Weather outlook for tonight and tomorrow with rain
Cloudy tonight with rain or thunderstorms and a low in the mid-50s. Mostly cloudy tomorrow with a chance of showers and a high near 70. A map accompanies the forecast on page 5.
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1989
Page
1
Cloudy tonight with rain or thunderstorms and a low in the mid-50s. Mostly cloudy tomorrow with a chance of showers and a high near 70. A map accompanies the forecast on page 5.
Chinese protesters firebomb vehicles as tanks confront demonstrators in Beijing. A Red Cross official cites deaths in the thousands amid the crackdown. Witnesses report clashes near the Minzu Hotel and ongoing street fighting as the government blames anti government elements. Casualties vary from hundreds to several thousand.
President Bush halted government to government sales with China and pledged humanitarian aid through the Red Cross after the massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators. He urged Chinese leadership to return to restraint and stressed a commitment to democracy while reviewing student visa cases. He planned further talks with Cabinet and lawmakers amid NATO concerns.
Colleen Brecker an 18 year old Mount Lebanon High senior in Pittsburgh was hospitalized for tests on the eve of her prom. Nurses arranged a secret reception in the hospital complete with a prom dress, candlelight dinner and a transistor radio as Kip Aitken her date appeared with TV cameras.
Crowds pack Tehran main prayer ground to view the body of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as officials struggle to reach the stand. Eight killed and about 500 injured as security loses control. Khomeini's successor Ali Khamenei briefly attempts access before turning back. Burial planned for tomorrow at the northern Tehran site.
President Gorbachev told the Congress of People's Deputies that a Soviet gas pipeline blast along the Trans Siberian rail line caused hundreds of casualties after a leak detected three hours earlier was not acted on. Tass said 580 survivors remained, with at least 35 later dying, as rescue teams hunted for more.
The Solidarity union announced major parliamentary gains in Poland as independent candidates contested 161 Sejm seats and all Senate seats after the April 5 reinstatement of Solidarity. In Warsaw, Andrzej Lapicki won 82 percent versus Jerzy Urban, while Senate candidates Anna Radziwill, Witold Trzeciakowski and Wladyslaw Findeisen led with about 90 percent. Government nominee Waldyslaw Kwiatkowski trailed at 2 percent. Final results expected late tomorrow or Wednesday.
June 5 1989 entries list Curtis Glenn Brown 74 of Hollow Road David Clausen 38 Moon Township Thelma Cornman 74 West Middlesex Madonna Curatola 73 New Middletown Ohio Theressa DeCaro 79 Ellwood City Margaret Ichenberger 64 Vera Mae Kelly 83 Hillsville Elizabeth Seiler 82 Overlook Home Ella Mae Squires 50 Beaver Falls in public notices of deaths and related details.
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