Concorde Flight Highlights Cape Town Stop on Round the World Tour
Buckley reports from Cape Town as Concorde sets a South Africa speed mark with 3,000 miles flown from Mombasa, crowds and police dogs present for security. Five antiapartheid guests debate sanctions and progress while Buckley relishes the speed odyssey and notes future 39,000 mile journey ending in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Buckley
Cape Town
South Africa
Mombasa
Kenya
Madagascar
Africa
sub-Saharan Africa
Kent Durr
National Party
Conservative Party
Nelson Mandela
Stalin
Alexander
Washington
Robespierre
London
Voices on life support ethics in Cicero tragedy
John Michael Flowers of Dixon writes that medical advances raise questions about continuing life support for brain dead infants. He argues parents should have greater say alongside law and medical ethics, urging society to judge less harshly and to rethink hospital decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koos van der Merwe
United States
Helen Suzman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Clare Boothe Luce
Progressive Party
Oscar Dhlomo
Buthelezi
Cicero
Ill
John Michael Flowers
Dixon
China’s Deng Xiaoping Faces Rising Student Discontent
Copley News Service reports unprecedented student protests in China challenging aging leader Deng Xiaoping. Amid calls for democracy and reform, glass shards and white paper flowers symbolize discontent, while Hu Yaobang’s death fuels momentum. Zhao Ziyang angles to succeed Deng over Li Peng as liberal reformists gain ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deng Xiaoping
Deng
Beijing
Tiananmen Square
Hu Yaobang
Xiaoping
Mr. Deng
Progressive Party
Shanghai
Communist Party
Zhao Ziyang
Li Peng
National Secretary's Day Praised For Hidden Office Roles
A nostalgic column extols secretaries for handling correspondence, files, and clerical work. It notes daily tasks from phone calls to coffee delivery, plus the need for psychology, local knowledge, and hospitality. It highlights honoring secretaries on National Secretary's Day.
Dixon Notes Include Percy Visit and Local Events
Things Dixon talked about from 10 years ago note Sen. Charles H. Percy visiting Dixon for an 11 a.m. service at First Presbyterian Church and brunch at the Brandywine with Mayor-elect George W. Lindquist as host. The 1964 item salutes Freeman-Tool Shoes at Kline’s and displays Indian garb while hand sewing. A 1939 piece crowns Betty Reynolds as winner of the Beautify Dixon slogan contest with a $5 prize.
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Charles H. Percy
Ill
Dixon
First Presbyterian Church
The
Brandywine
George W. Lindquist
Lindquist
Sen
Percy
Freeman-Tool Shoe Corp
Betty Reynolds
Elmer D. Reynolds
Dixon High School
Women's Relief Corps
Campaign contacts listed for two Illinois state senate races
The document provides postal addresses for 37th District Senator Calvin Schuneman at 306 Washington St Prophetstown Illinois and 35th District Senator Harlan Rigney at P O Box 691 Freeport Illinois. The entries appear to reflect official or campaign correspondence details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Schuneman
Washington St. Prophetstown
Harlan Rigney
P.O. Box
Freeport
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P.W. Botha
Botha
James Ngcoya
North Korea
Soviet Union
Cuba
ANC
PLO
James Baldwin
Neville Alexander
Voice of
People
Copley News Service
Capitol Hill
Joe's
By Joe Eichholz
Kline’s Department Store
Springfield
Myron Olson
O. Box
First St
Richard A. Mantinoebster
Park Place
Spring Valley
Rep
Richard Mulcahey
Center St
Durand
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
Mike Chapman
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Donna Lessman
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Cathe Barnhart
Donna Boatman
Deana Heintzelman
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Sali
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadi
Tracey L
Trina Aebly
Scott Brown
Lee Ann Farn
Mark Fane
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Bester
Hlead
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Dave Johnson
Maria Nicholson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Maves
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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