Three Shanghai workers sentenced to death for train fire
A Shanghai court sentenced three workers to death for setting fire to a train amid protests following the Tiananmen crackdown. The verdicts upheld charges of damaging transportation and communications gear, with three days to appeal.
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National Evening News
China
Movement For Democratic Reforms
Tiananmen Square
Titan 4 roars aloft on maiden flight from Cape Canaveral
The Titan 4 rocket lifted at 9 18 a m EDT from Cape Canaveral with 214 million dollar payload. Officials call it a milestone in military space buildup as the 1 9 million pound booster deployed the classified satellite after a delayed launch.
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Space Shuttle
Gray and Gephardt chosen for top Democratic posts
Newly elected Democratic Whip William Gray of Pennsylvania speaks at a press conference. Speaker Thomas Foley and House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt stand nearby after Gephardt and Gray were elected to the second and third highest posts in a closed caucus meeting.
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Thompson seeks Canadian help for Shedd beluga plan
Gov. James R. Thompson interceded with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney to relay Chicago wishes for three beluga whales for Shedd Aquarium. The June 8 permit revocation by Canada halted purchase from Hudson Bay Eskimos, despite animal rights opposition, as the oceanarium prepares for 1990.
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Brian Mulroney
Chicago Sun-Times
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Police probe new gang in Portland amid rising gang activity
Police in Portland monitor a new street gang the Folks also called the Disciples moving into north and northeast Portland. The group claims about two dozen local members and is described as anti-white by a youth interviewee. Officers say Crips and Bloods activity has risen in the city over the past two years with more drive by shootings and crack cocaine trafficking reported.
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Ore
UPI
Crips and Bloods
Disciples
Dave Simpson
House fails to override Bush veto on minimum wage
Washington Democratic efforts to raise the base pay from 4.25 to 4.55 an hour by 1991 fall short as the House vote 247 to 178 cannot overturn the president. Senator Kennedy later reintroduces the bill urging a good faith White House deal while a 60 day training wage remains part of the measure.
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UPI
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Bush
Senate
Thomas Foley
White House
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Congress
Two Texas flood deaths include two boys and elderly woman
United Press International reports two brothers Andrea Cox 13 and Anthony Cox 10 drowned after floodwaters swept a car into Brushy Creek near Dallas. An elderly woman was found dead and her husband missing. A separate crash near Quinlan involved an elderly couple Tom and Jessie Stodghill 86. the man was missing, the dog survived. In Ohio a Toledo area bus crash injured 37 of 46 aboard after rain contributed to the wreck near a rain slick intersection.
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Brushy Creek
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Illinois Weekend Weather Outlook and Lotto Draws
Chicago forecast shows fair, cooler Saturday then partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with chances of showers and thunderstorms in the southern half. Highs ranging from the 70s in the north to low 80s in the south, with lows from the 50s to low 60s. Illinois State Lottery results report daily game 4-0-5, Pick Four 5-6-0-8, Little Lotto 5-13-21-25-26, and an estimated Lotto grand prize of 24 million dollars.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois
Anaes
Commodity quotes at noon from Mer chants Trading Company
Live cattle hogs and pork belly quotes with multiple maturities listed. Soybeans corn wheat and related grains shown with various months and prices. Metals and softs include gold cotton silver cocoa sugar oats and more. Stock quotations follow from named brokers S T Majewski Beeler and O M.
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S. T. Majewski
H. W. Beeler
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