October 13, 2008 Monday

STATE

Illinois (IL)

21^st State

Industries: Machinery, metal products, electronics, coal, petroleum

Agriculture: Corn, Soybeans, hay, wheat, dairy, hogs, cattle, poultry and eggs

Attraction: Chicago’s Sears Tower is the country’s tallest building at 1,454 feet.

WORLD NEWS

1. The world markets are up as the credit crunch eased.

2. An American from Princeton won the Nobel Prize in Economics. 

3. The World Bank has promised help for poor countries.

4. Boeing Aircraft is working to end a labor strike.

5. There was a chemical leak in PA causing an evacuation.

AZ NEWS

1. Goodyear is trying to build a baseball Spring Training stadium.

2. Scottsdale is advertising in major tourist journals.

3. AZ will try to consolidate 76 school districts.

4. The state will lower the truck speed to 50 on Route 68 between Bullhead City and Kingman.