Blaze Damages Dead End Inn In Grand Detour Fire
Firefighters from Dixon Rural and six other departments battled a four hour blaze at the Dead End Inn 2098 Grand Detour Road. Electrical cause suspected from basement origin near the kitchen and dining area. Building valued at 120000 with 60000 contents. no injuries reported.
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Dixon Rural Fire Department
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Don Brown
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Grand Detour
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Franklin Grove
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Mount Morris
Ashton
Sterling
Nachusa
Dixon Rural
Park board faces opposition over beer sales at Reynolds Field
Dixon Park District critics from Say No to Drugs oppose allowing beer at Reynolds Field during a May softball tournament. Bob Miller, a committee member, says public beer sales send mixed messages to youths amid Say No to Drugs week, which runs with a parade that weekend. Miller urged the board to reconsider, while Park President Mike Venner said the committee will present objections Thursday night.
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House clears the way for base shutdowns
The House rejected a bid to halt a Pentagon plan to close or shrink about 40 major military installations nationwide, including Fort Sheridan and Chanute AFB in Illinois. The measure passed 381 to 43, paving the path for closures by 1995 with about 13,000 military and 7,700 civilian jobs affected.
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Senate
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John Porter
R-Ill
United States
Fort McArthur
California
Sullivan Pushes North Free Amid Iran-Contra Trial
Defense lawyer Brendan Sullivan urged the jury to set Oliver North free, arguing government overreach in the Iran-Contra case. North faces 12 felonies including lying to Congress and tax fraud. potential sentence up to 60 years and $3 million in fines. Betsy North and the couple’s three daughters attended the proceedings as closing arguments continued.
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North
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U.S
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Tait
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Dornin
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Gesell
Keker
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Iran
Congress
Reagan
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Atlantic City on alert amid potential terror attack threat
Police and casino security in Atlantic City heightened vigilance over warnings of a possible terrorist attack tied to the Libya bombing anniversary. FBI guidance limited details while state police fortified access points and casinos prepared precautions without enlarging security staffs.
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Bob Arrow
Atlantis
Leddy Named Oregon Citizen of the Year for 1989
Eva Leddy of Oregon receives the 1989 Citizen of the Year award from the Oregon Chamber of Commerce at the annual dinner. The fifth honoree since 1985, Leddy is praised as the top community volunteer, with a lifetime of service from Girl Scouts to church and senior centers. She immigrated from Hungary in 1914 and remains active as volunteer coordinator, church finance secretary, and club treasurer, with family in Rockford and Boston present for the ceremony.
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Tim Janders
Dean Dye
Daniel Roos
Explosion on USS Iowa during Fleetex 3 89 exercises kills sailors
A munitions explosion and fire ripped through the World War II battleship USS Iowa about 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico during Fleetex 3 89 maneuvers. At least 15 sailors died and many more were injured aboard the 1,575 crew, as Navy sources described a devastating blast in a 16 inch turret. The Iowa immediately called for medical aid from USS Coral Sea, and 29 ships participated in the exercise.
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Navy
Steve Burnett
Coral Sea
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