Cranston plan would create a national election czar
The senator proposes a federal czar to rewrite state election laws, powered to declare barriers to registration and enforce federal decrees. Critics warn the plan would erode federalism, override state practices, and bias registration toward Democratic voters. Supporters tout reforms like mail in registration and Election Day registration.
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Wright Sees Need for More Rules in Congress
The St Louis Post Dispatch opinion notes Jim Wright’s resignation and argues for stricter ethics. It criticizes Rep Jack Brooks for comparing Wright to the Inquisition and calls for clearer rules to curb moneyed influence and ensure honest government.
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Telegraph letters policy appears in Dixon Telegraph notice
Public notice outlines letters to editor rules for Dixon Telegraph readers. Signed letters with full address and phone number required. Unsigned letters not published. Maximum 400 words. longer letters edited. Writers limited to 12 letters per year. Submissions to Voice of the People at 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021.
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Bush's European trip yields a sweeping triumphant image
Copley News Service reports President Bush's weeklong Europe visit as a major triumph. He proposed a 20 percent cut in U.S. European combat manpower to heal NATO rifts, secured a conventional forces limit proposal, and urged East–West barriers' removal, delivering a Mainz speech hailed by allies and met with mixed reception from East Germany.
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Soviet sons speak out on KGB terror
A Soviet diplomat recalled from China said goodbye to his 17 year old son and faced KGB questions. The son Yuri P. Vlasov, an Olympic gold medalist, spoke in the people's Congress about mass repression. He condemned KGB crimes and urged an end to fearful lessons.
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Pediatrician Joins Medical Arts Clinic Dixon
June 5 1979 The Medical Arts Clinic of Dixon announces the association of Kathleen K Gibbons M D a pediatrician native of Gillespie effective July 1 Gibbons completed her three year post graduate training in pediatrics this June She also pursues pediatric allergy medicine.
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