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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1989
Page
3
A one car accident occurred on the Grand Detour bridge Sunday at 3 20 p m due to slick road conditions. No injuries were reported and several minor incidents occurred over the weekend in Lee and Ogle counties as forecast dry or snowy conditions return with a 40 percent chance of light snow on Tuesday.
Despite heavy snowfall and subzero temps Byron Station security workers maintain a 24 hour picket line. 165 Local 1 members and about 190 Local 228 at Braidwood walkout since Thursday seeking parity with other ComEd plant salaries. Negotiations with Burns National Security Services stalled. union cites economic demands.
Rochelle to consider Cemetery Advisory Board plan to subdivide Lawnridge Cemetery for 2600 new grave plots. A section would allow flush bronze markers while about 25 percent could accommodate above ground memorials. Last subdivision was in 1957. plot fees rose to 300 dollars with potential net value near 0.75 million if sold.
Rochelle Township High School administrators will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at RTHS for a special District 212 Board session to discuss goals, performance, and a K-12 curriculum coordination program with feeder districts. No action is anticipated, though financing and a possible vocational center in Ogle County, plus a future stadium, may be touched on.
Thompson urges higher education boosts with 4 percent raises for faculty and staff while state colleges may dodge tuition increases next year. Illinois Board of Higher Education seeks 10 percent raises. funds may center on early childhood prep, with under 100 million for general aid and possible targets like special education transport and retirements. Sanders calls recent years unstable but sees hopeful development.
Estherbelle McLennan born in Amboy Illinois moved to Dixon as a child. She graduated with Ronald Reagan at Dixon High School and married John McLennan. She led Dixon Woman's Club and Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs, served on Dixon Community Trust board, Meals On Wheels, and St Patrick's Church as Eucharistic minister.
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