Bush nominates Antonia Novello as first woman surgeon general
President Bush nominates Puerto Rico born Dr. Antonia Coello Novello a government pediatrician to be the nation’s first woman surgeon general. She has held key NIH roles and previously worked for Sen. Orrin Hatch. Novello was born in San Juan Puerto Rico.
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Crackdown on drunken truckers advances new testing rules
In Washington UPI reports Transportation Secretary Skinner says alcohol abuse is a serious trucker problem. Officials draft rules mirroring drug testing with random checks and post accident tests, plus education and treatment programs without fear of job loss. The effort is in an information gathering stage.
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Curfew Turmoil Amid Tax Revolt Sparks Clash in Town
Scene of strife during a town curfew tied to a tax revolt. As a crowd gathered, a soldier released one man, signaling tension between authorities and residents in the unsettled town.
Navy reports fifth accident in four days as boiler fire hits Monongahela
The USS Monongahela suffered a boiler fire in the main engineering space in the Eastern Atlantic near the Azores while en route to Spain. One sailor was slightly burned and seven others treated for smoke inhalation. no names released. The incident follows four prior Navy accidents that week, including missing sailors from carriers, a 300 pound bomb drop injuring crew, and a fatal carrier crash.
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Freight crash at crossing kills five including three children
A Union Pacific freight train plowed into a car that ignored lowered safety barriers at a Calera Oklahoma crossing, killing five people, among them three children. Rescue crews spent nearly two hours recovering bodies as the train dragged the car a quarter mile.
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Safe landing of DC-10 deemed impossible in test pilot report
Sioux City Iowa UPI the DC-10 that crashed last summer was so severely damaged by an in flight engine explosion that landing it safely was virtually impossible, a McDonnell Douglas test pilot testified to investigators. The hearing reviewed the July 19 United Flight 232 crash at Sioux Gateway Airport.
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Weather across the nation brings heavy rain and snow
United Press International reports heavy rain and gusty winds grip the East with showers extending from Pennsylvania to New York City and across the Northeast. Temperatures around the region hold in the high fifties and sixties but fall below freezing by night. A cold front sweeps the Plains and Midwest with freezing temps and snowshowers, while parts of Wyoming see several inches of snow. Freeze warnings issued for Indiana and Indianapolis as conditions shift.
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Illinois forecast and lottery numbers summary
Chicago reports a chilly few days with high temperatures mainly in the 30s to 40s and lows in the 20s. Friday and Saturday stay cold, while Sunday warms into the 40s and 50s with a chance of rain north. Illinois Lottery numbers drawn Tuesday were 1 3 0, with Pick Four 1 0 6 2 and an estimated Lotto prize of 6 dollars.
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Commodity quotes and futures prices listed for grains and livestock
Noon quotation from Merchants Trading Co shows live cattle and hogs futures with Dec Feb April and June months. Soybeans corn wheat and other commodities such as meal oil cocoa sugar oats gold cotton and silver are given with contract months and prices.
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