America's big count draws near for 1990 census
The 1990 census, four months away, is called the great countdown and bicentennial headcount. It will determine House representation, state legislatures, and roughly 35 billion dollars in federal funds, shaping politics, policy, and business for years. Officials note it tests technology and demands thousands of workers as the nation marks a pivotal nationwide count.
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Washington
U.S
House of Representatives
Peter Bounpane
Census Bureau
Reagan Award Protest Brews Ahead Of NCAA Honor
In Dallas the NCAA honors Ronald Reagan with the Teddy Award drawing protest from female delegates led by UT athletic director Donna Lopiano who say his White House years hindered women and minority opportunities. Carol Mann resigned from the awards committee over the selection and others may skip Monday’s banquet.
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Austin
Texas
Ronald Reagan
NCAA
Dallas
University of Texas Women
Donna Lopiano
Reagan
White House
Lopiano
Austin American-Statesman
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Teddy
Theodore Roosevelt
Jim Marchiong
Carol Mann
Ladies Professional Golfers Association Hall of Fame
KSB Hospital Proposes Skilled Nursing Unit To Cut Costs
In Illinois a Dixon hospital seeks to ease Medicare and Medicaid funding woes by converting a ward into a sub-acute care unit. The plan would move patients after four days to the new unit, freeing 15 beds from a 121-bed facility as part of a cost saving strategy.
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Medicare
Medicaid
KSB Hospital
Dixon
Illinois Health Facility Planning Board
Kevin Marx
KSB
Marx
Illinois
Rural hospital clinic aids stay and referrals amid cost shifts
Rural health leaders push for closer care options as Medicare reimbursements lag and inpatient stays decline. At Rochelle Community Hospital administrators invested 340000 dollars to expand with an adjoining clinic housing three doctors under a university partnership to keep patients local and maintain referrals.
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American Hospital Association
National Hospital Panel
Marx
Rochelle Community Hospital
RCH
RCH Board of Trustees
University of Illinois College of Medicine At
Rockford
Ogle County
Toilet water may be jet's problem
A Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 lost an engine on Flight 5 from Miami to Minneapolis with 139 aboard and landed safely in Tampa. Investigators found a leak in the forward right lavatory and noted blue ice could have frozen at altitude and entered the engine intake, a scenario Boeing cautioned as a possible cause alongside engine failure.
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Tampa
Fla
Northwest Airlines
Federal Air Safety
Miami
Minneapolis
Mark Lawrence
LeSeur
Minn
Andrew Alston
National Transportation Safety Board
Boeing
Tom Cole
Seattle
Dallas
San Diego
Sierra Blanca
Texas
Bush tones down rhetoric after Noriega surrender
Washington AP Bush administration backs off harsh labels for Manuel Noriega after his surrender to U S forces in Panama City. Officials say the prosecution will be handled by the court, as Bush thanks Pope John Paul II for help and Noriega faces charges in Miami with the case focusing on the judicial process.
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Washington
Bush
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Noriega
U.S
Panama City
Vatican
CIA
John Paul II
Marlin Fitzwater
Fitzwater
Florida
Miami
Sign guides motorists to Dixon Public Library on Galena Ave
A new sign on Galena Avenue near Third Street directs northbound drivers to the Dixon Public Library. Installed by IDOT after a library request, the sign aids patrons and visitors drawn by a large annual library usage and extended services funded by a Project Plus grant.
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Galena Avenue
Third Street
Dixon Public Library
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Nancy Gillfillan
Kathryn Blain
Project Plus
Dixon
Blain
California
Virginia
Washington
Don Giese
Second Street
Aires
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America
Lake Winnisquam
New Hampshire
Louise Brass
Lee
Manuel Noriega
Telegraph
Mark Sauer
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