Lines Drawn Between Church and State in School Cases
A columnist surveys three U.S. cases on religion in public schools. In Arizona, a deaf student seeks state-funded sign language interpretation at a Catholic high school, arguing Establishment Clause limits. In Colorado, a teacher faced removal of Bible titles from a classroom and library, with one judge’s order allowing some books back. In Georgia, school invocations sparked court rulings against the practice. The writer weighs Jimmy Zobrest’s chance of securing a public benefit and questions the legality of Bible reading in class, noting the difficulty of drawing clear lines.
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Washington
Arizona
Colorado
Georgia
Jimmy Zobrest
Tucson
Jimmy
Zobrests
Salpointe Catholic High School
Zobrest
U.S. District Court
Westminster
Colo
Kenneth Roberts
Berkeley Gardens
Jesus
Tom Swift
Roberts
Kathleen Madigan
Sherman G. Finesilver
10Th Circuit
Douglas County
11Th
U.S. Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Taxation concerns over Lee County back door deal
F Wright of Dixon blasts Lee County tax practices after a prorated 1988 first-half bill left him about 100 short. He accuses elected officials or appointees of a back door 67 cent per $100 increase without referendum, calling for accountability before next election and urging removal of those responsible.
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Lee County
F. H. Wright, Dixon
Things Dixon talked about June 10 1979 Chicago burglary escape
In Chicago on June 10 1979 a suspected burglar broke a leg and his accomplice sprained both ankles leaping from a school window while their loot escaped. Investigators say Otis Johnson 23 shoved Norman Scott 24 through the window and followed.
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Chicago
Otis Johnson
Norman Scott
Washington and Jefferson
Dixon School Board
Board of Local Improvements
Dixon City Commission
Pakistan’s Bhutto Reassesses Afghan Peace Amid Nuclear Doubts
The Bhutto leadership signals focus on ending Afghanistan’s civil war rather than religious unity with Afghanistan. Washington backs political settlement and refugee repatriation while questions linger over Pakistan’s secret nuclear program and its impact on a $621 million aid package.
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Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
Zia Ul Haq
Afghanistan
Russia
Bush
Bhutto
Zia
Moscow
Washington
Islamabad
Najibullah
Soviet Union
Kabul
United States
Franklin Creek State Park and Preservation Effort Highlight
A visitor recalls the paved handicap accessible path at Franklin Creek State Park in Illinois. The Franklin Creek Preservation Area Committee formed in 1981 led volunteer construction of roads shelters and trails, opening the 515 acre park on August 28 1982. The park features multiple hiking trails a 3 mile handicapped route an equestrian area cross country skiing 65 acres and fishing access. The committee plans a handicapped fishing pier and additional trails.
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Franklin Creek State Park
Franklin Creek
The
Franklin Grove
Illinois
Franklin Center
Future Farmers of America
Illinois Department of Conservation
Remember scholar for the right reasons
Owen Lattimore, a renowned Asia scholar, faced McCarthy era attributions of espionage, though never proven. He advised Chiang Kai-shek, worked with the Office of War Information, led a Johns Hopkins post before resigning, taught in England, and died at 88 in Rhode Island.
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Owen Lattimore
Asia
Lattimore
Joseph McCarthy
United States
Wisconsin
China
Manchuria
Mongolia
Johns Hopkins University
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S. Office of War Information
McCarthy
Institute of Pacific Relations
Far East
Johns Hopkins
England
Rhode Island
Sacramento
Calif
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