Face-to-face issue key in child abuse cases
The McMartin trial, the longest in U.S. history, collapsed after failing to prove abuse beyond a reasonable doubt. The Supreme Court agreed to hear two unrelated cases raising similar issues about credible evidence and due process under the confrontational Sixth Amendment framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raymond Buckey
Peggy McMartin Buckey
Los Angeles
U.S. Supreme Court
California
McMartin
High Court
Face to Face Confrontation Rule in Child Witness Testimony
Kilpatrick argues the confrontation clause must balance safety of child witnesses with the defendant's rights. He cites cases from Maryland Idaho and Iowa where closed circuit or behind screen testimony tested the premise. He notes Supreme Court divisions and predicts spring decisions will shape future protections for children and defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Festus
Caesarea
Howard County
Sandra Ann Craig
Craig
Associated Counsel
Idaho
Laura Lee Wright
Robert L. Giles
Supreme Court of Idaho
Iowa
John Avery Coy
Ually
Coy
Supreme Court
O’connor
White
Justice Scalia
Maryland
Expanding state farm markets across Illinois economy
Illinois leaders emphasize agriculture as vital to the state’s welfare. The General Assembly debates policies to support farmers, noting the broad impact on workers from Chicago’s south side to downstate grain elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
General Assembly
Illinois treasurer launches FARM Illinois to boost farm exports
As state treasurer I initiated 150 million in farm relief during the 1988 drought and now lead a 20 million FARM Illinois program with First National Bank of Chicago. The plan uses Export Guarantee funding to market Illinois corn from Archer Daniels Midland to Mexican importers and expand foreign sales, with potential future expansion to soybeans pork and beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Chicago
Illinois
Decatur
Archer Daniels Midland Corp
U.S. Department of Agriculture
First Chicago
U.S
Korea
Brazil
Europe
NATO Clash Over Europe Troop Levels and Peace Dividend
The Bush administration pushes to lower U S and Soviet troop ceilings in Europe to 195 000 and 275 000 respectively while Europe seeks full troop removal in Czechoslovakia Hungary and Poland Congress debates deep budget cuts and a peace dividend NATO allies yearn to ease burdens and maintain NATO continuity amid shifts after the Cold War Experts urge focusing on long term U S presence in Europe and post Soviet scenarios to shape the peace dividend and military planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley News Service
Europe
Bush
NATO
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Soviet Union
Congress
Gorbachev
Washington
United States
Dick Cheney
Sacramento
Calif
Sugar Grove School Restoration Committee Faces Vicious Cycle
The Sugar Grove School Restoration Committee met Tuesday to resolve a stalemate between fixing the building and securing funds. Dan Hose warned the project remains blocked until money is released and there is use for the structure, which dates to September 1883 and sits near the original school site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Grove School Restoration Committee
Dan Hose
Paul Powell
Silly Putty Turns 40 and Still Sells Strong
The columnist recalls Silly Putty as a childhood staple now forty years old. Production runs at 12,000 eggs daily, with Binney & Smith noting continued appeal despite hi tech toys. The piece muses on memories, experiments, and a new color lineup plus price around $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Striglia
Binney & Smith
Ninento
Striglia
Also Mentioned on This Page
By James J. Kilpatrick
SPN
Eai
Neww
Donald
Lenin
Dixon
Eldena Cooperative Company
Mikhail Gorbachev
James Wright
Japan
Wright
Peter Hodgson
Charlie Brown
Lincoln Memorial
Nelson Mandela
Telegraph
Silly Putty
Pamida
By C.A. Maronich
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
Mike Chapman
CA. Maronich
Ken Brown
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Mark
Pagan
Ellen Farias
Patty Gluntz
Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Laura Butler
Dan Etheridge
Deana Heintzelman
John Johnson
Mark Robins
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Rhonda Klavenga, Jane
Tracey L
Montgomery
Cathy Harshman
Edwin EB. Smith Jr
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
Lee Ann
Ard
Mailror
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Reste
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Matt Brady
Dave Johnson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Maves
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!