Valley: Tonight partly cloudy with southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Lows 15 to 25. Thursday mostly cloudy. Highs in the 40s. East central mountains: To-- San Francisco r 1 V? MR 85 o Los Angeles s. 73 1 UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) The set where Warren Beatty flirted with Madonna in "Dick Tracy" and a city square from "Back to the Future Part II" were among the historic movie properties gutted in a fire at Universal Studios. The blaze, which burned mainly in the backlot Tuesday night, also damaged the studio tour's earthquake ride and the King Kong attraction, which features a mechanical gorilla that appears to shake tramloads of tourists. Hundreds of firefighters backed g by helicopters put out the windblown flames about three hours after the fire broke out e at the studio, Hollywood's movie biggest and longest-runnin- g factory. Universal Studios is visited by millions of tourists each year. "It roared through the sets like a wildfire. It's like a blowtorch when the wind pushes the fire up against these structures," said Los Angeles County Battalion Chief Al Bennett. Most of the damage was to the sunbaked wooden facades along the route of the studio tour, the third most popular tourist attraction in the nation. "A lot of the streets are pretty well destroyed and are going to have to be rebuilt," Bennett said. Among outdoor sets destroyed were New York Street, where parts of "The Sting" were filmed, Brownstone Street, and Courthouse Square, where Michael J. Fox rode his skateboard fn "Back to the Future Part II." The "Dick Tracy" set also was gutted, county fire inspector Jim Gandee said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. One firefighter was slightly injured. Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman estimated the damage in the millions. Studio management planned 37-fo- ot water-droppin- Mm T STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY fT. CLOUDY CLOUDY Associated Press GraphtvsNn i Houston lfC 1 TOtYirAOfQf I CllllJCICllUiCo 1 Indianapolis Jackson.Miss. Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville By The Associated Press Tuesday Temperatures indicate previous 8 p.m. EST. Hi . Lo Pre Otlk northern Plains Albany.V. By The Associated Press Temperatures clipped into single digits in the northern Plains early today and snow fell in northern Michigan. Sunshine and cool weather were the forecast for most of the nation, with only the Great Lakes, Southwest and Pacific Northwest looking for precipitation. Cold air was expected to bring showers to the Great Lakes. Rain and sleet were predicted for the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico. Snow was expected in the mountains of New Mexico, and snow and high winds were the forecast in Arizona. Showers were predicted for Washington state and Idaho. Temperatures were expected to "reach the 30s in the central Plains and regions looking for snow, the 40s in New England, the northern Plains and the Pacific Northwest, the 50s in the Middle Atlantic states and the Ohio Valley, the 60s in the Mississippi Valley, the 70s in the Southeast and Northern California and the 80s in Southern California. Four Florida cities tied at 87 degrees for Tuesday's high temperature in the nation: Fort Myers, Lakeland, Miami and West Palm Beach. Anchorage Albuquerque Amarillo Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Billings Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Brownsville Buffalo Burlington.Vt. Casper Charleston,S.C. Charleston.W.Va. Charlotte.C. 21 Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbia.C. Columbus.Ohio Concord,N.H. 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The flames, fanned by winds gusting up to 50 mph, were doused as they crept up to two film vaults. The Universal film library, which includes "E.T. The Extra-Terres- York "dragging down" the average. Overnight delivery of mail destined for the Big Apple was on time just 46.94 percent of the time, the lowest share anywhere in the 50 states. Top rated for overnight mail was Kansas City, Mo., with 94.06 percent of overnight mail arriving on time. In addition to the performance figures, Frank said that the postal rate increase scheduled for next stamp, is year, including a tentatively scheduled for Feb. 3. While the recent budget settlement signed by President Bush will cost the Postal Service $4-- billion over five years, Frank said he hopes not to have to raise rates again until 1994 or 1995. Previously he had said he did not WASHINGTON (AP) The Postal Service delivered about 777 SHOWERS A 420-acr- s of overnight mail on time in its Tirst test by an outside consuhVant, a performance the postmaster general said Tuesday earns the agency a "low B." Mail intended for overnight delivery arrived on time 88.61 percent of the time during a three-mont- h test period that ended in the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse reported. "About as low a B as you can get, that's how I would characterize it," Postmaster General Anthony Frank said following the monthly meeting of the service's board of governors. While the national rating was just over 80 percent, performance varied widely from place to place, with larger cities such as New four-fifth- Vm cir cdy cir cir cir cir cdy cdy cir cir cdy sn cir cir cir cdy cir cdy Memphis Miami Beach Midland-Odess- a Milwaukee Paul Mpls-Nashville New Orleans St New York City Norfolk.Va. 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The studio nestled in the Hollywood Hills 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles features a seven-hou- r journey through the backlot. ar Beautiful 8" by 9' flame retardant pine expect another rate hike until 1996, but the cost of the budget settlement will mean "more, sooner" as far as rates go, be said. Price Waterhouse conducted the delivery test by mailing 425,000 pieces of mail to 5,000 recipients in 286 HP codes across the country. The mail included letters, post cards and large flat envelopes, some with typed addresses and some hand written. In addition performance 74.38 percent second day time, and mail designated for three-da- service was on time y Overnight, second and three-da- y service depend on distance the mail has to travel. 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