Solidarity claims landslide wins in Polish elections
Solidarity officials reported sweeping victories across Poland in national parliamentary balloting, including overwhelming Senate support for their candidates in Warsaw. Preliminary results showed many Communist backed seats failing to reach needed margins, though the government still expected Communist dominance in the Sejm. The polls closed amid worries of upheaval elsewhere and a push for social reform.
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Seabrook protests lead to 627 arrests in weekend actions
Anti nuclear activists renewed demonstrations at Seabrook nuclear plant in New Hampshire with more than 48 people arrested as workers sought entry for low power testing. Police reported about 150 officers and 3,000 supporters at the scene as the plant advanced toward its first chain reaction.
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Chicago Suburb Wealth Gap Tops Nation Across Years
The Chicago area claims both richest and poorest suburbs for the second year, led by Kenilworth with $61,950 per capita income and Ford Heights at $4,943. Other top earners include Winnetka and Glencoe, while Kenilworth tops education with 77.5 percent college graduates. Citibank cuts prime rate to 11 percent, followed by Morgan Guaranty and Southwest Bank. Hagar the Horrible creator Dik Browne dies at 71 in Sarasota after cancer battle.
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Gorbachev says gas leak caused rail disaster in Siberia
In a parliamentary address Gorbachev blamed local authorities for inaction after a gas leak was detected hours before the Trans Siberian line explosion. He said pumps raised pressure instead of shutting the line, fueling a wall of fire that engulfed two trains and killed many aboard. Tass cited hundreds of casualties and survivors in need of aid.
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Congress of People’s Deputies
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Floods, storms sweep across several states, rivers rise
Soggy Fort Wayne faces flood emergency as heavy rains move through the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Severe weather douses Texas from Colorado and Wyoming with hail and tornado risks. Fort Worth searches for a raft accident victim as rivers rise. Maumee River in Fort Wayne climbs above flood stage.
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Illinois Weather Forecast and Lottery Results
Illinois forecast calls for fair skies through Friday with warm days and cool nights. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s, lows in the 50s to 60s, with Friday peak at 80. Weekend highs around 68 to 74 and precipitation totals of about 0.48 and 0.74 inches. Lottery results show daily game 4-1-9, Pick Four 1-5-8-1, Lotto 9-14-23-36-42-45 with an estimated Lotto prize of 11 million dollars.
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Noon Commodity Quotes From Merchants Trading Co
Live cattle and hogs steel the headlines with June cattle at 68.72 and hogs hovering around mid figures. soybeans trade around 7.0 while corn and wheat show modest gains and a mix of July and Sept maturities across a wide set of commodities at today’s noon quotes.
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