Exxon Valdez spill hearings reveal chain of errors
Testimony to the National Transportation Safety Board in Anchorage details human and mechanical missteps aboard the Exxon Valdez as it struck submerged rocks in Prince William Sound on March 24, spilling 10.9 million gallons of oil. Captain Hazelwood, facing state charges, admitted ultimate responsibility but blamed the third mate, Gregory Cousins, while pilot William Murphy testified that the skipper was often off the bridge in treacherous seas.
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Beijing Demonstrations Challenge Deng Calls for Retirement
More than one million people in Beijing and ten other cities joined peaceful daylong marches backing student demonstrators and demanding Deng Xiaoping retire. Protests near Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People intensified political pressure on the Communist leadership while Gorbachov’s visit drew crowds and a canceled stop at the Forbidden City.
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Hijacker gets life sentence for 1985 TWA hijack
Mohammed Ali Hammadi, a Lebanese Shiite militiaman, was found guilty of collective murder in air piracy and related crimes for hijacking a TWA jet to Beirut in 1985 and killing U S sailor Robert Dean Stethem. He received a life term in Frankfurt after the verdict delivered by Judge Heiner Mueckenberger. The Stethem family attended the hearing as Hammadi sat behind bulletproof glass in Preungesheim prison. Their remarks followed the ruling, with Stethem's father praising the decision and calling for stronger international action against terrorism.
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Martin Leaning Toward Challenging Paul Simon
U S Rep Lynn Martin of Loves Park is leaning toward running for the Republican nomination to oppose Sen Paul Simon next year. She visited Springfield to gauge statewide support and said she has not decided whether to give up her House seat. She believes Simon is vulnerable on issues and may need about 8 million dollars with backing from the national Senate GOP.
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Tornadoes devastate Jarrell Texas killing one and injuring many
United Press International reports extreme weather hits central Texas with 4-foot floods and tornadoes. A 42-year-old woman dies in a mobile home as 50 percent of Jarrell area structures damaged or destroyed. Twenty-one injured sent to Georgetown Memorial Hospital, others treated in Temple. Eleven to fifteen semi rigs overturned along I 35.
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Illinois Lottery draws prize numbers and estimates
The Illinois State Lottery announced Tuesdays drawing results for daily game with winning numbers 7 8 5 and the Pick Four entry 1 5 2 0. The Lotto grand prize for Saturday is estimated at 13 million dollars.
Commodity quotes from Merchants Trading Company today
Noon commodity prices list live cattle hogs pork bellies feeder cattle soybeans corn wheat soymeal oil cocoa sugar t bonds oats gold cotton silver with May July Aug Sept dates and prices across contracts. notable figures include Live Cattle June 71.27 August 67.85 October 73.27 December 71.90 and Gold June 373.10.
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