Medellin cartel offers surrender to Bush amid skepticism
The Medellin cartel acknowledges defeat but Barco warns against loose hopes. Officials question sincerity while Bush weighs discreet options, extradition isn’t dropped yet. If hostages are released and the cartel is dismantled, some war gains may be visible, but public backing for negotiations is cautioned.
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Virgilio Barco
Medellin Cartel
Barco
Carlos Lemos Simmonds
Brian O'Neill
IHS
NHTSA
Farm subsidies drop seen amid rising income and export cues
Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter called 1989 a strong year for farming with higher income and better credit and export conditions. He noted ongoing Uruguay talks on GATT, urging freer markets but warned politically powerful farmers may resist subsidy cuts as global trade pressure grows.
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Clayton Yeutter
Uruguay
U.S
Yeutter
Pollution in Eastern Europe Raises Urgent Health Warning
The article notes a "festering environmental plague" in Soviet dominated and post‑liberation countries with lead in lakes and heavy metal pollution. Western aid, including Los Angeles water officials, assists Eastern Europe. Economic ruin of communist systems limits pollution controls and water treatment.
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Washington
Europe
American Water Works Association
Los Angeles
Moscow
Santa's Workshop helps brighten Elyria holiday season
More than 1,200 children visited Santa's Workshop in Decemberreceiving photographs coloring books and candy canes. Volunteers from Lorain County Exchange Club and Elyria Noon Lions Club organized the event to enliven downtown Elyria during Christmas. co chairs were Gibbs and Walkden of Elyria and Columbia Station respectively.
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Santa
Elyria
Lorain County Exchange Club
Elyria Noon Lions Club
Garry Gibbs
Elyria Kenny
Walkden
Columbia Station
Safety rules push vans and trucks to car standards
Gen Curry backs federal safety upgrades for vans and light trucks to include head restraints, rear-seat belts, and crush-resistant roofs, aiming to reduce whiplash and injuries. Public Citizen and IIHS have pressed for the move while NHTSA cites studies on neck injuries and potential life-saving benefits.
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Detroit
Public Citizen
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
George Bush
Reagan
Bush
Supreme Court
Jerry Curry
IIHS
Judith Lee Stone
Gen. Curry
ITHS
Brian O'Neill
Festival of Trees fundraiser boosts local pride in Elyria
In Elyria, the Woman's Club Festival of Trees drew praise for volunteers who worked without pay to stage the lobby exhibit at Lorain County Bank. The writer admires civic effort, notes the Gates home at 218 East Avenue, and urges preservation of the beautiful building, comparing it to Mount Vernon and Monticello as symbols of heritage.
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Lorain County Bank
Yesteryear
Woman’s Club
Graystone
Gates
East Avenue
Elyria
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