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Show New hates Crab ShowdownFriday 981. THE HERA’ ST. MICHAEL'S. Md began as a aiapes escalatedinto a war of words between the states’ congres The two sides wil wheretheir pride is F being billed as the Great Georgia Crab held at a Mary Maryland lenge, a fete ed be Eastem Shc to began with reports that s were being shipped to and restaurants early in the Maryland ite Mathias around the seafood-rich Chesapeake Bay Holman, editor of the Star WAYNESBURG, Pa. (UPI) — It was gray and drizzly in Waynesburg Wednesday and residents loved every minuteofit The clouds broke on schedule, just as they have on July 29 for 93 of the past 106 years. The rain took its cue even better than usual, showering the southwestern Pennsylvania town of 5,000 at 12:29 a.m. EDT There wasno need to repeat the time dry-and-worried city officials approved an emergency measure to go back on standard timethe nightof ‘Rain Day.”” It may seem a strange thing for a town to take pride in but from the nature of the street festival Wednesday, you'd think they hadn't seen any rain at all in 106 years. The main flagpole near the Greene County Courthouse was draped with a parachute madeinto an umbrella. Miss Rain Day was on hand while bands played in the blocked-off streets. A contest for ‘Most Unique Umbrella” and a square dance were scheduled in the evening. goal to pogo for 24 straight hours. Now the 26-year-old Queens resident has a new mission: a 50-hour standing ovation. “Nothing's going to stop me,”’ said the cleancut, bespectacled competitor Mondayashebeat out arhythm with his red- eningpals. ‘I feel real "Toughmoving. his kanusnever stopped Furman occasionally rested his elbows on a podium he had dragged in front of the fountain at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center plaza. \ Passersby stopped in front of him. smirked and went on. One security guard wandered by and joked: ‘‘It’s mind over Herald Want Ads Bring Results Each year the residents recruit a celebrity to bet them a newhat it will not rain here July 29. Past losers include Jack Dempsey Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Johnny Carson. This year's washout was Pittsburgh television meteorologist Joe DeNardo. Retired Waynesburg magistrate John Daley the town’s official Rain Day prophet who makesthe hat gamble. explained, “We thoughtit onlyfitting we should have a meteorologist in here one time.”’ Use Your Charge Account DeNardo had already called to con- gratulate Daley, 71 who haslost only five hats since 1939. or Bank Card ‘Jimmy the Greek (Snyder) thinks these are pretty good odds” Daley said. ‘‘He used to post odds on whether it would rain here.” The event has becomean annual rite. with “watch” parties starting at midnight. Merchantsoffer bargain items and phonecallers from all over the nation inquire whether it rained again in Waynesburg on July 29. Low Prices PUBLIC Fri. and Sat. 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