17 Feb 1989
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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1989
Page
1
Oliver North seeks to limit government involvement by admitting a pretrial plan on classified material. Prosecutor Walsh says North will face only one government representative at trial. Gesell has not set a trial date but continues hearings on the Iran-Contra admission issue.
Iran's official news agency in London dismissed The Guardian report suggesting Iran may have helped bomb Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in December. The agency called the piece unsubstantiated and noted growing London Tehran tensions after Ayatollah Khomeini ordered Salman Rushdie’s execution.
President Bush says the Central American peace accord will have teeth beyond promises and aims to influence politics in Nicaragua. The five nations urge demobilization of 11,000 Contras and democratic reforms with elections targeted before 1990. Bush cautions against overestimating Ortega's pledges while coordinating 90 day action to avoid just fluffy commitments.
Illinois Governor James R. Thompson framed high school dropout rates as a terrorist threat to education while urging a state income tax to fund schools. He criticized House Speaker Michael Madigan for blocking a tax increase and argued Illinois must invest more, citing Beckman Institute visits and Westinghouse finalists.
About a dozen of the 37 Americans at the U S Embassy in Beirut were evacuated by helicopters to Cyprus as fighting flared across east Beirut. A fragile cease-fire held in most areas after three days of heavy clashes that killed 57 people. The State Department and Pentagon provided limited details.
Leaf River residents heard that annexation by Forreston could lower taxes by about 1.43 dollars per 100 of assessed value. Officials said the state would absorb Leaf River’s debt if merged, with about 213 917 dollars owed by year end. A public meeting drew roughly 100 residents in Leaf River School hall to discuss potential reorganization and continued schooling for younger students.
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