Concorde Hustle from Acapulco to Oakland via Honolulu
In Mauna Kea Hawaii Buckley notes the fastest commercial travel is a Concorde trip from Acapulco to Oakland with a Honolulu layover. Passengers endure 7 am bag checks, 98 guests in bungalows, security screenings, and a 10:30 am lift off for a 2350 mile dash. The piece mocks idle wealth and questions travel priorities.
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Mauna Kea
Hawaii
Acapulco
Oakland
Calif
Honolulu
Oakland-San Francisco
Kona
Island of Hawaii
Mauna Kea Hotel
Hawaii as Pacific hub may rise as Geneva of the Far West
A group of Concorde travelers tour the Big Island and Oahu with stops in Oakland and Acapulco, then hear from David Ramsour of the Bank of Hawaii on Hawaii's economy. He warns tourism fuels about 80 percent of income and urges diversification, noting Hawaii could become a service center brokering Pacific disputes. The article weighs Hawaii's future role amid vast regional growth and possible shifts in air travel.
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Laurence Rockefeller
Mauna Kea
Island of
Hawaii
Bank of Hawaii
David Ramsour
Japan
Sweden
Lebanon
Pacific Ocean
United States
Geneva
Far West
Far East
New York
Hong Kong
Pacific
Hazardous waste pact aims to curb global pollution
The Basel Basel treaty, adopted unanimously by 117 nations, seeks to curb cross border toxic waste shipments and push countries to dispose of waste generated domestically. It warns of health risks from improper disposal and calls for stronger controls and technology transfer to developing nations.
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Basel
Switzerland
Bush Administration
United States
U.S
Navy women blocked by promotion handicap plan
United Press International reports thousands of Navy women outpace men on tests yet face biased two tier scoring. Enlisted men gain easier promotion benchmarks since last September in 16 job categories, while women must score higher. Critics call it discriminatory and urge fair methods and broader duty opportunities, including combat vessel assignments.
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Navy
Public service work probation plan approved by board
Dixon public records show on April 10 1979 Lee County Board approved a one year trial of a probation conditioning public service work after presentation by Circuit Judge Thomas E Hornsby. The note reflects historical items from 25 and 50 years ago including a Springfield conference in 1964 and an election day in 1989 with O F Goeke as president and board member votes.
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Lee County
Thomas E. Hornsby
Dixon Chamber of Commerce
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Springfield
Dixon Board of Education
O. F. Goeke
Fred K. Tribou
James Palmer
Central America policy review mirrors shifting bipartisan stance
The article surveys a evolving U S policy on Central America, noting duplicitous rhetoric from Sandinistas and contras, plus Democratic and Republican reactions. It questions whether post Afghanistan realism will endure and if Bush and Baker will push harder on Nicaragua amid calls for democratization and fair coverage.
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Central America
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Europe
Soviet Union
Elliott Abrams
Ronald Reagan
Congress
California
Washington
Nicaragua
Managua
David Bonier
Tony Coelho
David Obey
Daniel Ortega
George Bush
James Baker
Reagan
Brezhnev
Prince of Perestroika
Gorbachev
United States
Bush
Baker
Gorby
Ben Wattenberg
American Enterprise Institute
Pharos Books
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Copley News Service
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Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
Mike Chapman
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Louise Brass
Lori Panes
Patty Giuntz
Clark Kelly
Donna Lessman
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Jack Skrogstad
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Cathe Barnhart
Donna Boatman
Deana Heintzelman
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Tracey L. Mont
Judi Ross
Iawin &. Smith Jr
W Ma
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn
Heilroom
Mark Fane
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovski
Chard Devine Nicobertwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Bester
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Dave Johnson
Maria Nicholson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Mayes
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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