Beijing Evacuation Amid Beijing Violence Echoes Vietnam Era
Reports from Beijing describe gunfire on streets, tanks in neighborhoods, and Americans told to leave immediately. U S Embassy dependents and citizens evacuated on chartered flights. diplomats warn of mass detentions and curfews as Li Peng regime tightens grip.
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Brandywine Lodge to expand with rooms, spa, and Phoenix Room
Brandywine Lodge plans an expansion by November adding 10 guest rooms to reach 91, including two honeymoon suites with jacuzzis. The project includes a new Paul’s Phoenix Room dining venue, expanded menus, late dinner service, a health spa, and an internal access pool area. Potts expects staff growth and a full liquor license for the new room.
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Lee County Board
Dixon sisters recount arduous Siberian port of call and gifts
Glenna Beckman and officials from Dixon returned from a Sister Cities Conference in Tashkent and a visit to Dickson Siberia. They spoke of near nonstop days 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. and constant daylight, shared speeches with Mayor Kartamyshev, and noted language barriers yet warm hugs. Residents swapped gifts including a blown glass tree, and Beckman recalled her son Brian’s fifth birthday without communication home due to fog and travel delays.
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Rochelle graduate making impact in fossil research
Rochelle native and Harvard graduate challenges prevailing fossil locations theory after extensive study at Harvard University. The work aims to reassess where fossils are found, potentially shifting long held assumptions in paleontology.
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Fossil finds may reshape evolutionary thought says Wise
Kurt P Wise, a 29 year old Rochelle native and creationist, presented a doctoral thesis suggesting fossil distribution may alter views on evolution and dinosaur extinction. His work, approved at Chicago and Harvard backed by Stephen Jay Gould and David Hoaglin, could influence oil exploration and challenge some creationist theories. Wise plans to become Assistant Professor of Science and Director of [unfinished].
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