Defense probe trial set for March 27 in Pentagon case
Six defendants including Teledyne Industries officials and a suspended Navy engineer pleaded innocent in the first Pentagon procurement scandal indictments. Judge Richard Williams set March 27 for trial, denying delays despite wiretap and document review burdens. Defense requests for access to Pentagon employees were not granted, while prosecutors seek a broad, joint case.
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Retail sales rise in December 0.2 percent on strong business
Commerce Department data show total retail sales up 0.2 percent in December excluding autos, with a 7.4 percent year over year gain and yearly sales totaling 1.6 trillion. Analysts note December strength in chain stores and auto demand contrasts with a 0.3 percent drop in auto sales.
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Libya accuses U S fighters of buzzing Libyan jetliner
Libya charged that U S Navy fighters from the USS John F Kennedy buzzed a Libyan Airlines Boeing 707 en route from Tripoli to Istanbul over the Mediterranean. The United States denied buzzing, saying crews may have flown alongside for visual identification.
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Protests At Planned Parenthood Rally In New York
Dozens of anti abortion demonstrators wrapped in blankets and singing hymns were arrested as they blocked entrances to a Planned Parenthood clinic in defiance of a court order. About 1 200 protesters faced police, 176 were detained for disorderly conduct or resisting arrest, and the center opened after three hours. In a counter demonstration across the street supporters criticized Operation Rescue as the protest began at 7 a m and disrupted Second Avenue traffic. The center performs about 40 to 50 abortions daily.
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Defense rests its case in Steinberg murder trial
In Manhattan, defense lawyers rested their case in the Joel Steinberg murder trial. They attacked Hedda Nussbaum credibility, arguing someone else is culpable as the 11 week trial nears summations. Nussbaum testified Steinberg carried the comatose Lisa Steinberg after admission of knocking her into a fatal coma.
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Psychiatric exam ordered in Sadler guardianship dispute
A probate court judge in Cleveland ordered a psychiatric evaluation of singer Barry Sadler amid a bitter guardianship dispute with his mother and estranged wife Lavona Ruth Sadler. The case centers on control of care, not finances, with a Nashville hearing set for Wednesday following Lavona Sadler's guardianship filing.
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Snow and ice sweep Texas as Pacific storm nears Northwest
A Pacific Ocean storm brings snow, freezing rain, and sleet to much of Texas while Oregon warns heavy mountain snow. In Texas light snow fell west with San Angelo at one inch and up to three inches forecast for the South Plains. Rain also drenched eastern Texas into Louisiana, and Oregon reported heavy snowfall with up to ten inches possible in the Cascades. Interstate 84 closures in northeastern Oregon persisted as state police urged chains for I‑5 travelers through the Siskiyous.
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Five Day Forecast and Lottery Results
Five day forecast covers Monday to Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. Highs range from the 30s north to the 40s south, with lows in the teens to lower 20s north and lower 20s to lower 30s south. Lottery results include Friday drawing 878, Pick Four 7420, Cash Five 12 13 14 18 27, and an estimated Lotto grand prize of 16 million dollars for Saturday.
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Market quotes and commodity prices from Merchants Trading
Today's closing commodity quotes cover live cattle hogs and pork bellies with futures for Feb to Aug contracts. Agricultural staples include soybeans corn wheat and oats while financials list T bonds gold sugar and precious metals.
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