24 Jan 1990
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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1990
Page
1
Governor James Thompson of Illinois toured a community center in Israel with immigrant children on Tuesday. He aimed to spur investment and help bring a helicopter business to Rockford and reportedly succeeded. The report notes the Israel visit and page 16 reference.
President Bush urged Congress to back his veto of legislation giving automatic visa protections for Chinese students in the United States. He warned lawmakers they would blame themselves if Beijing retaliates. He also defended Tiananmen crackdown safeguards and criticized Moynihan's Social Security tax plan. He endorsed creating a new Department of the Environment.
Los Angeles AP reports a 70 year old retired grocery clerk Bruno Karl Blach was ordered extradited to West Germany after waiving a hearing. He faces charges of murdering three concentration camp inmates during a 1945 forced march and maintains his innocence.
William Hooks of Chicago reports a Monday rally at the State of Illinois Building to support Dr. John Branson, a Dixon Correctional Center inmate convicted of murdering his wife in 1967. Branson’s case has drawn media attention, clemency requests, and claims of new evidence. officials deny appeals.
Oregon area residents including Gail Crenshaw and Kopy Kat Restaurant owners Bill and Nancy Messenger face 101 welfare fraud and related charges from an Ogle County grand jury. Indictments allege cash payroll sprinkling boosted public aid checks, with up to 20000 dollars paid in cash to employees.
Senator Paul Simon opposes a Social Security tax cut while Republican opponent Lynn Martin is undecided and still running numbers. Moynihan proposed immediate payroll tax cuts, argued the fund’s surpluses mask the deficit, drawing Bush administration criticism. Simon cautions against reducing the tax, notes fairness gaps, and welcomes discussions on the trust fund. The debate shifts focus to how Social Security fits into the broader budget and long term solvency.
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