Dixon approves new two acre yard waste composting area
Telegraph staff writer Clark Kelly reports Dixon gains state approval to create a two acre composting pile for residential yard wastes effective July 1 under a new law. Public Property Commissioner Roy Bridgeman outlines curbside rules, dumping limits to City of Dixon trucks, and penalties for landfill violations.
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Bridgeman
Bill Moore
Karl Merbach
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Moore
Reagan’s lawyers seek delay in Poindexter subpoena
In Washington AP report, former President Reagan asks the court to postpone ruling on subpoenaing him as a witness in John M. Poindexter’s Iran Contra trial. His lawyers cite constitutional questions and executive privilege risks amid national security concerns.
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Poindexter
U.S. District Court
United States
Dixon case may determine prison-edge appeal
Lee County State's Attorney Dan Fish weighs appealing Judge Thomas Hornsby's ruling barring evidence obtained by an undercover officer from an inmate at Dixon Correctional Center. Latona, Chicago, charged with solicitation of murder for hire, faces Fifth Amendment questions tied to the Perkins precedent and potential U.S. Supreme Court review.
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Elgin
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Livingston County
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U.S Supreme Court
Vatican envoy in Panama aids Noriega talks during crisis
A Vatican diplomat arrives in Panama as negotiations begin over Noriega fate. The Endara government closes several TV and radio outlets tied to Noriega while Deputy Secretary Eagleburger may join talks. The U.S. seeks Noriega's Florida trial for 1988 drug charges and Bush names Deane Hinton ambassador to Panama to aid recovery.
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Florida
United States
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Costa Rica
Arthur H. Davis
Endora
Edwin Cabrera
Elderly man charged with murder after deputy shootings
An 82 year old man, Ole Reynolds of Gary Indiana, killed Lauderdale County deputies Kevin Ward and Bobby Nolen who were giving him a ride after a wreck near Ripley Tennessee. Reynolds, incoherent when questioned, was held in Tipton County without bail on murder charges. Authorities awaited drug test results and considered motive unclear.
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Gary
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Tipton County
Lauderdale County
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Bobby Nolen
Tipton
Milford Durham
Durham
End of season displays handed task to Dixon youths
A cold January Tuesday saw 7 year old Joel Drozda and 8 year old Andrew Meyer of Dixon finish putting up season displays, ending a period of work that afternoon.
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Nicaraguan nun killed in attack blamed on Contra rebels
In a remote Rosita area, a pickup carrying two nuns and an American woman was detonated by a mine or grenade amid gunfire. Sister Maureen Courtney of Milwaukee died. an American bishop and another nun were wounded. Sandinista authorities attributed the attack to Contra forces nearby.
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