Backyard Mars and the lure of space exploration
The piece critiques President Bush's push for Mars by contrasting it with practical needs on Earth. It argues for prioritizing domestic energy, nuclear power, and weather-monitoring satellites over faraway planetary goals, urging a grounded program while praising Armstrong’s 1969 Moon mission as a model of focused, pragmatic exploration.
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Oprah Winfrey
Bush
Mars
Himalayas
Mount
Everest
Washington
Jesus Christ
Chappaquiddick
Neil Armstrong
Geophysical Informa
Joseph McCarthy
Foreign Service
Carter
United States
France
Jane Fonda
Jane
Congress
Aunt Minnie
Armstrong
Voting records call to defeat lawmakers in Illinois taxes
In a letter to the editor Dale L. Harshman of Dixon urges voters to assess state lawmakers’ votes on tax hikes and pay/expense increases. He compares them to federal Congress perks, argues for an amendment to curb legislation, and cites a huge convention cost. He asks residents to track votes and defeat those who supported multiple raised items.
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National Congress
Patrick Quinn
Springfield
Dale L. Harshman
Dixon
Auto industry layoffs top 30,000 across US in 1979
A 1979 roundup notes layoffs exceed 30,000 amid slumping truck and large car sales. Chrysler Corp and Ford Motor Co bear the largest shares, with scattered plant cutbacks nationwide reflecting a deep industry downturn. Also recalls a 1964 Bears crash and a 1939 diphtheria quarantine at Dixon State Hospital.
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Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chicago Bears
Willie Galimore
John Farrington
Galimore
Florida A&m University
Farrington
Dixon State Hospital
Warren G. Murray
Mexico Deal Brings Hope and Risk for Banks and Nation
The Brady plan cuts Mexico’s principal by 35 percent or lowers interest up to 40 percent, with banks providing loans or relief. If Mexico succeeds, Brazil and Argentina may follow. the arrangement aims to ease a $54 billion debt and support U S banking stability while fostering recoveries in Latin America.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Washington
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
U.S. Treasury
Nicholas Brady
Venezuela
Brazil
Argentina
Bush Administration
Rural Pearls Echo Farm Struggles With Hog Pests
A rural narrator vents at bureaucracy and market failures harming corn and hog farms in northern Illinois. He jokes about exotic crops, contemplates a Purple Heart, and laments endless heat from June to August while contemplating a farm city swap to ease life. He still defends ham and pork roasts amid farm hardships.
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Illinois
Lake Geneva
Poland tilts toward cliff as economic crisis deepens
Poland faces a severe economic downturn despite reforms and a first democratic election in four decades. Debts approach 40 billion dollars, inflation surges, food shortages persist, and housing is scarce. Jaruzelski’s contested leadership and Solidarity distrust color reforms toward private enterprise, signaling more austerity and unemployment as the nation lurches toward a cliff.
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Poland
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Communist Party
National Assembly
Gen. Jaruzelski
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