Republicans seek to repay debt amid Watergate memory
A 1970s political reminiscence notes how liberals devastated Nixon in 1974 and how the GOP now faces calls to purge dissent, citing the Atwater episode and a memo attacking Tom Foley. Secretary Baker condemns the memo as disgraceful while distancing from its author and urging exit.
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House
Nixon
Watergate
Vietnam
Congress
Atwater
Party
Tom Foley
Barney Frank
Lee Atwater
State Baker
Lee
Foley
GOP
Ethics Committee
Jim Wright
Texas S&l
Casey Stengel
Mets
S&l
Wright
Tony Coelho
Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
Ollie North
Dividing Line Calls GOP Ethics Battle to Rebuild
A critical editorial urges Republicans to lead reform in Congress amid ethics scandals and a costly S L scandal. It questions GOP silence on Wright and Foley, and urges measures: special prosecutor, term limits, end to honoraria, lobbying restrictions, PAC edits, and franking reform to reclaim trust and power.
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Vietnam
Wright
Newt Gingrich
Pat Schroeder
GOP
House
John Tower
Bill Lucas
Don Gregg
Capitol Hill
Ethics Committee
Thornburgh
Congress
White House
Bush
Richard A. Gephardt
Foley
Pancakes in the Park crowd sets record in Dixon
Dixon Lions and Leo Clubs thank Citizens of Dixon for a June 4 Pancakes in the Park at Lowell Park. Nearly 1,800 served, with plans for more seating and a larger tent next year to reduce lines. Funds and supplies were donated by local groups, as the Fire Safety House for children is being built to educate and prevent tragedies.
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Dixon
Rockford
Peoria
Pancake In the Park Committee
Bob Gingras
Dixon Petunia Queen crowned at festival kickoff
Daisy Miles was named Dixon Petunia Festival Queen for 1979 at the kickoff dinner at Skyline Lounge. Runners up Peggy Fassler and Rhonda Donegan join her court. Daisy is daughter of Jan and John Miles of Dixon.
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Daisy Miles
Dixon Petunia
Skyline Lounge
Peggy Fassler
Rhonda Donegan
Jan Miles
Dixon
John Miles
Daisy
Nachusa
Alt
George W. Lindquist
LeRoy F. Weihe
Grand Detour
Rock River Valley
Rachel Crothers
Grand Detour Hall
Rent-a-celebrity move grows
The piece examines the rise of autograph and appearance rentals by stars from Jose Canseco to Mantle and Williams. It notes memorabilia shows drawing large crowds, rising trade journal circulations, and the moral questions raised by monetizing fame. George Plimpton is cited hiring himself out for events. The article questions societal value shifts.
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America
Capitol Hill
Wall Street
Allenwood Federal
DiMaggio
Williams
Gaylord Perry
Sports Collectors Digest
The
Wall Street Journal
George Plimpton
Sacramento
Calif
Bee
Fathers Day origins and changing family roles through history
The piece traces the origins of Father's Day from Mrs. John Bruce Dodd in Spokane in 1909 1910, noting early promotion by Jane Addams and later endorsements by Presidents Wilson and Coolidge. It discusses evolving family dynamics, single parenting trends, and concerns about fathers leadership in American families with reflections on personal experience and calls to honor fatherhood.
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Jane Addams
Chicago
John Bruce Dodd
Spokane
Wash
Dodd
Spokane Ministerial Association
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Mom
Dad
Father
China eyes democratic shift amid Tiananmen crackdown
The author argues Deng Xiaoping used troops to crush Beijing student protests in 1989. He contests Western death tolls, cites a turn‑in‑your‑neighbor policy as Orwellian, and supports U S sanctuary for Fang Lizhi as a stand for democracy while condemning the Beijing regime’s violent suppression.
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George Orwell
China
Deng Xioping
Beijing
Tiananmen Uare
Deng
United States
U.S
Fang Lizhi
Bush
White House
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Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
Mike Chapman
Day Vale
C. A. Maronich
Ken Aepee
Sandy Burke
Brian Olms
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Donna Lessman
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Cathe Barnhart
Donna Boat
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
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Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Jeana Heintzell
Tracey L
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Edwin E. Smith Jr
Kirk E. Wallace
Jim
Gunars Kulikovakis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Bester
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Dave Johnson
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Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
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Carole Houck
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Delbert Pitman
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