Agreement reached in Pittston strike ends 9 month walkout
United Mine Workers President Richard Trumka announced a tentative agreement to end a violence plagued strike by 1,700 Pittston coal miners in Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky. Bush praised the settlement while mediator WJ Usery called the talks the toughest of his career. The pact will go to ratification within eight to ten days and terms were not disclosed.
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Shamir halts dismissal of Ezer Weizman in crisis fix
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir canceled firing Science Minister Ezer Weizman after alleged PLO contacts. Weizman quit the inner Cabinet but remains science minister. a compromise keeps him in the wider cabinet and out of inner meetings, with a possible return in 18 months.
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Romania moves to abolish death penalty and reform state security
Romania's new leadership under Ion Iliescu begins sweeping reforms after Ceausescu era. Decree guarantees repatriation rights for citizens abroad and allows Romanians to regain citizenship. Exiles get housing priority with hard currency and duty-free repatriation of goods. Poland appears in report but focus remains Romania.
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Bush to submit budget a week late to Congress
President Bush will send the fiscal 1991 budget to Congress a week after the planned date. Officials say the budget will be followed by the first State of the Union address, tentatively set for January 30, with details to be announced later. Originally the budget was due January 22.
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Havel to grant amnesty in first speech as president
Vaclav Havel denounced the toppled Communist regime for wrecking economy and environment in his New Year address and announced a sweeping amnesty. He urged free elections and a free market, called for Vatican and Israel ties, and planned talks with Kohl and Weizsaecker after arriving in East Berlin. Elections tentatively set for June.
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Azeri Town Protest Injures 80 as Police Clash with Demonstrators
In Dzhali Abad near the Caspian, 80 people were injured in a clash between police and demonstrators from the Azerbaijani People's Front demanding the ouster of Kherala Aliev. Protests also targeted regional party headquarters as authorities opened an investigation and released detainees.
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Pacific storm to bring heavy snow to four states
A Pacific Northwest storm threatened heavy snow in Nevada Utah and Arizona with milder midsection temperatures. The West Coast cold front moves through the Midwest tonight through Wednesday with snow likely in the Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin. Light snow possible in Nebraska and Iowa Wednesday. Northeast winds stay strong and cold with gale warnings along Maine New Hampshire coasts. Central U.S. to day clear to partly cloudy with highs in the mid 30s to 40s, about 10 to 20 degrees above normal.
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Illinois Five Day Forecast Temp Trend
Five day forecast for Illinois shows snow chances in the north and rain or snow in the south around Friday. Thursday and Saturday start partly cloudy with a colder trend. Highs range near 30 north to 40 south Thursday and fall to near 20 north to lower 30s south by Saturday. Lows mainly in the 20s Thursday dipping to single digits north and teens south by Saturday.
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Five day forecast and lottery draws from Illinois
The report lists daily high and low temperatures with precipitation and snow amounts for Friday through Monday. It also notes Monday lottery results including daily game numbers 6 7 9, Pick Four 5 4 2 1, Little Lotto 01 10 19 25 27, and an estimated Lotto jackpot of 5 million dollars.
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Commodity quotes update from Merchants Trading Co
Noon quotes show futures and futureslike prices across livestock grains and metals. Live cattle ranges include Feb to Aug contracts with values from 77.30 to 71.35 in beef futures. Hogs, pork bellies, and feeders list multiple months with varying prices. Grains cover soybeans corn and wheat with several delivery months and percent terms. Metals and softs include copper, gold, silver, cotton, oats, and cocoa with specified months and prices.
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