Dixon candidate withdraws. Dixon spared costly primary
Jean Jones withdrew from the Feb 28 city council race after failing to meet the 37 signature requirement. Coffey and LaRussa remained on the ballot. Emmett's office estimated a county primary would cost between 21,000 and 25,000 dollars.
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Jean Jones
Telegraph of Petitions
Lee County Housing Authority
Jones
Telegraph
Henry
Hank) Williams
Coffey
Emmertt
Soviet cosmonauts end year in space after 366 days
Cosmonauts Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov along with French astronaut Jean-Loup Chretien landed in Soviet central Asia after a computer fault delayed landing by hours. Tass cited the TM-6 capsule touching down 112 miles southeast of Djerkazgan amid fog and 14 degrees. Ground crews planned full medical exams in Moscow to assess effects of long-term weightlessness.
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U.S.S.R
UPI
Soviet Central Asia
Tass
Vladimir Titov
Musa Manarov
Jean-Loup Chretien
Djerkazgan
Arkalik
Alexei Leonov
Moscow
Lenov
Atlantic Ocean
Sun Shines on $6 Million Town Square Project in Dix
Work continues on the 58,000 square foot Town Square Partners building in downtown Dix. Cheeseman Construction crews benefit from sunny skies, aiding progress on the USF&G office project slated for completion by next December.
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Town Square Partners
Dixon
Cheeseman Construction Company
TSP
Usf&g
Quick thinking saves family in Dixon babysitting blaze
Mary Corning, 13, calmly directed three Gall children from a attic fire at 512 Assembly Place Dixon. She alerted the fire department, relayed the address with help from the boys, and moved the kids to safety as smoke filled the home. Her actions turned a routine babysitting job into a life saving response.
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Mary Corning
Dixon
Mike
Nancy Gall
Assembly Place
Corning
Gall
Nick
Ben
Krystal
the Telegraph
Nancy
Dixon Fire Department
Fire Department
Mary
North Iran Contra trial date set for January 31
UPI reports federal judge Gerhard Gesell moved the Iran Contra case against Oliver North toward trial on January 31 at 9 30 a m after a brief pretrial hearing. Defense counsel urged more time to review classified materials while prosecutors defended limited document access. The case centers on illegal support for the Nicaraguan Contras in defiance of a congressional ban.
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Washington
UPI
Oliver North
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
North
Gesell
White House
Reagan
Barry Simon
Simon
John Keker
Lawrence Walsh
Graymail
Keker
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