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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1989
Page
4
The piece critiques U S foreign aid, the Brady Plan loan to Mexico, World Bank IMF backing, and big banks profiting while Congress approves 14 3 billion in foreign aid. It questions Israel’s aid level and suggests a shift in U S policy toward debt and subsidies.
A column decries U S foreign aid allocations to Israel Egypt and others arguing for reallocation to Central America and Nicaragua while condemning aid to Communist China and World Bank loans. It critiques U S policy as enriching allies and saddling future generations with debt and resentment. The piece highlights foreign influence campaigns in Congress and jokes about finding an America lobby address.
Dan Shiaras recalls the Dixon Theatre era in Grand Detour praising silent era thrills with Chaplin and Keystone Cops, the ushered rigid checks, nickel triple features, and a no talking rule, hoping renovation preserves the 1930s atmosphere and discipline.
From August 3 1979 Dixon recalls Don Kessinger resigning as player manager of the Chicago White Sox amid a six game slide and fifth place AL West. He will decide on future baseball plans. Tony LaRussa replaces him at the role. Also noted is the 1964 Dixon Men’s Garden Club Corn Boil set for Moore's Mobile Home Court with price and purpose to beautify city streets.
The piece argues revenge escalates violence in the Middle East and urges the United States to pursue justice through international tribunals. It cites the Feb 17 1988 kidnapping of Lt Col William Higgins in Lebanon by Hezbollah, the Israeli raid that abducted Sheikh Abdel Karim Obeid, and questions surrounding Higgins' death and timing. It warns that revenge destroys Lebanon and strains U S Israel ties.
A farmer laments another hot dry year and rising input costs while thanking God for a recent rain shower. The letter blends farm hardship with humor about irrigation, hog care, and community pressure, urging tillers of the soil to push for relief so everyone can enjoy a brief porch respite.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to revise last year's Medicare catastrophic care program. It halves the syrtax for elder Americans but still shifts heavy costs to 40 percent of beneficiaries and imposes $800 on some 1990 filers. A new $3.50 monthly premium increase is added. opt out is allowed but outliers lose Part B doctor payments. Critics say long-term care coverage remains absent and repeal or delay is needed.
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