12 Dec 2003
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 2003
Page
1
A weather system released rain that soaked parts of the East and was moving away early Friday. The Northeast would see a cool, windy morning while the Great Lakes faced a potential light snow shower as the day began.
Wall Street opened mixed after the Dow edged up to 10,021.42 in morning trading, while the Nasdaq fell to 1,939.06 and the S&P 500 slid to 1,070.64. Strong retail sales and Fed hints that rates may stay steady buoyed the Dow, but broader gauges declined. Local grain quotes from Overbrook Co-op and Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services showed wheat around 3.64 to 3.75, corn about 2.32 to 2.38, milo near 2.32 to 4.02, and soybeans near 7.32 to 7.47.
Ad briefs advertise 25 percent off gift ware and home décor 50 percent off Christmas items at Town & Country Supply and Close Out and Overstock Depot. Positive Impressions offers KSY BIG XI CHAMPS shirts. Trendel Lumber and JRENDL Lumber list tools and nailers with prices. Ottawa area specials include Senco and Black and Decker tools with model numbers and contact details.
Iraqi rebels fired mortar shells at the Green Zone in Baghdad, causing light damage and no injuries as U.S. forces defend the coalition seat of power. In Afghanistan, thousands demonstrated for the release of a military commander amid a fatal gunfight with U.S. forces. Europe moves toward a broader EU military capacity as Jean Chretien steps down in Canada and Paul Martin prepares to take office.
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