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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1989
Page
2
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in East Berlin for a two day visit to mark East Germanys 40th anniversary and pressed the hard line government to reform as a wave of East Germans flee westward. He warned that each country must decide what is necessary for itself and noted the refugee crisis poses problems for the communist bloc.
United Press International reports scattered showers and thunderstorms across the nation as a tropical system brings heavy rain to the Southwest. The National Weather Service noted a cold front crossing Texas and Oklahoma with a severe thunderstorm watch in effect while Illinois and Michigan observed showers. Central Arizona and Arizona desert towns recorded bursts of rain, and Louisiana and Arkansas faced increasing showers as a cold front neared. Temperatures ranged from the 40s to 70s across regions, with Midwest skies cloudy and cool.
Ne Min a part time reporter not officially accredited as BBC correspondent was convicted by a Burmese military tribunal near Insein Prison Rangoon of sending false news and rumors to the BBC to fan disturbances and for possessing anti government literature. He was sentenced to 14 years hard labor. The radio said he falsely reported the military seized power in September 1988 and that a northern Burma base was overrun by insurgents.
A Durenberger proposal to retain core catastrophic benefits while reducing the surtax gains backing from Senate and administration leaders. It would cap the surtax at 200 in 1990 1991 and 250 in 1991 1993 and cut the monthly fee while preserving hospitalization benefits but trimming doctor fees and ending prescription drug coverage.
Israel’s 12 member inner cabinet split 6-6 on Mubarak’s proposal for talks with a Palestinian delegation in Cairo, defeating the plan that was backed by the United States in a tied vote.
Washington report shows unemployment at 5.3 percent in September up 0.1 point. Labor Department notes 210000 jobs added, but 75000 due to returning striking communications workers. Excluding strikers, net gain 135000. Manufacturing loses 105000 jobs. auto industry drops 35000. payrolls fall across 16 of 20 industries.
President Bush will undergo surgery to remove a mucoid cyst from the middle finger of his right hand. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the non malignant, routine procedure should not keep him from work. He will be briefly hospitalized then go to Camp David for the Columbus Day weekend.
The report forecasts fair cool weather across Illinois Sunday to Tuesday with highs mainly in the 50s and 60s and lows in the 30s to 40s. It notes a chance of showers in the north and provides Dixon area temperatures and rainfall, plus Illinois State Lottery results with the Thursday winning numbers 9 6 6 and Pick Four 2 5 5 4 and an estimated Saturday prize of 6 million dollars.
Today's noon prices show live cattle and hogs with Oct and Dec futures topping 70s. Corn and soybeans trade around 2.40 to 6.08, while metals and softs list gold at 368.20 and cocoa at 10.24 with provisional notes for T bonds and currencies.
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