Farm Progress Show to feature larger field and demos
West Brooklyn hosts the 1988 Farm Progress Show with 560 acres of corn and 360 of soybeans ready for harvest over three days. Organizers expect 250000 visitors and introduce a new Livestock Production Avenue with equipment exhibits and a livestock pavilion. Despite drought, yields should hold, protected at 80 to 120 bushels per acre for corn and 30 to 50 for soybeans.
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Brooklyn
Wilson
Livestock Production Avenue
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension
West Brooklyn
Alleman
Iowa
High winds cause scattered outages across tri county
Strong gusts near 58 mph knocked branches onto power lines in Lee Ogle and Whiteside counties. Commonwealth Edison crews repaired multiple sites with power fully restored. No funnel clouds were confirmed and no injuries reported after a tree toppled on four cars at KSB Hospital parking. in Nachusa lines were down but damage minor. Evening temps fall from 40s to highs in 60s.
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Tricounty
Commonwealth Edison
Lee, Ogle
Whiteside
George Wallace
Wallace
Lee County
Nachusa
Gene Lutz
Sheriff's Department
Ogle County
Jerry Brooks
KSB Hospital
Gretchen Ringhouse
Canada halts on trade bill faces cross border doubt
Washington UPI reports the United States poised to sign the U S Canada Free Trade Agreement into law while Canada moves into a political crossroads. Conservatives back the pact though Liberals and New Democrats warn they would not reintroduce it if elected, potentially killing the measure.
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Washington
UPI
America
Reagan
Congress
Canada
New Democrats
23 physicians urge change at KSB Hospital board
Twenty three physicians at Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital call for administration and policy changes citing unprofessional conduct and mismanagement. They warn a senior nurse sued case and the In Home Medical Supply probe may strain finances and patient care.
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KSB Hospital
Voice of the People
Rock Falls
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
KSB
Roger Hill
Hill
Spense Meighan
Oregon
Dixon
Meighan
Kevin Marx
Mac
Marx
Medical Arts Clinic
Physicians of Medical Arts Clinic
Economy grows at healthy pace amid higher inflation
The Commerce Department reports the second quarter GNP rose 3.0 percent, down from 3.3 percent earlier, with exports and non residential fixed investment weaker but personal spending rising. Inflation indicators point to about 5 percent annual pace, higher than Q1, sparking cautious but not alarmist outlook from economists.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Department
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Michael Evans
Evans Economics
GNP
Hissing lizard captured on rural New York road
A four foot carnivorous monitor from southern Africa and Southeast Asia was spotted Sunday by motorists on a rural Brooktondale road near Cornell University. The lizard hissed and inflated its body while swishing its tail, drew a minor traffic jam, and was finally lassoed by a bystander.
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Brooktondale
N.Y
UPL
Cornell University
Africa
Southeast Asia
Robert Parlett
ICC ComEd may reach compromise on rate dispute
The Illinois Commerce Commission opened hearings on a reconciliation plan to raise Commonwealth Edison rates by about 480 million dollars over five years, avoiding a court battle with consumer groups who seek larger cuts. Edison supports negotiation though says 480 million is low, while consumer groups led by CUB vow court action. hearings run to Oct. 10 with a decision not expected until next year.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Commonwealth Edison
Edison
Citizens Utility Board
CUB
Pat Clark
Bob Berdell
Berdell
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Franklin
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UPI Photo
Duane Koslowski
United States
Alexander Neumuller
Australia
Koslowski
Minneapolis
Norman Robertson
Mellon Bank
Pittsburgh
Robertson
ComEd
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