Interstate drug travel and the war on drugs
The piece critiques U.S. drug interdiction efforts with data from 1988 on seizures and estimates a $150 to $200 billion annual market. It argues highways, not air or formal policy, are the main entry, urges combining enforcement with demand reduction, notes rising youth abstinence yet growing urban consumption, and ends with a call for reevaluating drug policy before William Bennett’s forthcoming report.
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U.S
Roy Herren
Missouri Highway Patrol
Texas
Virginia
Feds
el Paso
Colombia
Johannesburg
New York
Bobby Kennedy
Shaw
Berke
University of California At
Los Angeles
William Bennett
Voices on teachers and local government in Dixon
Letters from Karin J. Schoaf and Art Bennet praise teachers and criticize the Dixon school and city governance. Schoaf cites unpaid teacher contracts, fundraising, and classroom generosity amid fiscal strain. Bennet argues residents should decide changes to local government and cautions against a city manager or centralized rule.
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Illinois
Art Bennet
Dixon
Dixon United Fund sets campaign goal at 125000
A Dixon United Fund board set a campaign goal of 125000 for the year after reviewing agency allocations. Area chairman Richard Durkes said the target is higher than prior years but reachable with volunteer effort to support local charitable organizations.
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Dixon United Fund
Richard Durkes
Dixon High School
Bears Camp in Platteville Sparked Fan Frenzy and Debate
A Wisconsin training camp visit drew growing crowds and local praise while venting frustrations about Illinois facilities. The writer recalls Ditka media moments, the heat of scrimmages, and a provocative note on flag burning and the Constitution. He suggests relocating dissenters to Platteville for a televised timeout with star players Dent and Perry.
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Platteville
Wisconsin
Bears
Illinois
DeKalb
Mike Ditka
Supreme Court
U.S.A
the Constitution
Richard Dent
William Perry
Moscow's turbulent empire a test for Baltic nations
The Kremlin reforms spark Baltic protests as Latvia Lithuania and Estonia seek independence. Moscow warns that nationalist hysteria threatens civil conflict and Baltic viability. Gorbachev faces pressure from non-Russian republics while the West watches, hoping for compromise without U.S. intervention. The Bush administration pursues restrained, reality-based policy.
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Copley
Kremlin
Poland
Hungary
Mikhail Gorbachev
Baltic
Soviet Union
Europe
Baltics
Moscow
Gorbachev
Soviet Communist Party Central Committee
Baltic Republics
U.S
United States
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
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Dixon Education Association
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Dixon Board of Education
Karin J. Schoaf
Chuck Vail
James E. Bales
T.E. Tessman
James Reardon
Freeport
Iowa
President Bush
D.C
Rose Garden
Ditka
Joyce Draper
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William E Shaw
Mike Chapman
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagen
Patty Glants
Clark Kelly
Ellen Farias
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Donna Boatman
Laura Buller
Deana Hein
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jan Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Montgomery
Edwin E. Smith Jr
Kim Sorensen
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
Lee Ann
Parkers
Chris Hage
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Bester
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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