Amboy High Students Seek More High School Classes
Amboy High School students presented a petition at the Board of Education seeking an expanded and enriched curriculum with more course options and more teachers. Superintendent Dr. George Steffen noted 196 of 280 students signed the petition, while the district recalled prior offerings with few signups.
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Amboy — High School
Amboy High School
Board of Education
Amboy School
George Steffen
Illinois
Steffen
Amboy
Armed robberies hit Rock Falls area motel and region
Rock Falls Police investigate a second armed robbery at the Super 8 Motel on Route 88 within three months amid a wave of 19 northern Illinois robberies since August. Suspects wore jogging suits. cash unknown. Police seek tips to 625-3816 or Whiteside CrimeStoppers for anonymity and possible rewards.
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Ba Telegraph
Rock Falls
Sterling
Northern
Illinois
First Bank of Dixon
Rochelle
Skokie
Dixon
Ill
Route 88
Stevens
Whiteside County
Illinois Leaders View World During Recess
Illinois lawmakers take extended recess trips abroad and to Hawaii. Rep. Edward Madigan leads a multi country agriculture tour through Thailand Hong Kong Tokyo and Hawaii. Rep. John Porter travels to Brazil for cancer research and forest protection. Other trips include Rep. Lynn Martin to East Europe Rep. Charles Hayes to Japan and Korea and Rep. Henry Hyde Panama trip with the invasion era context.
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Washington
Brazil
Hawaii
Illinois
Edward Madigan
House Agriculture Committee
Thailand
Hong Kong
Tokyo
David Almy
Madigan
Congress
Almy
R-Lincoln
Robert F. Smith
R-Ore
John Porter
Kohn
Lynn Martin
Rockford
Senate
East Germany
Poland
Hungary
Chicago
Hayes
Augustus Hawkins
Calif
House Education and Labor Committee
Howard Woodson
Woodson
Henry Hyde
Bensenville
Panama
U.S
Richard Durbin
Springfield
George Langmeister
D-Mokena
Israel
Jewish Federation of Chicago
William 0. Lipinski
Dchicago
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Referendum Discussed on Nursing Home Tax Increase
Lee County board considered a potential referendum to raise taxes for the Lee County Nursing Home. Administrator John Edmunds cited wage-driven staff losses and a need to balance quality care with funding. He mentioned talks with former State's Attorney Eugene Stockton about a possible $10 to $15 per taxpayer annual increase.
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Lee County
Lee County Nursing Home
Nursing Home
John Edmunds
Edmunds
Eugene Stockton
Stockton
Miracle crash in Nevada leaves all 16 aboard alive
A SkyWest Metro III turboprop crashed on a snowy Nevada hillside four miles west of Elko after striking a 6,463 foot mountain during a snowstorm. Four passengers were hospitalized in fair condition while 12 were treated and released. The pilot suffered serious injuries, and rescuers said no one was ejected from the plane. SkyWest officials called the outcome miraculous and noted the aircraft was 500 feet lower than the pilot believed.
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Elko
Nev
Nicole Blohm
SkyWest
Nevada
Pacific Ocean
Philippine Airlines
Honolulu
Colorado
Aspen Airways
Grand Junction
Reno
Salt Lake City
Elko General Hospital
Kristina Blohm
Nicole
Ting
Ted McBride
McBride
Pete Schory
Jerry Atkin
Atkin
St. George
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Arizona
California
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Charles Beckman
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James Dixon
Denver
Jeff Wendland
Walker Field
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