U S Naval Plan Triggers Colombian Political Tension
President Barco faces opposition over a Bush administration proposal to station U S warships off Colombia to interdict cocaine networks. Foreign Minister Londono Paredes reportedly considers resignation, later denied by Colombia’s Washington envoy. Both nations deny a blockade while diplomacy continues amid regional sensitivity following Panama invasion and domestic discord.
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Bush
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Atlantic
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Virginia
Norfolk
Pentagon
United States
Shuttle launches bold 10 day mission to recover bus sized satellite
Space shuttle Columbia lifts off from Cape Canaveral on a 10 day mission to chase a satellite the size of a bus and retrieve the Long Duration Exposure Facility. Commander Dan Brandenstein and Jim Wetherbee lead five crew members toward a complex plan to catch, store, and study the 21,400 pound satellite with a 50 foot robotic arm. The mission involves 57 experiments spanning materials, propulsion, electronics and optics from more than 200 investigators, 33 companies, 21 universities, 7 NASA centers and several foreign partners.
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Refuge taken by two Noriega associates
In Panama City the Peruvian Embassy housed two of Manuel Noriega’s top associates, Capt Gonzalo Gonzalez and Lt Col Luis Cordoba, who sought asylum as U S troops ringed the embassy. Also inside were Noriega secretary Marcela Tazon and kin. Foreign Minister Linares said Cordoba was inside and sought confirmation from Lima.
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Julio Linares
Cordoba
Gonzalez
Marcela Tazon
Linares
Lima
Peru
Interior Ministry
Enrique Lopez
San Isidro
Lopez
Alan Garcia
Khmer Rouge Attack Drives Cambodian Leaders Into Vietnam
Khmer Rouge guerrillas claimed an attack on Phnom Penh forcing President and Premier to flee across the border to Vietnam. Casualties reported among soldiers and police, with claims unverified and disputed history of exaggeration.
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Thailand
Phnom Penh
Banks Lower Prime Rate to 10 Percent
The Associated Press reports banks reduced the prime lending rate to 10 percent from 10.5 percent effective Monday, the first cut in months. The move, tied to easing Fed policy, aims to spur borrowing and growth, benefiting homeowners with home equity loans and some auto loan borrowers while fixed mortgages remain driven by bond rates.
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Gun found in Stuart case search in river
Divers scoured the river for the revolver linked to the wounding of Charles Stuart and the killing of his wife Carol. A gun was found but police cautioned it may not be the weapon used, amid a case that saw Charles commit suicide after his brother Matthew implicated him.
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Snow and freezing rain hit East Coast and West storms
Snow and freezing rain swept the East Coast from southern New England to the Appalachians while the Pacific Northwest endured wet windy weather. Charleston West Virginia logged 7 inches of new snow likely to melt as temperatures rise into the 50s. Catskills and lower Hudson Valley could see up to 4 inches. Michigan and Wisconsin expected several inches. New high temperatures for Jan 8 were 45 Duluth 46 Eau Claire 58 Ely Nev 64 Reno 68 Stockton 69 Sacramento 86 Fort Lauderdale Miami.
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Colder Weather With Turning Temperatures This Weekend
A coldal weather outlook from Thursday to Saturday shows highs in the 40s dropping to the 20s and 30s, with lows in the teens to lower 30s. Dixon reports a Monday high of 45 and a 31 low with 0.11 inches of precipitation. Illinois Lottery results include Daily Game 0-3-0 and Pick Four 7-2-7-5, Little Lotto 01 10 11 29 31, with a Saturday Lotto jackpot of about 5 million dollars.
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Dixon Telegraph Office
Dixon Telegraph
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Dixon, IL
Market quotes and futures prices today
Morning commodity report lists live cattle hogs and pork belly futures with February through July contracts. It includes Soybeans Corn Wheat Soybean Meal Soybean Oil Cocoa Sugar Cotton Gold and Silver futures with March May July and other month values. Mer chants Trading Company provides the noon quotes.
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