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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1989
Page
4
The piece reviews Charles Murray’s proposals for education policy under President Bush. It argues middle class liberals cling to three myths about education being difficult to improve, noting that well off families already relocate or use private schools for better outcomes.
The piece argues for no strings vouchers up to 3000 dollars funded by federal aid and suggests eliminating the Department of Education to cover a 16 to 18 billion cost. It cites Regan on deficits, calls for defense freezes and subsidy cuts, and features Bukovsky on European policy and transparency in financial transactions.
Copley News Service notes Adm James Watkins to run energy with nuclear experience and strong AIDS leadership. William Bennett as drug czar advocates zero tolerance and school reform. Surgeon General C Everett Koop urged to stay on, seen as a forceful public health advocate. The piece lauds Bush’s three nominees as an experienced, strong team for government.
Analysts credit President Reagan with a large peacetime defense buildup and strategic arms moves that pressured the Soviet Union, ending with an intermediate-range missile treaty. They also note his tax cuts, tight money policy backing, and job of reviving growth, while acknowledging ongoing deficits and challenges ahead.
Stephen Green writes that Georgetown coach John Thompson challenges Proposition 42 which ties athletic aid to a 700 SAT and a C average. The piece argues for maintaining academic standards, cites minority education gaps, and notes Proposition 48 lessons while urging no retreat from scholarship eligibility rules.
A 1979 item notes Patricia Hearst faces release hours after President Carter commuted her seven year bank robbery sentence. Hearst has served 22 months at the Federal Corrections Center. The report places the event in the context of prior related notes from 1964 and 1939 on government actions and turkey industry in Lee County.
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