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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1990
Page
2
The Dow Jones drops 34.95 points to 2862.38, extending a four day slide amid light volume and weak retail and technology shares. The S&P 500 falls 4.44 to 358.71 as decliners outpace advancers and volume dips to 142.6 million.
President Roh Tae woo, after talks with Mikhail Gorbachev in San Francisco, forecast a unified Korea within the next decade. He hailed a new page in history and said full diplomatic ties with the North could be achieved soon, signaling the end of Cold War tensions on the peninsula.
Boston report says Frank Reed, 57, of Malden Mass was found to have arsenic in his body shortly after his 44 month captivity. Medical center officials would not disclose amounts or source. Reed’s attorney says levels were abnormally high and his wife suspects poisoning by captors.
Explorers shimmied through a 42 inch hole to inspect a B-17 among eight World War II aircraft buried in Greenland ice. Richard Taylor and Gordon Scott entered the bomber, part of a recovery effort led by Pat Epps of the Greenland Expedition Society. The crash occurred July 15, 1942, with crews surviving.
Zsa Zsa Gabor organized a Beverly Hills celebrity auction to fulfill community service for slapping a Beverly Hills officer. Aimed at about 60,000 dollars, proceeds were to benefit the Venice Beach shelter run by the Low Income Elderly United Community Assistance Program, with guest list including Valerie Harper and Cesar Romero.
President Bush and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl emphasized a united Germany in NATO and discussed an expanded alliance role. Bush acknowledged Soviet interests but said no specific formula was agreed and pledged ongoing consultations before the July London summit.
About 80 Elvis Presley impersonators from 15 states and six countries attend EP Impersonators International Assn first annual convention in Rosemont Illinois. Seminar host Dave Carlson teaches authentic stage manner while contestants model jumpsuits selling for 800 to 2250 dollars and up.
In Fort Lauderdale deputies arrested EC Records owner Charles Freeman after an undercover purchase led to charges of distributing obscene material tied to 2 Live Crew. The case follows a federal judge's ruling deeming the rap album As Nasty As They Wanna Be obscene, though live performances were unaffected. Freeman posted $100 bond and faces up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. The ACLU criticized the arrest as a groundbreaking jail risk for selling content to an adult.
Report outlines zone based forecasts for Douglas County and surrounding zones. Includes tonight and Sunday conditions with cloud cover rain chances and temperature ranges. Also provides Journal-World readings for temperatures precipitation and Clinton Lake data.
A tanker carrying more than 30 million gallons of crude oil exploded and caught fire about 57 miles southeast of Galveston. Two crew members were killed and a fuel spill occurred as a 200‑foot section burned out of control aboard the 853‑foot Mega Borg.
Missouri and surrounding states face a mix of clouds and showers with rising Sunday highs. Nebraska Oklahoma and Colorado forecast rain and possible hail with variable temperatures. Road info provided by Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Turnpike Authority with contact numbers for updates.
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