Tower Rejects SDI As Immunity For All
The piece argues Senator John Tower undercuts the Strategic Defense Initiative by noting it cannot shield every American from nuclear threats. It frames SDI as pursuing aims beyond total immunity and contrasts Tower with officials who have downplayed unrealistic hopes, highlighting conservative skepticism about Star Wars goals.
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Defense skeptics urge SDI and armored command posts plan
The piece argues the three legged nuclear triad must include protected command posts and space based defenses. It criticizes reliance on a pure umbrella deterrent and endorses Phase No 1 SDI with mobile missiles and protected stations to deter Soviet attack at manageable cost.
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Call for UN led relief as Afghan civilians face bloodbath
Amid Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan and refugee turmoil, voices urge immediate international relief led by the United Nations to prevent genocidal violence and humanitarian disaster. The United States should participate for humanitarian reasons. civilians have already suffered bombings and village destructions near key routes like the Salang Tunnel.
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Kabul
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U.S
Cambodia
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United States
Salang
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Javier Perez de Cuellar
Voice of the People condemns congressional pay raise
Joyce Draper of Amboy argues that Congress should heed voters and refuses funding the pay increase. She cites national issues from homelessness to deficits and urges nonviolent action like tax refusal if lawmakers ignore constituents. She invokes civil disobedience echoes of the civil rights era.
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Washington, D.C
Associated Press
United Act
Joyce Draper
Amboy
Telegraph letters policy for Dixon Telegraph
Letters to the editor must be signed with address and telephone number Unsigned letters will not be published Submissions limited to 400 words Longer letters may be edited Writers may submit up to twelve letters per year Send submissions to Voice of the People Dixon Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021
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Dixon honors Reagan birthday away from capitals
Volunteers of the Reagan Home Preservation Foundation in Dixon staged a Monday birthday event for Ronald Reagan. The open celebration ran 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with tours, a video on Reagan, birthday cake, and punch. About 50 visitors signed the guest book, including a few from outside Illinois.
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Tampa
Fla
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Blaze at Zim merman Meat Co Streaks Five Hours
Dixon rural firefighters battled a blaze at Zim merman Meat Co for nearly five hours last night and were called back for another hour when the fire rekindled in the early morning today. Next: a 1964 banking center plan and a 1939 Roosevelt era nomination fallout.
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