Exxon Valdez cleanup boom tempers Alaska layoff pullback
Labor Day relief in Alaska as Exxon Valdez cleanup crew of about 11 000 faces layoffs aimed to end by Sept 15 while summer oil spill boom keeps unemployment low. May 7.7 percent, June 7 percent, July 6.1 percent. Many workers earned 1800 weekly with overtime, and about a quarter were from outside Alaska. State urged local hiring to aid displaced workers.
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Hong Kong Police Seize Second Largest heroin Bust
Hong Kong police announced the second largest heroin seizure on record, totaling 925 pounds with an estimated street value of 420 million dollars. The No 4 China White consignment was hidden in 30 travel bags and uncovered in Sai Kung, with two men and two women arrested and investigations ongoing into three other suspects. Confiscated items included two pistols, two radio scanners, a car and a van, with the drug believed to originate in Thailand and smuggled via a fishing boat bound for the United States or Australia.
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Soviets prepare mission to Mir space station launch
Soviet engineers moved a Soyuz rocket to the launch pad at Baikonur for a six month Mir mission to reactivate and expand the station. Col. Alexander Viktorenko and Alexander Serebrov are slated to launch, dock with Mir, and add two modules, with first due in October and the second in February.
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Brazil plane search resumes after Radiobras claim
Brazil's Air Ministry and Varig planned to resume search for a missing Boeing 737-200 with 54 aboard after Radiobras claimed the plane was found in the Amazon. Officials denied the report, noting the jetliner disappeared Sunday near Itacoatiara while en route to Belem and navigational failures were reported. In Moscow, Alaska Governor Cowper backed visa-free travel for Bering Sea natives as part of talks on U S Soviet border cooperation, Tass reported.
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Bakker May Face Return To Court After Illness
UPI reports televangelist Jim Bakker, held at the Butner Federal Prison Hospital after a nervous breakdown, could be back on trial as soon as Wednesday. Judge Potter warned that a competency hearing would trigger further testing at Butner to determine his fitness to stand trial.
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Japan resists U.S. push on trade reforms at talks
In Tokyo Finance Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto dismissed U.S. calls to overhaul long held economic practices as the two day Structural Impediments Initiative talks wrap. The plenary session will resume November in Washington with a spring interim statement and a summer final report. Tokyo lists seven U.S. shortcomings, citing training and low savings that dampen competitiveness.
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Thunderstorms saturate Florida and Georgia as cold front nears Rockies
Heavy summer storms drenched parts of Florida and Georgia with over six inches of rain in spots. Sandlewood recorded six inches and Jacksonville Beach nearly seven on Labor Day, triggering street flooding. Forecasters noted a stationary front across the region and a cold front moving into the northern Rockies with snow possible in mountains. A flash flood watch covered central Kansas while a winter storm watch was issued for Montana mountains.
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Chicago Weather Outlook Shows Warm Trend With Storm Chances
Illinois extended forecast predicts very warm conditions with a chance of thunderstorms Thursday and Friday. Highs range from the mid 80s to the lower 90s, cooling to upper 70s to mid 80s by Saturday with south areas more prone to storms. Daily lows remain in the 50s to 60s.
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Illinois Lottery draw recap with multiple games and prizes
The daily game winning number for Monday was 0-8-3 and the Pick Four was 2-2-1-0. Little Lotto numbers were 06 13 26 34 35. The Lotto grand prize for Saturday was estimated at 6.
Commodity quotes from Mer chants Trading Company
Today noon quotes show live futures across cattle hogs and grains. Live Beef Cattle Oct 72.45 Dec 72.55 Feb 72.32 Apr 73.75 Feeder Cattle Oct 81.30 Soybeans Sept 5.832 Nov 5.79 Jan 5.8894 March 5.9949 May 6.08 Corn Sept 2.3244 Dec 2.3344 March 2.40% May 2.4644 July 2.4842 Wheat Sept 3.9654 Dec 4.0614 March 4.08 Gold Sept 364.80 Cotton Oct 72.80 Silver Sept 5.06 Dec 5.18.
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