Cheney seeks fewer troops but pushes B-2 bomber surge
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney plans to cut U S troop strength by 25 000 in fiscal 1990 to help meet a 1 7 billion deficit driven cut and push full B 2 stealth bomber production in fiscal 1991 Cheney said about 9 00 billion of the savings will come from force levels with the Navy reprogramming funds to cover expenses otherwise tied to manpower The 25 000 cut will bring total reductions to about 46 000 and Cheney rejected extending B 2 production to five aircraft in 1991 under the multi year program The plan also targets reductions in Western Europe tied to the INF Treaty and asserts continued emphasis on high tech defense capabilities under the budget push
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State Department warns of possible terrorist attacks abroad
The State Department cited reports of weapons shipments and movement of Middle Eastern terrorists in Western Europe and Africa. It warned of possible near term attacks against U S interests and said credible threats would be shared with travelers. The warning followed the Pan Am 103 bombing anniversary and noted a pending inquiry in Scotland.
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Aylwin to Meet Pinochet After Chile Victory
Patricio Aylwin, 71, leader of a 17 party rainbow coalition, won 55.5 percent of the vote in Chile’s first competitive presidential election since the 1973 coup. He said he would meet military President Augusto Pinochet to discuss the nation’s future as celebrations and ballot counting continued.
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NATO agrees on greater role at Brussels meeting
Secretary-General Manfred Woerner said NATO’s 16 nations ended a two day session agreeing to keep the alliance strong and expand its political function. They backed a draft treaty on cutting conventional forces in Europe and implementing open skies. Baker praised the proposal to verify arms control agreements. A NATO Warsaw Pact conference will meet in Ottawa in February, and Woerner will host Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze for the first time at NATO HQ to discuss security. The evolving Eastern Europe scene offers new chances for a better Europe.
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Redoubt Volcano erupts driving ash across Alaska
Fine ash from the Redoubt eruption coated parts of Alaska after the volcano woke with a 7 mile high plume and an hour long explosion. Air traffic cautioned, workers evacuated near a crude oil storage site, and a harmonic tremor preceded the eruption in southwest Alaska.
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Nuclear fleet to be cut by U S decision
The United States plans to halt some flights of the Looking Glass air fleet that has kept a nuclear war command post aloft since 1961. Pentagon documents indicate shifting to ground alert with limited weekly sorties to save about 20 million dollars in fiscal 1991, pending President Bush approval.
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Unseasonably cold weather grips U S borders and states
United Press International reports a cold snap across the nation with near freezing in Los Angeles and subzero readings in the Plains Midwest and New England. The National Weather Service warns of wind chills 60 to 70 below in Iowa Nebraska and warnings extend through Ohio Missouri Illinois and Indiana with up to six inches of snow in parts of the Midwest. Shelters open in Los Angeles County as temperatures dip into the 20s and 30s reach far south to north Florida with cold continuing into next week.
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Illinois extended forecast with cold, snow chances
Extended forecast for Illinois from Sunday through Tuesday shows cold, partly cloudy skies. North area mostly dry with highs 15 to 25, while the south faces day to day snow chances. North Dixon highs near 4, lows around -15 to -16 C. Winning Illinois Lottery numbers drawn Thursday were 2 1 3 with Pick Four 3 0 8 6 and estimated Lotto grand prize at 11 million dollars.
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Daily noon commodity quotes from Merchants Trading Co
Live beef cattle and hogs futures shown for Dec Feb Apr Jun plus pork bellies feeder cattle and multiple grains and softs. Soybeans corn wheat meal and oils priced with months and numbers. metals and cotton silver oats and sugar also listed.
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