Botha Extends South Africa State of Emergency
President Pieter W. Botha extended the three year old emergency citing terrorist threats as police Deputy Commissioner Johan van der Merwe warned of ANC attacks aimed at the Sept. 6 elections. The move keeps rights curbed, with thousands detained and freedom of press restricted, as talks with black leaders stall.
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Fiery MiG-29 crash at Paris Airshow injures pilot
A Soviet MiG-29 fighter crashed during the Paris Airshow at Le Bourget on opening day. The aircraft burned after a steep nose dive and ejected pilot survived with serious injuries. No fatalities reported among spectators.
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Nicaragua arms Panama to counter U S attack
The Washington Post reports Nicaragua sent several planeloads of Soviet bloc weapons to Panama in recent months to arm Noriega supporters. The shipments included AK-47 rifles light artillery grenade launchers and ammunition for Panama militia units.
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Sears may split 6000 jobs across states in reorg plan
Chicago reports say Sears Roebuck and Co. weighs moving 4000 merchandising group jobs to Texas or North Carolina while 2000 would remain in Chicago. Furniture and apparel staff could move to North Carolina and New York, with hardware and appliances kept in Chicago as the sale of Sears Tower looms.
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Woman jailed over overdue library book in Roseville
Wanda Suhr, 20, went to pay a speeding ticket and was jailed for 15 minutes after an outstanding $36 late fee for The Biography of Clark Gable triggered a warrant. She was released on $100 personal bond from East Detroit Public Library and District Court.
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Two accomplices held without bond in Des Moines jewelry heist
Raymond Williams and Lisa Princies, both charged with aiding Michael Taylor in the May 19 Ginsberg Jewelry Store robbery, were ordered held without bond. The trio was captured in Rapid City the next day. Taylor is described as a national jewel thief with multiple store robberies.
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Chicago
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Tornado Watch Across Florida and Georgia After Gulf Coast Fatalities
Portions of northern Florida and southern Georgia faced a tornado watch as a weekend storm system, spawned by a Texas thunderstorm, moved east. Five people were killed in Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle, with at least four Louisiana twisters and several more along the Gulf Coast. A park ranger was injured in the Panhandle, and multiple homes and businesses were damaged along the Alabama coast. The line of storms was expected to weaken as it progressed toward the Middle Atlantic and New England regions, with heavy rain spreading across New England and Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
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Illinois forecast and lottery numbers reported by UPI
Chicago dispatch says Illinois extended forecast Sunday through Tuesday with partly cloudy skies. Highs mainly in the 70s north and 80s south, lows in the 50s north and 60s south. Lottery winning number drawn Thursday was 1-2-1, Pick Four 5-0-4-4, Lotto grand prize expected at $14 million for Saturday.
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UPI
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Commodity quotes and futures roundup from Mer chants Trading
Today's noon market bulletin lists live cattle and hogs futures with June, August, and October contracts, plus pork bellies, feeders, soybeans, corn, wheat, meal, oils, metals, and cotton. Prices span commodities and bonds, highlighting June and July maturities and notable gains or declines.
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