Amboy approves two year teacher contract vote totals 4 to 1
Amboy Board of Education ratifies a two year contract boosting total salary and benefits by 4.12 percent first year and 4.3 percent second year in a 4-1 vote. The Amboy Education Association approves 47 to 8. Contract retroactive to Aug. 24 with district retirement benefits included.
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China wary of Bush Gorbachev summit amid Eastern Europe upheaval
Beijing shows deep unease over Eastern European liberalization six months after crackdown at home. China suspects shifts in East bloc influence, fears U S Soviet rapprochement may marginalize Beijing. Diplomats report cautious contacts and slowed exchanges with communist nations undergoing upheaval.
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Bush heads to Malta for landmark East West summit
President Bush travels with UPI reports toward a historic meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev near Malta as he declares the world at a gateway to a new millennium of freedom. He frames the encounter as a non-summit with no major deals but promises a fresh Atlantic alliance role and peaceful European transition.
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Downtown Dixon Builds Up With New Construction, Remodeling
Jeff Long of Long Construction spent Thursday boarding up broken windows on a First Street building to improve curb appeal amid rapid changes in downtown Dixon.
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U.S. Jets Help Quell Philippine Coup Attempt
UPI reports renegade troops seized key garrisons in Manila as U.S. Phantom jets from Clark Air Base scrambled to deter rebel air sorties. Pentagon notes Marine security at Subic Bay and overall U.S. forces in the Philippines numbering about 15,000. By nightfall most rebels were dislodged or fled. leaders remained at large while loyalist forces consolidated control.
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Dixon final trash pickup set for next week
Dixon will hold its fourth and final trash pickup of the year next week. Street Department Commissioner Marilyn Coffey asks residents to place trash out this weekend and not mix trash with rubbish.
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