Mazowiecki Offered Poland Prime Minister Post
President Jaruzelski asked opposition journalist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to head a Solidarity led government in Warsaw. If he accepts, Mazowiecki must gain Sejm confirmation as Solidarity moves toward Poland’s first non communist government in decades.
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Strike ends in Estonia after 10 days of protests
Ethnic Russians in Estonia end a 10 day strike that cost the Baltic republic 8 million in losses as negotiations begin between Estonian leaders and strikers. The residency voting law prompted protests. Moscow's Supreme Soviet called the law unconstitutional and gave Estonian lawmakers until Oct. 1 to re examine it.
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Rostenkowski harassed by senior protesters in Chicago
Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, faced a hostile crowd of more than 100 seniors in northwest Chicago protesting changes to the Catastrophic Health Care Act. He was booed as he declined to speak, then trapped by the demonstrators around his car and eventually walked to a nearby gas station after leaving the scene.
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Bell Atlantic strike edges toward pact as talks slow elsewhere
United Press International reports a 13th day of nationwide walkouts by phone workers with Bell Atlantic nearing a settlement including a 3 percent wage rise and better health care. Talks with NYNEX remain stalled and other Baby Bell disputes persist, idling 189,000 workers across 20 states and the DC area.
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Rival gunners clash as cease-fire falters in Lebanon
In Beirut Christian forces and Syrian backed Moslem militiamen fired rockets and artillery defying international efforts to revive a cease-fire. A French envoy met leaders after France dispatched an aircraft carrier off Lebanon.
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Flightless birds banned in US over parasite fears
The government bans import of ostriches and other flightless birds after 18 exotic ticks found on adult birds in Ohio Oklahoma and Texas. Ticks carry heartwater which can be fatal to cattle sheep and goats. Humans are not at risk. Emus rheas and cassowaries are included in the ban.
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Tropical low mood forms off Atlantic coast in Caribbean season
The seventh tropical low mood of the Atlantic Caribbean hurricane season formed in the eastern Atlantic. Bob Case of the National Hurricane Center said it looked strong as it moved off the coast but forecasters do not expect significant strengthening in the next 24 hours.
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Storms sweep multiple states with localized flooding risk
The National Weather Service reports showers and thunderstorms across Tennessee, Kentucky, the Middle Atlantic, and the Southwest with heavy rain triggering local floods. Wind gusts reached 50 to 52 mph in Utah and Arizona, a waterspout damaged a house near Biscayne Bay, and a late Thursday storm damaged buildings in Scott Kentucky with trees uprooted.
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Illinois forecast and lottery draws prompt weekend plans
Dixon temperatures reach 77 high and 54 low Thursday with a five day Chicago forecast calling for partly sunny skies and showers possible north. Daily highs hover in the 80s and nights in the 60s. Illinois State Lottery draws for August 17 show theme number 9-6-4 and Pick Four 9-3-4-3 with a Lotto prize estimate of 22 million dollars for Saturday.
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Commodity quotes and futures prices from Merchants Trading Co
Noon quotes list daily commodity futures for live cattle pork bellies soybeans corn wheat and various metals and softs. Prices cover cattle hogs soybeans corn wheat and related contracts with months including Aug Oct Dec Feb and more.
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