Gorbachev urges loosening grip to allow reform
Mikhail Gorbachev told the Communist Party Central Committee that the time has come to loosen the party’s iron grip and compete for ruling the Soviet Union. The speech followed a massive Moscow protest and warned of demand for radical reform amid shortages and unrest.
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Gorbachev
Tass
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
Dickson teacher shocked by Gorbachev move
Nadia Naumenko, a Dickson Siberia English teacher visiting Dixon, reacts with disbelief to reports that Gorbachev may abolish the Communist Party monopoly. She notes she must see, hear, and read Soviet sources to form her views while in the United States.
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Nadia Naumenko
Mikhail Gorbachev
Community Party
Naumenko
Dixon
Leigh Swegle
Tom Heitzelman
Communist Party
Gorbachev
Moscow
Nadia
U.S
Mortgage burning marks YMCA debt payoff in 1971 act
Marion Morey signs and burns the original 279 000 dollar Dixon Family YMCA mortgage amid a ceremony with Don Lovett Stan Smith Jeff Lovett and others. YMCA executive director Mark Hawke current president Daryl Vandervort and Mayor James Dixon attend. Nancy Reagan hugs a House of Hope girl in Orlando praising its work. Reagan donated 1000 dollars and aided the shelter during a 1985 visit.
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Marion Morey
Dixon Family Ymca
Don Lovett
Stan Smith
Origial Building Fund Drive
Jeff Lovett
Morey
Mark Hawke
YMCA
Darryl Vandervort
James Dixon
Nancy Reagan
House of Hope
Orlando
Reagan
Quicker tax refunds possible with electronic filing
IRS spokesman Bill Rivkin notes electronic filing cut refund time to about ten days with direct deposit, or three weeks if checks are mailed. Most last minute filers see eight to 12 weeks without e filing. Local preparers report rising demand and awareness. Federal forms are at post offices and state forms at county clerk offices. Dixon library can copy forms. ensure postage is adequate for refunds.
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Bill Rivkin
IRS
Chicago
Rivkin
Lee
Ogle County
Dixon Public Library
Dixon
Larry Minniear
Illinois Department of Revenue
Reagan keeps fit at 79 with weights and chainsaw work
Former President Ronald Reagan, nearing 79, stays active in retirement in California. He lifts weights in a basement gym and trims trees with a chain saw on weekends at his Santa Barbara County ranch, while remaining active on the speaking circuit and weighing political issues like a balanced budget amendment and line item veto.
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Buckey
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Peggy McMartin Buckey
McMartin
Manhattan Beach
Ira Reiner
U.S
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