Senate rejects flag desecration amendment in rebuke to Bush
The Senate blocked a proposed constitutional amendment to ban physical desecration of the U S flag amid concerns about the Bill of Rights and slipping Republican support. Senate leaders Mitchell and Dole urged votes, warning against discarding long standing liberties.
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Typhoon Elsie Hits Manila Area With Destruction
A powerful typhoon, Elsie, struck the northern Philippines hour center, halting communications and causing deaths and extensive damage. In Aurora and nearby provinces, hundreds of houses flooded and more than 6,700 people became homeless as evacuees fled coastal towns near Manila. Authorities closed schools and moved residents from slum areas along Manila Bay while relief agencies reported rising fatalities.
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Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to Camilo Jose Cela
The Swedish Academy awarded Spanish author Camilo Jose Cela the Nobel Prize in Literature for his rich and intensive prose. Cela is praised as the leading figure in Spain's postwar literary renewal, with The Family of Pascual Duarte (1942) noted for its profound impact despite censorship.
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Soviet I-76 crashes in Azerbaijan killing 57 paratroopers
A Soviet I-76 transport crashed near Azerbaijan on October 18 killing 7 crew members and 50 paratroopers en route to restore order in Nagorno Karabakh. Tass reported the disaster amid continuing Armenia Azerbaijan clashes that have left hundreds dead in 20 months of strife.
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Spanish President Gonzalez Meets Baker in Washington Talks
Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez and U S Secretary of State James Baker met in Washington with no specifics released. A senior official said Central America likely dominated the agenda, including Gonzalez's proposal to ease Noriega from power.
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Pay equity drive a success for women and minorities
A UPI report cites a decade of pay equity gains with over 450 million dollars paid to women and minorities. It notes most states reviewed pay gaps. Minnesota leads with a 1982 policy and 22.2 million in four years across 150 job categories.
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Snow, rain douse East. Ohio Valley brace for more
Rain drenched the East Coast and Midwest as snow moved into Ohio Indiana and Kentucky causing reduced visibility and ice. The National Weather Service warned a storm with cold air would dump heavy snow on parts of Indiana and the Ohio Valley through Friday. Snow touched central Ohio and east central Kentucky early with one to three inches expected in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. Fringes spread rain snow mix to Iowa Wisconsin Missouri and Kentucky while flood watches were issued for seven Kentucky counties and parts of West Virginia. Temperatures were in the 30s Midwest and 20s plains with North Platte Nebraska recording 19 degrees and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 39 degrees tying a record low for Oct 19.
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Illinois Weekend Weather and Lottery Draws
Chicago reports extended Illinois forecast from Saturday through Monday with warming trend highs from the 50s to lower 70s and lows in the 20s to 40s. Lottery results include Wednesday draw 2 4 2, Pick Four 1 6 9 7, Little Lotto 3 8 16 28 32 and an estimated Lotto grand prize of 6 million dollars for Saturday.
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Commodity quotes from Merchants Trading Co
Today's noon commodity quotes list live cattle hogs and pork bellies by month with values for feeders soybeans corn wheat soybean meal soybean oil cocoa sugar oats gold cotton silver and T bonds. Notable figures include live cattle Oct 74.62 Dec 75.25 Feb 74.60 April 74.77 and soybeans Nov 5.63 January 5.74 March 5.85 May 5.94 while gold stands at 371.10 and cotton Dec 73.30.
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