Pakistan rail disaster tragedy in Sukkur kills hundreds
A passenger train was diverted onto a siding and struck a stationary freight train near Sukkur, killing about 200 and injuring around 400. Authorities say a switchman’s error caused the misrouting as rescuers and army troops evacuate victims and hospitals overflow.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Muktar Ahmad Abassi
Pakistan Railways
Abassi
Sukkur
Hazul Baksh
Baksh
Multan
Sangi
India
Rioters declare vendetta on guards at Soviet Iran border
Azerbaijani rioters along the Soviet Iran frontier threaten retribution against border guards and families as they press to force open the border to unite with northern Iran. KGB reinforcements rushed to stop damage to towers alarms and lines amid clashes that Tass reports left one dead and border guards unharmed.
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Moscow
KGB
Iran
Workers’ Tribune
Nikolai Britvin
Special Border Guard
Tass
Izvestia
Soviet
US aids Rabat on oil spill as ships seized for repairs
The United States dispatched a pollution expert to Rabat to help prevent a large oil spill from marring the coast. A Dutch report said sister ships of the tanker involved were recently seized and forced to undergo repairs. Coast Guard Lt Cmdr Glenn Wiltshire, head of the Mobile strike force, left for Rabat to assess U.S. options. Economic turmoil hits Argentines in bad way with shortages and inflation.
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Rabat
Morocco
United States
Coast Guard
Glenn Wiltshire
Mobile
Ala
John McElwain
Slain U.S. nun slaying linked to Contra rebels in Nicaragua
Americans and Nicaraguan officials attended a Mass for Sister Maureen Courtney 45 and Sister Teresa Rosales 24 after an attack in Ojo de Agua that killed the two nuns and wounded two others. The government blamed U.S. backed Contras. a Contra leader denied responsibility. Courtney’s body left Nicaragua for Milwaukee via Miami. The incident occurred 250 miles northeast of Managua in Zelaya province as U.S. aid to the Contras neared its end.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Maureen Courtney
Nicargua
SAHSA
Miami
Milwaukee
Teresa Rosales
Ojo de Agua
Lima
Rosita
Jose Gonzalez
Interior Ministry
Puerto Cabezas
Mass
Sandinista
Daniel Ortega
Tomas Borge
Aristides Sanchez
U.S
Barricada
Sandinistas
Zelaya
Francisca Colomer
Pablo Schmitz
Fond du Lac
Wis
Order of St. Agnes
GM reveals two seat electric car prototype in Los Angeles
GM unveiled the two seat Impact electric prototype claiming 120 miles per 55 mph, 0 to 60 in eight seconds, top speed 75 mph, and 50 percent charge in half an hour. Production awaits extensive tests and market fit. price and development costs not disclosed.
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Los Angeles
General Motors Corp
Roger Smith
Weather Sweep Foretells Cold Rain Across Regions
Widespread rain drenches much of the Midwest with above freezing temperatures in many areas while the northern Plains stay in the teens. Snow falls in Des Moines and parts of eastern Colorado. Nevada and Oregon coast regions report 30s to 40s as Pacific states stay seasonable.
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Midwest
Plains
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Detroit
Chicago
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Nashville
Des Moines
Reno
Nev
Las Vegas
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Seattle
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Rye
Beulah
Nash
Manchester
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Alabama
Florida
Washington State
Illinois Weekend Forecast and Lottery Numbers
Illinois forecasts show Saturday to Monday fair to partly cloudy with a day by day warming. Highs rise from the 30s Saturday to the 40s by Monday and lows edge upward from the teens to the 20s. Dixon reports 43 degrees Wednesday with 32 today and 0.43 inches of precipitation. Winning Illinois State Lottery numbers drawn Wednesday were 8 1 0. Pic Four 4 0 7 1. Little Lotto 02 20 24 25 26. Estimated Lotto jackpot stands at 5 million dollars.
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Illinois
Hi Lo
Albany
N.Y
Albuquerque
Anchorage
Asheville
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boston
Brownsville
Burlington
Charleston
S.C
W.va
Charlotte
N.C
Hartford
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jackson, Miss
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Louisville
Los Angeles
Miami Beach
Milwaukee
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Oklahoma City
Commodity quotes skimmed from Mer chants Trading Co report
Daily noon commodity list covers Live Cattle Hog futures and Pork Bellies Soybeans Corn Wheat and related items with prices for Feb through Dec and various months, including Gold Cotton Silver and T-Bonds. Prices reflect Feb Mar May Jun and Jul contracts across multiple commodities.
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Merchants Trading Company
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AP Repo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Albury
New South Wales
Australia
General Motors
Smith
John Zwerner
Advanced Product Engineering
American Hearing Labs
Loveland Community Bldg
W. 2Nd St. Dixon, Ill
Conover Furniture Works
Conover Square
Oregon, IL
The
Associated Press
Dixon
Omaha
Orlando
Philadelphia
Koenix
Portland
Maine
Ore
Providence
Raleigh
Richmond
Sacramento
St Louis
Salt Lake City
San Juan
P.R
Santa Fe
Shreveport
Sioux Falls
Spokane
Topeka
Washington,d.c
Wichita
Clr
Usf&g
S. T. Majewski
H. W. Beeler
O. M. Nysather
Blunt Ellis & Loewi, Inc
Sterling
Blunt Ellis & Loewi
AudCorp
McDaid
Gene
IBM
Wal-Mart
Telegraph
Dixon, Ill
B. F. Shaw Printing Co
Peoria Ave
Lee, Ogle
Bureau
Whiteside
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Bureau of Advertising
Insane Daily Press Association
Illinois Press Association and
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Dixon Telegraph Office
Dixon Telegraph
P.O
Dixon, IL
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