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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1988
Page
4
The piece argues how campaign pledges rarely survive scrutiny, citing Bush and Roosevelt as examples. It proposes indexing Social Security to life expectancy, opposing progressivity, and taxing oil imports to curb OPEC power. It estimates gas tax potential, earmarks revenue for deficits, and nudges sin taxes to fund health initiatives.
David E. Anderson reports that Roman Catholics and Protestants have chosen Romans for the week of prayer for Christian unity observed mid January Jan 18 25. Archbishops May and McClurg praise progress and urge local church action building the body of Christ through shared service while noting remaining differences and the aim to renew unity as a community effort. The Graymoor Ecumenical Institute links the theme to social concerns including Martin Luther King Jr. birthday with a resource booklet offering a homily and quotes on social justice.
A federal study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health finds nearly a third of Americans will suffer an acute mental disorder in life and about 15 percent at any moment. It notes obsessive compulsive disorder may be far more common than thought, with schizophrenia and low mood also widespread. The findings could reduce stigma and push for humane community care and a continuum of services to minimize symptoms without institutionalization.
V H Krulak warns that four developments in the Middle East threaten global stability as Jordan renounces West Bank sovereignty, the PLO escalates violence, Israel forms a Likud coalition unlikely to concede, and the Palestinian state proposal gains Muslim support. Arafat calls for pressure on Israel while Israel rejects ceding land, raising the risk of renewed conflict and oil supply shocks to the United States.
December 3 1978 reports show an ice storm following heavy snowfall causing widespread outages. Fallen ice laden branches disrupted power and left 5 000 customers in darkness until early today.
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