White House confident Tower will still be confirmed
The White House says no withdrawal of former Texas Senator John Tower's nomination as defense secretary is planned. FBI checks into new personal life allegations delayed Senate Armed Services Committee action, with no timetable for completion.
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Long distance deadline nears for local ballots
Center residents in Dixon, Nelson and Harmon must return ballots by February 14 to choose among AT&T, MCI, Teleconnect and US Sprint. If not, a second ballot goes out March 6 with the carrier selected by ballot return percentages.
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Robber fails to see cop during Boston bank hold up
A man, Mark Gibbons, entered Merchants Savings Bank and demanded cash but did not notice a uniformed officer behind him. With neon notes and a crude no dye packs warning, he fled a half mile before being captured by two other officers. The suspect was found unarmed.
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Dollar steady after central bank intervention push
The dollar paused after a day of sharp moves sparked by a strong January payroll gain of 408,000, with the Fed and European banks coordinating dollar selling. The rally peaked near 1.8870 per mark before intervention cooled gains, leaving the currency little changed from late Thursday. The yen weakened to 129.20, and the pound slipped to $1.7420.
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Jury pool for Oliver North trial grows to 32
Washington reports the North Iran-Contra trial jury pool reached 32 as Judge Gesell screens for jurors with limited knowledge of the 1987 congressional testimony. Seven of 12 questioned were deemed eligible for the pool, with potential final panel of 12 jurors and six alternates to be chosen from the larger group.
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Jury pool grows to 32 looking for 45
A jury pool expansion updates the selection for a high profile North case. The pool includes a graphics specialist, a juvenile delinquency counselor, a hotel steward, and a health center housekeeper. One juror dismissed North coverage familiarity as a factor. Gesell excludes any who recall 1987 Congress testimony from potential service.
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Additional murder charges filed in Duncan case
Lee County State's Attorney Daniel Fish filed three more first degree murder counts against Calvin Clark Pierce 30 of Earlville in the Nov 2 death of Carrie Duncan 80 of Paw Paw The added counts include murder during the commission of a forcible felony robbery aggravated battery and a murder during a forcible felony aggravated battery against a person over 60 Pierce's co defendant Kathy Bennett 25 also Earlville faces four counts of first degree murder with trial set for Feb 21 Judge Thomas Hornsby presiding Duncan was found dead Nov 3 after being kicked stabbed and left in a field near Paw Paw
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