Cold snap grips nation with light snow and sleet fall
The Associated Press reports a persistent cold wave across the United States with subzero highs in the upper Plains and teens to 20s elsewhere. Snow and sleet hit parts of the South and West, while shelters urged the homeless indoors amid weather-related fatalities and fires tied to space heaters.
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George Garties
Associated Press
Deep South
Upper Plains
Rockies
Washington
Texas Panhandle
Midwest
New England
Atlanta
Charleston
S.C
Macon
Texas
Riots in Romania Leave At Least Two Dead in Timisoara
Reported clashes in Timisoara as anti-government protests surged over the weekend. Romanian police opened fire, with a traveler noting a child among the dead, while observers in West Germany cited claims of 300 to 400 killed, though unverified.
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Baltimore
China
New York
New England
Colorado
Vienna
Austria
West Germany
Radio Bremen
William Totok
Romania
Timisoara
Associated Press
Car break-ins and crashes fill weekend blotter
A parked car owned by Vivian L Sutton was broken into in the 521 Grant area around 1 am Sunday, with a radar detector stolen. Mark D Van DenBeckens in Marion N Y had a radar detector valued at 75 dollars taken from a 300 block east 11th parked vehicle. A stereo valued at 150 dollars was stolen from Kevin F Hodges residence at 118 S Elim between Friday and Sunday. The report also lists multiple non fatal and property damage crashes with various drivers and locations, plus a diversion agreement for Leroy R Lickteig in a DUI case and several fire and market notes.
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Vivian L. Sutton
Grant
Mark D. van DenBeckens
Marion
N.Y
East 11Th
Kevin F. Hodges
S. Elim District Court
Leroy R. Lickteig
Greeley
Rates to decline as Fed Eyes Easier Credit
Washington economists predict rates will fall over the next six months as the Federal Reserve seeks to prevent a recession. Banks prime lending and mortgage rates could ease after further Fed credit easing, with expectations of a 0.25 percentage point cut in the federal funds rate at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Fed
Dividend won’t provide relief from defense budget woes
Optimists expect defense cuts to free money for education and deficits, but history shows a peace dividend was absorbed by entitlements, inflation, and tax cuts. As Vietnam ended, military spending fell while Social Security, Medicare, and welfare grew, leaving little discretionary funding. Today deficits and entitlements again dominate, with Social Security and Medicare costs rising.
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Washington
Vietnam
United States
Southeast Asia
Roy Ash
Nixon
Ford
Ash
Los Angeles
Bush
Johnson
U.S
Saigon
Congress
Gordon Adams
Defense Budget Project
Bush shifts energy policy toward conservation and renewables
Energy Secretary James Watkins signals a major shift from Reagan’s oil‑first approach. Federal policy will stress conservation and renewables to curb oil dependence, lower imports, stabilize prices, and cut pollution, with oil expected to remain dominant into the 21st century.
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Washington
Bush Administration
James D. Watkins
Watkins
Congress
Soviets Seek Close Ties and Market Reform in Europe
Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze said Moscow aims to deepen economic links with Western Europe and shift toward a market economy during a two day visit to Brussels. He planned to sign a trade and economic cooperation pact with the European Community and would visit NATO headquarters. He met with Prime Minister Wilfried Martens as he prepared the signing at EC headquarters.
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Belgium
Eduard Shevardnadze
Soviet Union
Europe
Shevardnadze
NATO
Shevardnaze
Wilfried Martens
European Community
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Barry D. Holst
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Charles L. Lifer
Princeton
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Rebecca A. Lepley
Cantropolis
Paul A. Dillman
McLouth
Lloyd L. Stierwalt
S. Cedar
Wal-Mart
Donald W. Harkins
Richmond
Carol J. Schulz
King
South Main
Lowell Hagen Jr
Osage
James O. Hornbeck
S. Elm
K-68
Us-59
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Perry W. McPheeters
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Pomona
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Osage Drive
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