U.S. weighs action after Libyan gas plant threat
In the Med, two F-14s downed two of Col. Gaddafi's MiGs prompting critics to question if the United States should raid Libya. Reagan reportedly decided against military action as international and allied support wanes. The piece notes Libyan chemical weapons links and NATO hesitancy amid regional fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Gaddafi
Washington
Libya
Labor Party
Gerald Kaufman
Gaddafi
Reagan
Maggie Thatcher
Egypt
Israel
Chad
Italy
Sudan
Tunisia
Morocco
NATO
U.S
Mediterranean
Vietnam
Haiphong
London
Nixon
Portugal
Berlin
Paris
Gibraltar
United States
No. 1
The Dividing Line on Allies and U.S. Action
A columnist criticizes U.S. deference to European allies and calls for unilateral action against Libya and other enemies. He questions why Washington protects allied powers while war threats loom, lambasts OPEC oil price hikes, and urges ending reliance on multilateral institutions to defend American interests.
International drive unites nations against drug trade
Growing cooperation spans the Americas and Europe as Mexico names drug czar Javier Coello Trejo to lead a 1,000-strong force against trafficking. A Vienna convention with 40 plus nations aims to trace and seize assets of traffickers, creating a coordinated global push to curb illegal narcotics. The United States pledges multibillion-dollar efforts, urging broad signatories to realize a world free of drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Javier Coello Trejo
Coello
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S
Vienna
United Nations
United States
Richard Thornburgh
Bush Administration
Sudan’s Civil War Deepens Amid Peace Collapse and Hunger
Vicious civil war in Sudan derails last November’s fragile peace accord. 260,000 killed this year, three million homeless in three years as refugees trek to camps. US influence wanes. Saudi mediation could aid reconciliation while Soviet arms flow wanes with Gorbachev reforms. Garang’s rebels face ammo shortages after Ethiopian supply cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Democratic Unionist Party
United Nations
John
Garang
United States
Saudi Arabia
Khartoum
Soviet Union
Ethiopia
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mr. Garang
Dixon Ice Skating Through Changing Times in Dixon
The piece reflects on declining outdoor ice skating, recalling Waterloo memories and Reagan's quotes, then notes Dixon still has two rinks Memorial Pool and Page Park beer garden with issues. Police caution on river skating due to safety. Local recreation chief cites 40 to 50 skaters on good weekends, blacktop rink surfaces melt in mild sun, and cold spells needed for ice formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Dixon
Dave Zinnen
Zinnen
Memorial Pool
Beer Garden
Page Park
Reagan
Bob Short
Short
Rock River
Things Dixon Talked About 10 25 and 50 Years Ago
A trio of dated summaries from January 11 across decades. 1979 reports a federal smoking crisis with estimates of 346000 deaths and 18 billion dollars yearly cost cited by HEW Secretary Califano. 1964 notes a tense Johnson Chiari telephone call to urge end of canal zone violence. 1939 covers House defense of Frank Murphy amid attacks over his sit down strike record and arguments on executive power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surgeon General Today
Joseph Califano
Johnson
Roberto Chiari
Panama
Pierre Salinger
White House
Frank Murphy
Attorne
Hoffman
R-Mich
Murphy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Abu Nidal
Damascus
Syria
Iraq
South Africa
Pan Am
OPEC
IMF
Nigeria
World Bank
U.N
United Am
Gadhafi
Copley News Service
Eira Hulme Nea
Dixon Ice Skating
Ronald Reagan
Chapman
Canal Zone
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
Mike Chapman
A. Maronich
Karen Warnke
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Louise Brass
Connie Callahan
Laura Edmunds
Lori Fagan
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Cathe Barnhar
Steve Bieser
Deana Heintzelman
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Montgomery
Jud Bois
Edwin B. Smith
Jin
Harn
Mai
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
Lee Ann Tk Fane
Thomas Mckee
Gunars Kulikoyskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Lendman
Angela Kester
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Dave Johnson
Maria Nicholson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Mayes
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!