Former Unisys officials plead guilty in defense probe
Former Unisys officials Robert Barrett and consultant Joseph Hill pleaded guilty to conspiracy and false statements in a scheme to launder corporate campaign funds to lawmakers including Reps. Bill Chappell Roy Dyson and others. Marine officer Jack Sherman pleaded guilty to accepting 43500 in bribes for leaking contract details. Hill admitted four misdemeanor counts for making contributions in another name. Barrett faces up to five years and 250000 dollars per count. Hill faces up to one year and 100000 dollars per count. Prosecutors say the case signals broader unreported defense industry campaign contributions laundered to Congress.
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Embassy in Afghanistan closed amid evacuation orders
UPI reports Secretary of State James Baker ordered the U S Embassy in Kabul closed to protect fewer than 10 American staff as Soviet withdrawal nears. West Germany and Japan move to evacuate diplomats. the 10 year anniversary of Ambassador Dubs’s 1979 assassination is noted.
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Steinberg murder trial jury weighs verdict after fourth day
New York jurors in the Joel Steinberg case pause deliberations after another day of debate over who killed Lisa Steinberg. They return to state Supreme Court in Manhattan with questions about the defendant’s co defendant Nussbaum and her physical state.
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Only one third of marriages stay happy says study
Austin based sociologist Norval Glenn reports that only about one third of couples married in the mid-1970s remain together and happy. The study to be published in March notes women show more unhappiness than men and blacks less than whites, with children further lowering women’s happiness.
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Explosion injures four at Wrigley factory in Chicago
Four contractors hired to dismantle unused equipment at the William Wrigley Chewing Gum Factory were injured when an acetylene torch ignited vacuum sugar dust. The blast occurred outside between the two buildings as a counterweight fell, stirring dust, officials said. One worker is seriously hurt.
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Last Minute Details Hover Over North Iran Contra Trial
UPI reports with the trial date near prosecutors seek to bar use of Oliver Norths notebooks and to quash subpoenas targeting President Reagan, President Bush, House panels, and lawmakers. Gesell weighs housekeeping issues as North faces 12 felony counts tied to arms sales to Iran and Contra fund diversions.
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Weather system brings rain snow and mild East warmth
United Press International reports a storm along the Arizona southern border with rain turning to mountain snow as it moves toward the southern Plains. Snow advisories for eastern Arizona mountains and a winter storm watch for central New Mexico. Other areas see light snow in Pennsylvania and central New York as cold grips Alaska and the western mountains.
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Weather and Lottery Update From Illinois Region
UPI reports Tuesday forecasts show rain or snow for the north with drier central and southern areas. Lows range from the upper 20s to mid 30s north and mid 30s to lower 40s south, with highs from the upper 30s to mid 40s north and mid 40s to mid 50s south. Monday and Tuesday look fair with lows in the 20s north to upper 20s again south and highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s north, mid 40s to lower 50s south. Lottery results: Thursday drawing yielded 7 6 4 in daily game, Pick Four 8 1 1 2, estimated Saturday prize around 6 million.
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Market Quotes From Noon Commodity Session
Live cattle and hog futures listed with February through August contracts. Soybeans, corn, and wheat prices appear with March May July August and September bids, though several figures are garbled.
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