Tampico birthplace site of Reagan closes due to vandalism
Tampico’s Ronald Reagan birthplace visitor site will remain closed until vandalism problems are solved. Owner Paul Nicely estimates $10,000 in damages to windows wiring and a skylight and plans brighter lighting and burglar alarms. He notes 5,000 visitors this summer and 10,000 to 15,000 more driving by. a $500 reward is offered for information.
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Lori Fagan
Tampico
Ronald Reagan
Paul Nicely
Main Street
Nicely
Helen
Reagan
Dixon
Polo couple gut 1890s house in Polo project near finish
Diana Hammer and her husband bought a Polo home in February 1988 and spent a year gutting the interior. They aim to complete exterior work by fall and note the house has a long Polo history with rumors it was once an Underground Railroad stop.
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Diana Hammer
Polo
Record education spending forecast for 1989 90
The Education Department predicted a record 353 billion dollars will be spent on U.S. education in 1989 90 with per pupil totals of 5246 in elementary and secondary schools and 14923 in higher education. Enrollment and salaries rise while high school graduations dip.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Education Department
Department
Tom Snyder
Lauro Cavazos
Snyder
Riverboat Rose of the Rock River begins slow move to new path
Owners say the Rose of the Rock River will start its dry land journey Monday after Illinois Department of Transportation waived a $100,000 permit fee. The convoy will include state police cars for traffic control, a bridge analysis crew, and a private road crew removing road signs for the 32 foot wide vessel. The move requires about $6,800 in fees plus labor, with Bel ding Company crews costing roughly $4,000 in overtime. The caravan travels about 15 miles per hour with multiple escort vehicles and reinstallation crews following the riverboat on its route.
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Maust
Belding Company
Chicago
IDOT
Fortune lists world's 157 billionaires top to Brunei sultan
Fortune's annual billionaires list ranks the sultan of Brunei first with an estimated 25 billion, followed by King Fahd and family at 18 billion. Newcomers number 32, with five dropouts. Notables include the Mars family at 12.5 billion and Queen Elizabeth II at 10.9 billion.
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New York
M&ms
Queen Elizabeth II
Samuel
Donald Newhouse
Tsai Wan-Lin
Taiwan
Cathay Life Insurance
Cathay Construction
Sam Moore Walton
Wal-Mart
Bass Family
Texas
Dallas
H. Ross Perot
Estee Lauder and Family
Rupert Murdoch
Dixon Head Start May Lose Dixon Facility
The Dixon Head Start program faces closure after being denied use of a local facility for fall classes. Mary Alice Wentling said the program has searched for months since the Reagan Home Foundation bought their building. With 34 children enrolled and 400 served in Dixon over 10 years, officials appeal for any suitable ground-floor rooms of about 595 square feet with essential plumbing to host classes 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday through Friday, offering rent support up to 3000 annually and fire-code funding.
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Lori Fagan
Dixon
Mary Alice Wentling
Tri-County Opportunities Council
Wentling
South Central School
Reagan Home Foundation
Head Start
Terri Lawrence
Whiteside
Ogle
LaSalle
Bureau
Carroll
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Tampico RR
Telegraph
Mark Sener
Bigge
UPI Photo
Bowling Green University
Bowling Green
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Lege
Maine
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