Chicago St Patrick's Day Parade Braved Cold Weather
Thousands braved freezing rain and wind in Chicago for the St Patrick's Day parade down Dearborn Street. About 750 at an early mass included Richard M. Daley and Neil Hartigan. 40,000 marchers across 68 floats and 51 bands. In New York, Dorothy Hayden Cudahy became the first woman grand marshal on Fifth Avenue, with Cardinal O'Connor and Mayor Koch also present amid cheers.
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Oil Breaks $20 Barrier On WTI Futures Surge
Oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange jumped to $20.33 a barrel, the first close above $20 in 16 months, as OPEC signals of quota enforcement boosted optimism. WTI rose $0.49, Gulf Coast spot climbed to $20.20, and weekly gains reached $1.75 amid expectations of tighter OPEC supply.
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Ban upheld on Medicaid funded abortions in Michigan
Wayne County Circuit Judge John H. Hausner dismissed a teenager’s suit challenging voter approved limits on state paid abortions for poor women. The ruling, in a 26 page opinion, said the law bars the abortion for the plaintiff identified as Jane Doe since the pregnancy threatens no life. The suit was deemed without merit and will be appealed.
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IRA gunmen kill former UVF leader in Belfast area
In Belfast area gunmen shot and killed Jackie Irvine, a former high ranking UVF officer, and later a Catholic civil servant was killed in Glengormley. Police linked both fatalities to the Ulster Volunteer Force and noted the wife was hospitalized after witnessing the second attack. In Los Angeles a Times poll found 69 percent favor banning military style weapons like AK 47s and Uzis.
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Deadly ice grips upper Midwest amid arctic storm
Cold Canadian air drove heavy snow and dangerous ice across South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan. One death occurred in Dorr Township Michigan when 18 year old Russell Wright lost control of his car and was struck by another vehicle. Snow amounts reached eight inches in Huron South Dakota Farmington Minnesota seven inches near Oshkosh Wisconsin and two inches per hour in Houghton Lake Michigan. Subfreezing dawn temps set new records for Hibbing International Falls and Duluth.
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Five day forecast and lottery results from Illinois
The forecast for Monday to Wednesday calls for partly cloudy skies and cold conditions statewide with a chance of showers Monday. Highs will be in the 30s and lows in the 20s. The Illinois Lottery Friday draw produced daily game 293, Pick Four 0090, Cash Five 5 10 20 21 22, and the estimated Lotto grand prize for today is 15 million dollars.
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Dixon Telegraph Office
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Dixon, IL
Commodity quotes and futures figures from Merchants Trading Co
Friday closing commodity quotes list live beef cattle and hogs, pork bellies, feeder cattle, soybeans, corn, wheat, soymeal, soy oil, cocoa, sugar, tin bonds, oats, gold, cotton, silver, and other markets with contract months and prices. Prices cover March through November futures and spot-like references for metals and softs.
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