Noriega poised to be Panama's head of government
Panama's provisional Assembly may appoint Gen Manuel Noriega as chief of government in a session that would formalize his rule and grant him power beyond that of Provisional President Francisco Rodriguez. NORIEGA already controls the defense forces and has indictments in the United States for drug trafficking.
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Bush to attend drug summit in Colombia
President Bush will travel to Cartagena Colombia on February 15 for a regional drug summit with Colombia Peru and Bolivia to discuss the war on drug production and terrorism. He will meet with Presidents Virgilio Barco Alan Garcia and Jaime Paz Zamora to review security and agenda including demand reduction and military police cooperation.
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North hostile as he praises Poindexter at Iran Contra trial
Former Marine Oliver North faces possible compelled testimony in the Iran Contra case against John Poindexter. In court, North praised Poindexter’s televised Senate appearance, called it powerful, and clashed with prosecutor Michael Bromwich while Judge Harold Greene pushes toward a January 22 Poindexter trial start.
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Chile voters cast ballots in first democratic election since 1970
In Santiago voters began the country’s first democratic presidential election since Pinochet’s 1973 coup. About 7.5 million Chileans eligible, polls open nine hours at 23,000 polling sites as Patricio Aylwin leads in early polling forecasts.
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FDA reports fewer pesticides in food study
The FDA said 61 percent of 18,114 samples tested in 1988 showed no pesticide residue, up from 57 percent in 1987, despite a 25 percent rise in samples. Less than 1 percent of residues exceeded EPA safety levels. Domestic and imported samples were tested for 256 pesticides.
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Frigid air grips nation as winter winds blast south
United Press International reports a polar outbreak across the country with subzero temps in the upper Midwest and Dakotas. Up to a foot of snow fell over the Great Lakes region while Michigan and Wisconsin faced heavy snows and a heavy snow warning. Predawn readings ranged from 3 below at Sault Ste Marie to 20 above in Detroit as cold air from the North Pole extends toward Christmas.
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Illinois Five Day Forecast With Snow Chance
Extended forecast for Illinois Saturday through Monday calls for cold conditions with a chance of snow around Sunday. Highs range from 5 to 15 degrees in the north and 15 to 25 in the south, while lows span zero to 10 below in the north and zero to 10 above in the south. Lottery numbers drawn Wednesday include 2 9 6 for daily game, Pick Four 1 0 8 0, Little Lotto 4 12 17 24 34, with an estimated Lotto grand prize of 11 million dollars for Saturday.
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Commodity quotes from Merchants Trading Co session
Today's noon quotes list live beef cattle hogs and pork bellies with multiple contract months. Soybeans corn wheat and oats show latest bids alongside metals and cotton with notes on December and March futures.
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