Powell to become first Black chairman of Joint Chiefs
Powell is named to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff, becoming the first Black and the youngest to helm the four service commands. He is expected to maintain a cautious, pragmatic approach to U S military force, advising against precipitous action and likely receiving smooth Senate confirmation. Bush praised his breadth, judgment, and integrity.
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Youth killed amid township unrest in Orange Free State
Police fired buckshot to break up a group of black students stoning vehicles in central Orange Free State province, killing a 16 year old. Across Cape Town townships unrest included stoning police and buses, road blockades, tear gas and batons as civil disobedience borders parliamentary elections next month.
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Advanced Soviet spy satellite blown up in orbit
Aviation Week reports Cosmos 2030, a Soviet reconnaissance station, exploded by radio command after going out of control. Launched July 12 from Plesetsk, it was part of an accelerated Soviet program to test military imaging and civilian Earth observation satellites. The Space Shuttle Columbia carried a new imaging reconnaissance satellite on the same day.
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U N peacekeepers attacked in Namibia raid
Gunmen hit a UNTAG regional office and a military compound in northern Namibia, killing a private security guard 22 year old Michael Hohseb and causing substantial damage. UNTA G chief Martti Ahtisaari condemned the attack as callous. The incidents occurred in Outjo, about 235 miles north of Windhoek.
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Five indicted in plot to arm IRA
A federal grand jury indicted five people for conspiring to supply weapons and high technology to the Irish Republican Army. Richard Johnson of Nashua New Hampshire is the central figure. he is an engineer with Mitre Corp. in Bedford Massachusetts. The case includes four others previously charged and a New Hampshire man on bail described as very valuable to the IRA.
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Beirtu clashes kill 34 in 13 hour skirmish
In Beirut and surrounding areas Christian army forces battled Moslem militias and Syrian troops for 13 hours. At least 34 people died and 120 were wounded as mortars rockets and heavy fire hit residential districts. Druze leader Walid Jumblatt warned the capital could be wiped off the map if fighting continued.
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Severe Thunderstorms Trigger Flooding Across West and Plains
United Press International reports storms lashed California and Nevada causing road closures and runoff in Mono County and Utah. Heavy rain and hail accompanied mudslides in Wyoming’s Yellowstone Park blocking a major artery and trapping vehicles while Grand Loop Road was inundated by mud flows.
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Illinois weather and lottery results brief
Dixon area forecasts call for Thursday high near 82 degrees and a 57 degree low. Chicago region extended forecast through Tuesday expects fair conditions with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Illinois Lottery draws show daily number 2 5 8 and Pick Four 4 4 1 5. Lotto grand prize estimated at 12 million dollars for Saturday.
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Market quotes and commodity prices snapshot today
Noon commodity quotes from Merchants Trading Company include live cattle and hog futures for Aug through Feb contracts, pork bellies, feeders, soybeans, corn, wheat, fats and oils, grains, metals, and softs. Notable items are live cattle Aug 74.65 Oct 76.17 Dec 74.80 Feb 73.75 and corn Sept 2.33 Dec 2.3534 March 2.43 May 2.47 July 2.49.
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