Soviet push for radical economic plan faces last-ditch test
Moscow reports Deputy Premier Leonid Abalkin urged a radical decentralization plan to reform the Soviet economy. He warned failure could trigger nationwide rationing and derail reforms as the Congress of People's Deputies prepares to hear the proposal.
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Nader urges RICO reform amid lobbying ties
Ralph Nader charged the Senate Judiciary Committee accepted 1.46 million in contributions from lobbyists seeking to weaken RICO. He named Sen. Dennis DeConcini as sponsor and cited ties to Charles H. Keating Jr. and Lincoln Savings. DeConcini defended his plan to narrow RICO as protecting legitimate business while regulators pursue triple damages in key cases.
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Ralph Nader
Public Citizen
Nader
Senate
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
DeConcini
Savings and Loan
Phoenix
Ariz
Charles H. Keating Jr
Keating
Lincoln Savings and Loan Association
Irvine
Calif
Keating Five
Sen
Charles Keating
Kirkland elected to sixth term as AFL-CIO head
AFL-CIO president Lane Kirkland won a sixth term as leader while the federation expanded its executive council to include United Mine Workers head Richard Trumka and other new members. Trumka, 40, joins a council long dominated by older white men as the union debates abortion rights and Hispanics’ representation. The convention also featured remarks from President Bush and ongoing labor actions, including a Pittston coal strike.
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Labor Federation
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Richard Trumka
Trumka
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Federation
Bush
Afl-Ci0
Executive Council
Kirkland
Thomas Donahue
Council
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Oscar Sanchez
Mr. Trumka
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American Federation of Government Employees
Susan Bianei-Sana
Association of
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George Kourpias
International Association of Machinists
Moe Biller
American Postal Workers Union
Grain and livestock reports from Chicago board trading note
Wheat corn oats and soybeans prices shown with bid and last figures. Livestock reports show cow and hog carcass prices, cuts, and movement with daily slaughter estimates for cattle calves hogs and sheep.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Omaha live stock market report on midweek quotations
Omaha Nebraska stock market page shows hogs delayed and weak to mostly lower, sows higher, calves and cattle steady to higher with choicest weights 72.00 to 74.50 per 100 pounds and cows 43.50 to 48.50, sheep steady with lambs and pelts priced 52.00 to 54.00 for choicest weights and ewes an range of 18.00 to 18.09 per cwt for shorn.
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Omaha, Neb
USDA
Omaha
U.S
Choice
Select
Huntington Bancshares Third Quarter Earnings Rise
Huntington Bancshares Inc reports an 11.6 percent rise in third quarter earnings. Net income reached 25.1 million or 37 cents a share for the period ended Sept 30, up from 22.5 million or 51 cents a year earlier. Net interest income totaled 92.9 million, up from 89.2 million, while non interest income excluding securities gains rose 20 percent from Q3 1988.
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Columbus, Ohio
Huntington Bancshares Inc
Midwest cattle prices slip amid light demand and mixed cuts
In Des Moines Iowa on Wednesday boxed beef movement and demand were light ahead of the holidays with supplies moderate. Steer and heifer carcasses were steady while select grades weakened, and processing beef showed limited activity across 149 loads of boxed cuts and 79 loads of beef trim. Prices varied by weight and grade with many figures reported for steel and select carcasses.
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