North says White House rushed arms deal disclosure over impeachment fear
Oliver North testified that the Reagan White House hurried disclosure of profits from secret Iran arms sales to quell impeachment concerns in November 1986. He denied lying to Meese about the weapon deal, while acknowledging he helped cover up key facts and failed to follow a 1985 order to alter six documents related to the Contras and Iran arms deals.
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Washington
UPI
Oliver North
Reagan White House
Iran
National Security Council
Edwin Meese
Meese
Justice Department
North
Reagan
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
National Security
Robert McFarlane
CIA
William Casey
Oil spill reaches near Kodiak as slick extends 250 miles
Oil from the Exxon Valdez disaster has moved 250 miles from the grounded tanker site toward Kodiak Island. The sheen was spotted at the Barren Islands in the Gulf of Alaska, threatening 650,000 birds and 6,000 sea lions. Officials warn this is the farthest movement yet and monitor the risk to fishing grounds.
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Valdez, Alaska
Kenai Peninsula
Michael Blenden
Homer
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Exxon Valdez
Dan Lawn
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Illinois Lotto jackpot tops fifty five million dollars
The Illinois State Lottery Lotto jackpot rose to 55 million dollars for Saturday’s drawing, up five million from the prior day as ticket sales pace could push the prize higher. The prize offers 20 annual payments of 2.5 million to a single winner, tied to ticket sales.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois
Sharon Sharp
United States
California
Mike Wittkowski
White Pines Park road closure through October plan announced
Telegraph staff writer reports Pines Road from Lowell Park Road to the park entrance will close Friday for reconstruction by Bob Propheter Construction Co. at 571133 dollars to widen the road add shoulders and guard rails. The work, six years in planning, detours traffic via Ridge Road and Route 64 east to access White Pines from the east.
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Oregon
White Pines State Park
Pines
Lowell Park Road
Bob Propheter
Tom James
Ogle County Highway Department
James
Highway Department
Pines Road
White Pines
Ridge Road
Grand Detour
Dixon calls 8 am special meeting on MAC parking deal
Mayor James Dixon will chair a 8 a m Saturday Dixon City Council session to review a new parking plan for the Medical Arts Clinic relocation to the USF G Building this year The informal Monday vote rejected a double decker lot plan with costs shared by the city MAC and Town Square Partners The new plan would have MAC lease quarters downtown and use a beeper system to time patient shopping during registrations The 16 to 18 doctors see 40 50 patients per hour with a 10 year term The meeting is open to the public and aims to address current and future parking needs as developments unfold
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James Dixon
Dixon City Council
Medical Arts Clinic
Usf&g
City Hall
City
MAC and
Town Square Partners
TSP
Dixon
MAC
Council
versatile McCloud aids residents at Franklin Grove Health Center
McCloud is an 80 year old full time volunteer at the Franklin Grove Health Center serving as a jack of all trades. He repairs fish tanks fixes microphones assists residents on trips and provides companionship through read aloud poetry and games. He also donates home items and holds multiple community roles.
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Franklin Grove
al McCloud
McCoud
Franklin Grove Health Center
McCloud
Kathleen Clark
Franklin Grove Health Care Center
Clark
Margaret Wegner
Sauk Valley Hospice
Rock River Develop
Ment
Ashton
Northern Illinois Gas Company
Park to sell beer at softball event debut in Dixon
Dixon Park District votes 4 1 to allow beer sales at the Thunder on the Rock Classic May 21 at Reynolds Field from 11 30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Beer stands in a fenced area with bartenders provided by Time Out and Package Palace owner Frank Stransky. Proceeds fund Reynolds Field renovations. underage access barred and park security monitors the area.
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Dixon Park District Board of Commissioners
Reynolds Field
Frank Stransky
Time Out
Package Palace
Stransky
Park
Jane Shaeffer
Dixon Park
Verner
Dixon
Mike Venner
Duane Miller
Jim Lillyman
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Lee County Housing Authority
Versatile McCloud
Lori Fagan
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