Navajo land deal tied to favors and fraud claims
Senate inquiry hears that Navajo chairman Peter MacDonald Sr. allegedly received a leased BMW and a $25,000 loan from two old friends who sold a 491000 acre ranch to the tribe for $8 million more than they paid hours earlier. Critics call it major fraud on the Navajo people amid a federal grand jury probe.
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City bans assault weapons in Stockton vote
Stockton leaders unanimously adopt an ordinance outlawing assault weapons after a schoolyard massacre. Vice Mayor Ron Coale says the move sends a strong message to lawmakers, while gun owners protest, arguing the ordinance is unconstitutional and could lead to confiscation.
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Cocaine and Pain Relief Question Sparked Debate
A news brief questions the use of cocaine for pain relief while reports indicate a widening scandal in Japan and an actor facing charges. The items appear in sections 8A 9A 10B, signaling a cross-section of global and crime news with unfolding developments.
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Homeless man wins Megabucks jackpot in Las Vegas
A 54 year old homeless reclamation worker, Don Sarbaugh, won 2.7 million dollars and will receive 137,500 as his first installment. He plans to rent an apartment, continue recycling work, and still gamble at a casino, saying he is no different than before.
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Bush to freeze defense spending at inflation level
President Bush plans to propose freezing defense spending at the rate of inflation in his 1990 budget message to Congress to fund expanded domestic programs. He described the document as “pretty well final” and indicated further adjustments would come in a revised budget focusing increases in education and environmental cleanup while preserving a flexible freeze on defense.
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Barbara Tuchman Dies Remembered As Bold Historian
Barbara Tuchman, twice Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Guns of August, died at 77 after a stroke in Greenwich Connecticut. Her works including The First Salute and The Proud Tower shaped views on diplomacy and history, drawing praise from scholars and leaders alike.
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Weather zones report shows mixed cloud and snow flurries
Zone groups 1 2 4 5 3 6 7 8 10 11 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 present tonight cloudy with a chance of snow flurries. Lows range from 0 to 10 above. Winds mostly north to northeast 5 to 25 mph. Wednesday mostly cloudy with highs around 20 to 25. Official readings noted including past records and CLINTON LAKE ICE cover and level data.
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Travel outlook across the Plains and Rockies for Wednesday
Missouri may show mostly cloudy skies with light snow or flurries and teens to low 20s. Nebraska expects partly sunny, colder weather with highs near 5 to the teens in the panhandle. Oklahoma faces cloudy skies and a slight snow chance with highs in the 20s to 30s. Colorado sees more clouds south and east with scattered snow showers and mountain temperatures from 10 to 25 degrees. Kansas highway contact numbers listed for patrol and turnpike authority.
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Walesa wary about future of Solidarity
In Warsaw talks on Poland's future, Solidarity leader Lech Walesa expressed wariness amid optimism from government and opposition. He rejected 1980 hopes, saying he did not believe then and still does not. Janusz Onyszkiewicz urged cautious optimism as delegates from opposition, Communist Party, government, and church debated reinstating free trade unions and potential opposition roles. Three working groups will study economic policy, unions, and political reforms over six weeks.
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