Pro Democracy Protests Hit Romania as Violence Reported
Protesters defy loyalist troops in a wave of uprisings sweeping Romania across Transylvania to Bucharest. Reports from Hungary cite civilian deaths and clashes with security forces, while Romania cites a government crackdown and seeks UN council action.
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Lockerbie bombing suspects convicted in Stockholm court
A Palestinian group member and co-defendant were sentenced to life imprisonment for four bomb attacks on American and Jewish targets linked to the Lockerbie case. Abu Talb and Imandi received life terms for Copenhagen and Amsterdam bombings killing one and injuring 27. Two others got six and one year respectively. Al-Mougrabi testified for the prosecution and was sentenced for attempted murder. The verdict marked exactly one year since the Pan Am crash that killed 270.
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Palestinian Popular Struggle Front
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Copenhagen
Amsterdam
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Import prices rise as export prices fall in November
The Labor Department said import prices climbed 0.3 percent in November, marking a third straight gain, while export prices dropped 0.4 percent after two increases. Declines in agricultural and nonagricultural prices pushed the export index lower.
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British row over Hong Kong citizenship plan splits Conservatives
Lloyd Norman Tebbit led a right wing challenge to Douglas Hurds plan to grant about 225000 Hong Kong citizens UK residence by 1997. Tebbit warned of a larger immigration hole while ministers insisted the government must honor its Hong Kong obligation as Beijing tightens up.
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Hurd
China
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BBC
Police probe inmate torture death sparks clashes in Gaza and West Bank
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and wounded 15 during clashes in Rafah and Beit Farik as police launch a special probe into the death of Khaled Kamel al Sheikh Ali in a Gaza prison. Ali, detained December 7, died in the interrogation section. his family and activists claim torture, with independent pathology sought.
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UPI
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Rafah
West Bank
Beit Farik
Khaled Kamel al-Sheikh Ali
Shin Bet
Israel
Internal Security Service
Ali
Tamar Peleg
The
Association For Civil Rights In Israel
Bitter Arctic Cold Sets Record Low Across Midwest
United Press International reports an icy Arctic front driving the first day of winter with Williston North Dakota hitting 35 degrees below zero, shattering a 1916 record. Wind chills plunge across Illinois as light snow falls, Chicago shelters organize warming rooms, and police stations serve as refuges for the homeless amid the cold.
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Dixon Windchill and Snow Report With Lottery Numbers
The report notes high Wednesday near 4 C by headline standards with a low of -18 C and seven tenths of an inch of snow. It forecasts a very cold Saturday followed by warming Sunday and Monday with specific high and low ranges for each day and includes Illinois Lottery results: daily draw 2-4-4, Pick Four 4-1-1-5, Little Lotto 16-17-23-25-33, and an estimated Lotto grand prize of 5 million dollars.
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Dixon
Market-Price Snapshot From Blunt Ellis and Merchants Trading
Noon quotations show live cattle pork bellies soybeans corn wheat and metals with futures for Feb April June Jan March and Dec contracts. Notable items include live cattle Feb 76.45 April 74.75 and soybean January 5.75 percent with other grains and commodities listed by brokers.
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Usf&g
Merchants Trading Company
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