Mar 30, 2001 - 02:34 AM

Time To Set the Clocks Ahead The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Many Americans will lose an hour's sleep this weekend. That's because it's time to spring forward to daylight-saving time.

For most of the nation the official change occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, though most will probably change their clocks before hitting the sack Saturday night.

Those who forget will be an hour late for church, work or other events on Sunday. Daylight-saving time lasts until Oct. 28.

Safety officials suggest that this annual ritual is also a good time to change the battery in each smoke detector, to be sure they will work if needed.

Some parts of the country don't observe daylight-saving time. Those include Arizona, Hawaii, the part of Indiana located in the Eastern time zone, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa.

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