Bush arrives in Costa Rica for hemispheric democracy talks
President Bush lands in San Jose for a two day gathering of North and South American leaders celebrating Costa Rica's 100th anniversary of democracy. He cites democratic resurgence shaping Eastern Europe and urges Americas toward a fully democratic hemisphere with free markets.
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Dissidents Launch Fax Liber ty Campaign Across Magazines
Paris reports Chinese dissidents join 15 worldwide magazines to start Operation Fax Liberty into China. Ac tuel leads readers to tear out a one page newspaper written in Chinese and fax it to 5 200 machines in China. Over three months more magazines publish similar stories with translations.
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Pilot escapes unharmed after crash near home
A pilot and ground personnel escaped unharmed in a crash incident, while a passenger sustained serious injuries. Harris, a longtime resident—having lived there 40 years—notes this is only the second incident since she moved in.
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Soviet transport plane crashes in far east killing all aboard
Moscow UPI reports a Soviet AN-26 transport crashed into a mountain while landing at Petropavlovsk Kamchatka, killing 36 people including missile crews and families. The crew led by Col. Vladimir Yudenich was aboard as poor visibility and descent errors prompted the fatal impact. A military commission investigates, with similar crashes noted in the Caucasus recently.
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RAF corporal and child killed at West German gas station
At a West German gas station a British Royal Air Force corporal and his year old child were slain by two gunmen who fired 10 rounds from automatic weapons. The corporal died in the front seat and the baby in the rear. the wife, unharmed, was traumatized. The victims were not identified.
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Bhutto accuses opposition of drug money in bribes
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto alleged that opposition leaders are using drug money and blackmail to sway National Assembly members in a no confidence motion. The speaker fixed November 1 for the vote after 98 of 237 members backed the motion. An opposition spokesman listed 118 NAM members as supporters, including nine from Bhutto's party. Bhutto called the move a conspiracy to subvert the country and warned Punjab coercion attempts.
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Britain markets in trouble as Lawson resigns
London markets opened with heavy losses after Chancellor Nigel Lawson and economic adviser Sir Alan Walters quit, signaling disarray in Thatcher's policies. The pound fell to 1.5640 dollars and the FTSE 100 opened down 39.3 points, about 1.8 percent, as traders priced in uncertainty over economic direction and Britain’s stance on joining the European Community exchange rate mechanism.
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Autumn warmth boosts central US amid scattered storms
United Press International reports scattered showers and thunderstorms across the central and western U S as a stubborn high pressure over the East keeps unseasonably warm autumn weather. NWS notes above normal temperatures in the north central region through the weekend with mid 70s and low humidity, while Rockies front drives Plains activity. Rain totals include Victoria area over three inches at the regional airport, with Austin and Beeville recording lighter amounts. An active Western storm track may bring rain and cooler air to Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana today.
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Illinois Weekend Weather Outlook and Lottery Results
Illinois forecast calls for Sunday highs in the 70s and 50s lows, Monday and Tuesday mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and cooler highs in the 50s to 60s. Dixon reports a Thursday high of 74 and low of 52. Lottery results show drawing number 9-3-8 with Pick Four 6-7-9-8 and an estimated Saturday prize of 6 million dollars.
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Commodity quotes and futures figures from Mer chants Trading Co
Noon market update lists live cattle hogs pork bellies feeder cattle soybeans corn wheat and related futures for Dec Feb Mar May July and related commodities including coffee cocoa sugar oats gold silver cotton and T bonds with prices across multiple delivery months.
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