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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1989
Page
5
Richard Dortch, Jim Bakker's former deputy, testified for the prosecution in Bakker's fraud and conspiracy case. He described negotiations over hush money to Jessica Hahn and Bakker's view of PTL's faithful as a revenue source, while detailing prior settlements and calls about the 1980 alleged rape incident.
Former Housing Secretary Samuel Pierce did not appear as scheduled before the Government Operations subcommittee led by Rep. Tom Lantos. The panel plans to vote to subpoena his testimony, after Pierce cited new legal representation concerns and canceled on the eve of a second round of questioning. Pierce previously denied wrongdoing during May testimony amid HUD scandals involving fraud and mismanagement.
Hurricane Hugo powered up to 120 mph as it moved west at 15 mph toward the Leeward Islands. At 6 am EDT its center was about 550 miles east of the Lesser Antilles with forecasters warning of possible tropical storm watches for the northern Leewards and noting conditions could push Hugo to Category 4 tonight with winds over 131 mph and surges up to 19 feet.
The Labor Department reported a 0.4 percent drop in the Producer Price Index for August, the third consecutive monthly decline. Energy prices fell 7.3 percent led by a 12.1 percent drop in gasoline, while food costs rose 0.3 percent with increases in beef and veal, dairy, bakery products, fish, and pasta.
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