110 Million People Ruined by Eastern Bloc Detentions
The piece argues that 110 million people endured 44 years under Soviet style restraints, losing freedom of speech movement assembly private property emigration and work rights. It questions Western complacency and credits Reagan for ending East European oppression, while condemning Western diplomacy for the misery.
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George Kennan
Mr. Kennan
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Oliver Stones
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Soviet Union
Vietnam
Indochina
East Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Dr. Strangelove
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Sen
Henry Jackson
Pentagon
Ronald Reagan
Spelling error in Jefferson Elementary board graphic draws reader ire
Heinz J. Gassner of Dixon critiques a Telegraph Friday photo showing a 4th grade board at Jefferson Elementary with "Noreiga" instead of Noriega. He argues spelling proper names matters as Panama coverage continues.
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Noreiga
Noriega
Panama
Heinz J. Gassner
Dixon
Telegraph letters policy for Dixon Telegraph readers
The Dixon Telegraph requires letters to be signed with address and telephone number and will not publish unsigned submissions. Letters must not exceed 400 words and longer pieces may be edited. Writers are limited to 12 letters per year and should send submissions to Voice of the People at 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021.
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Voice of the People
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon, Il
Eastman Kodak announce large increases in phototype papers
A Dixon Evening Telegraph report notes a 75 percent rise in phototype setting papers and a 6.5 percent bump in newsprint from Eastman Kodak Co and Consolidated-Bathhurst Inc. Effective dates are January 26 and May 1. Thomas Shaw calls the situation a cartel as everyone bears higher costs.
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Eastman Kodak Co
Consolidated-Bathhurst, Inc
Thomas Shaw
Dixon Evening Telegraph
Aquino faces rocky road after failed coup in Philippines
Corazon Aquino moves to calm an economy battered by the December coup attempt. The uprising killed at least 119 people, shrank stock markets, and dented tourism. She signs an Emergency Powers Act to curb hoarding and take over private businesses while seeking political stability amid U.S. involvement and renewed base lease uncertainties.
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Philippine
Corazon Aquino
Mrs. Aquino
Aquino
U.S
United States
America
Philippines
Subic Bay
Clark Air Base
Western Pacific
Philippine Congress
January Park Bench Musings on Weather and Cubs
Skitch and Mac discuss life in a sunlit January park moment. They joke about Noriega, the CIA, and the Cubs while pondering global warming and political rumors. The scene frames friendship and small-town optimism amid oddball weather chatter wrapped in 1980s pop culture references.
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Skitch
T.W
C.L
Mac
Noriega
Cubs
Vance Law
Moscow
CIA
White House
George Bush
Ron Cey
Cactus rustling blamed as saguaro faces extinction
Poaching is blamed for dwindling saguaro numbers in the Southwest alongside habitat loss and human encroachment. Off road vehicles, vandals, and cattle trample young cacti while a blight and theft threaten many species. Officials warn extinction could come within decades.
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Arizona
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