Columbia shuttle launches on secret spy satellite mission
The Columbia crew led by Commander Brewster Shaw lifts off from Cape Canaveral at 8 37 a m on the first post Challenger flight to deploy a classified 10 tonReconnaissance satellite. With five crew members including Leestma Adamson and Brown aboard the mission proceeds under tight security and secrecy.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Columbia
Brewster Shaw
Richard
Dick”’ Richards
NASA
Brian Welch
Air Force
Shaw
Navy
Richards
David Leestma
Army
James Adamson
Mark Brown
Leestma
Soviet Union
Defense Department
Dixon citizens urged to petition for form of government change
Dixon officials debate reform options as Finance Commissioner Gerald Wermers weighs four proposals and cautions voters should decide the issue at the ballot. He backs grassroots petitions and says a city manager plan is a lateral move not a priority. Aug 28 vote decision hangs on council action and petition deadlines.
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Telegraph
Dixon
Gerald Wermers
Wermers
James Dixon
Wermer
Street Department
Marilyn Coffey
Public Health and Safety
James Barber
Roy Bridgeman
Lee County
Iran offers to help free hostages if U S moves first
Iran would use its influence to aid in freeing Western hostages in Lebanon only after the United States frees frozen Iranian assets. Tehran cites a willingness to act if Washington demonstrates concrete action and assurances on asset release.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Iran
United States
Islamic Republic
U.N
Hezbollah
Tehran Times
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
U.S
Tehran
Chili Cookoff marks 10th year supporting MDA in Dixon
The annual Chili Cookoff at Plum Hollow, sponsored by LRB Distributors of Dixon, runs noon to 5 p.m. Sunday with 30 plus teams, costumes, skits, and live entertainment. Organizers expect crowds larger than last year’s 2,000 and aim to raise up to $10,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Dixon
Dave Cain
LRB
Cain
MDA
Red Cab Company
Paul Berrettini
Bus ordinance fails to aid Greyhound stalls in Dixon
Dixon City Council rejected a proposed six year option for Greyhound to use two downtown on street parking stalls on Hennepin Avenue next to Trien's. The two two tie vote with Public Property Commissioner Bridgeman absent left the status quo unchanged. Greyhound will keep access via its current contract with The Paper Escape and no city reimbursement for stalls.
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Clark Kelly
Sgraph
Greyhound Bus Company
Dixon
Roy Bridgeman
Greyhound
Hennepin Avenue
Trien
Paper Escape
Gerald Vermers
Commissioner of Public Health and Safety
James Barber
Wermers
Town Square Partners
TSP
City Hall
Barber
Marilyn Coffey
James Dixon
Ole Bly Pace
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Oregon
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Mexico
James Baker
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