Virtuecrats and the JFK Legacy in Space Politics Debate
A column rails at Democrats for abandoning JFK era space and defense ideals. It attacks Gephardt Sasser and Gore as products of a feminized party, praises Reagan era policy on SDI and Stealth, and argues Republicans lead space and defense ambitions while Democrats shift to social programs and caution. The piece laments the loss of JFK's legacy and predicts ongoing GOP gains.
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Bush
America
Mars
Esau
JFK
Richard Gephardt
Jim Sasser
George Lucas
Albert Gore
Charles Schumer
U.S. Space Station
HUD
Robert Novak
Democratic Party
Space
Ike
Moon
LBJ
Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
Mr. Nixon
McGovern
Mondale
Little Duke
Freedom
Strategic Air Command
Northrup
Les Aspin
Turkey
Pat Schroeder
Air Force
Moscow
U.S
GOP
Ronald Reagan
House
Japan
Democratic
Daley
Adlai Stevenson
Vietnam
John Connally
Frank Rizzo
Molly Yard
Barney Frank
SDI
Dukakis
Cuomo
Voice of the People on Dixon city government and bus stop debate
Neva Blackburn of Dixon writes praising Councilman Wermers for backing a Greyhound lease proposal despite the mayor’s opposition. She questions the cost of a city manager, citing estimates from $38,000 to $100,000 initially, plus ongoing salaries and benefits, urging budget funds to fix streets and sewers instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wermers
Dixon
Greyhound
Usf&g
Marilyn Coffey
Barber
Neva Blackburn
Telegraph Letters Policy for Dixon Telegraph
The Dixon Telegraph applies a signed letters policy requiring authors to include address and phone number. Unsigned letters will not be published and letters are limited to 400 words. Submissions should be sent to Voice of the People at 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021.
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Voice of the People
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon, IL
Drug-war bonds urged by California lawmakers
A Copley News Service editorial argues for a $4 billion drug-war bond program to fund rehabilitation, anti-drug campaigns, education, law enforcement, and prison construction. It notes safeguards, warns against overreliance on prisons, and emphasizes prevention and community efforts to deter drug use.
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California
Jerry Lewis
Pete Wilson
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
San Diego Union
Blank Mind Sparks Summer College Challenge
A column recounts a writer's struggle with a mental block while taking English 103 at Sauk Valley Community College. With help from Doris Hall, two secretaries, a friendly librarian, and a college student, the writer overcomes the obstacle and completes the term paper after long library and computer hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk Valley Community College
Beatty
Doris Hall
Dixon Family Anniversary and Fair Court News
A July 29, 1979 note reports Farrah Fawcett Majors and Lee Majors announcing a trial separation after their sixth wedding anniversary. It marks Farrah's first marriage and Lee's second, with stress from careers blamed. It also recalls the 1964 Lee County 4-H Fair Queen Carolyn Sue Schott and King Charles Hammond. An aged 1939 item notes Dixon City Council urging the Abraham Lincoln Memorial bridge designation for the new Galena Ave. span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrah Fawcett- Majors
Lee Majors
Farrah
Lee
Carolyn Sue Schott
Charles Hammond
Lee County
Dixon City
Evening Telegraph
Galena Ave
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge
Henry Horner
F. Lynden Smith
Public Works and Buildings
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Virtucrats
Pat Buchanan
Voice of
The
People
Dixon City Council
Uncle Sam
Copley News Service
Sauk Valley
Joe's
By Joe Eichholz
Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
Mike Chapman
City
Maronich
Ken Brown
Ca Wire
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Donna Lessman
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Sandy Burke
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Donna Boatman
Laura Buller
Deana Heit
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Montgomery
Edwin B Smith
Kim Sorensen
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn Harn
Chris Hage
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovekis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Kester
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Berman
Dave Johnson
Maria Nicholson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Herminger
Barbara Maves
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
Miss Schott
Carol Chamberlain
Hammond
John Bushman
Springfield
Calvin Schuneman
Washington St. Prophetstown
Harlan Rigney
P.O. Box
Freeport
Myron Olson
O. Box
First St
Richard A. Mautino
Webster Park Place
Spring Valley
Richard Mulcahey
Center St
Durand
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