Illinois farmers get good planting news
Illinois soil moisture is near field capacity statewide with several regions at risk of being below capacity west of a Moline to St. Louis line. State climatologist Wayne Wendland says near to above average rainfall in February to April could aid western Illinois, though long term groundwater and meteorological drought may persist.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Wayne Wendland
Illinois State Water Survey
Wendland
Moline
St. Louis
Western
Bennett pleads guilty in Paw Paw murder case
Kathy Joanne Bennett 25 of Earlville pleaded guilty to one count of first degree murder in the Nov 2 stabbing and beating death of 80 year old Carrie Duncan near Paw Paw. She faces 20 to life or possible 60 to 100 year terms or natural life. co conspirator Calvin Pierce is mentioned.
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Kathy Joanne Bennett
Earlville
Paw Paw
Lee County
Thomas Hornsby
Bennett
Carrie Duncan
Lee County Law Enforcement Center
Hornsby
Duncan
Dun
Daniel Fish
Fish
Calvin Pierce
Pierce
Mendota
Angling Road
North trial could begin as early as Friday
UPI reports Chief Justice Rehnquist lifted a stay on Oliver North, clearing the way for his Iran Contra trial to begin by Friday. A classified information agreement prompted the government to drop an appeal, and Judge Gesell may wait for the long weekend to swear in the jury. Independent prosecutor Walsh may act if needed to protect state secrets.
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Washington
UPI
Chie
William Rehnquist
Oliver North
White House
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
Dick Thornburgh
Gesell
Thornburgh
Lawrence Walsh
Iraq warns Israel could spark Gulf conflict
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein told Kuwaiti editors in Baghdad that Israel is likely to attack Iraq or push Iran to resume hostilities in the Persian Gulf. He said a direct Israeli strike or Iranian resumption of war are possibilities, noting Iraq and Iran could keep peace without a formal settlement amid superpower détente.
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Manama
Bahrain
UPC
Saddam Hussein
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Persian Gulf
Baghdad
Hussein
Middle East
U.S
Bomb in radio cassette linked to Pan Am crash
Police say the Pan American World Airways Flight 103 bomb may have been hidden in a radio cassette player placed on the Frankfurt leg. Detective chief superintendent John Orr notes insufficient evidence to identify suspects and says the baggage mix suggests the device originated with Frankfurt baggage.
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Lockerbie
Scotland
UPS
Pan American
Frankfurt
West Germany
John Orr
Pan American World Airways
New York
London
Heathrow Airport
Orr
Heathrow
Martin weighs Senate bid amid campaign finance and gender doubts
Illinois representative Lynn Martin told Oregon Kiwanis members she may challenge Senator Paul Simon in 1990, weighing a statewide race cost of about eight million dollars and whether a woman can win statewide. She noted age distractions, census redistricting in 1990, Bush's early presidency, and calls for education reform, health care, and elder support while debating who should fund such programs.
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Oregon
Lynn Martin
R-Ill
Paul Simon
Oregon Kiwanis Club
Martin
Simon
Illinois
George Bush
Bush
Ronald Reagan
Kiwanis
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
United States
Congress
John Tower
Federal
Ethics Committee
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South Carolina
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