Rail passenger service eyed for Dixon and Rochelle region
Illinois and Iowa ARP push for 79 mph service from Chicago to the Quad Cities as a model system. Communities along CNW route through Dixon and nearby areas are urged to engage, as planners decide between routes Rock Island line or CNW, with a Rochelle meeting set for January 11 to voice views.
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Peru
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CNW
Dixon
Just a Thought on Reviving Rail Travel in the Midwest
A columnist argues Amtrak U S ridership exceeds airlines in the Northeast as faster trains and refurbished cars attract long distance travelers. The piece imagines Chicago access from Rock River towns, potential boosts to tourism, and calls for local support to restore and expand service on the Chicago Northwestern line and CNW routes like California Zephyr’s reach to Galesburg.
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Amtrak
Chicago
State Street
O’hare
Quad Cities
Rock Island
Moline
Paris
France
Lausanne
Switzerland
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Carter
Open Sesame Child Care Center Moves In
Dean Butterbaugh commends Open Sesame Child Care Center Inc for a new facility in northern Illinois. He praises Viking Builders and subcontractors for their work, notes staff dedication, and highlights the center’s role in caring for children while parents are away.
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Open Sesame Child Care Center, Inc
Dave Gaumer
Viking Builders
Illinois
Open Sesame Child Care Center
Dean Butterbaugh
Telegraph letters policy and submission rules
Letters to the editor must be signed and include address and phone number. Unsigned letters will not be published. Letters are limited to 400 words and longer pieces will be edited. Writers may submit up to 12 letters per year. Submissions go to Voice of the People Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021.
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Voice of the People
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon, Il
Ban drift nets to save tuna and marine life urged by global groups
Copley News Service reports that vast drift nets operated by 1200 trawlers from Japan Taiwan and South Korea sweep huge Pacific areas killing sea life. Advocates urge a worldwide ban by 1992, citing declines in American and Canadian tuna catches and ecological damage.
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Taiwan
South Korea
Pacific
New Zealand
South Pacific
International Fisheries Conference
Northern Pacific
Bush
United Nations
Tonga
Germany and NATO in shadow of potential reunification
Kohl's plan for confederation and eventual unity moves reunification to the top of the agenda. The United States faces nuclear, NATO, and forward defense dilemmas, while East Germans may resist union or seek a joint approach with the West, underscoring self determination as the guiding principle.
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Washington
Helmut Kohl
West Germany
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Bush
U.S
United States
Germany
NATO
Soviet Union
East Germany
East
Dixon council weighs bonds for landfill upgrade water rate hike
The December 4 1979 Dixon City Council session focused on authorizing revenue bonds to borrow 200000 for landfill upgrades and a proposed 15 percent water rate increase. Current charges of 2 per 1000 cubic feet would rise to 230, with residents urged to consider the change.
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Dixon
M.D. Milano
Daubert Chemical Co
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