The Dividing Line on Flag Desecration and Court Power
A partisan column attacks the Supreme Court over flag burning rulings, urging Congress to defund or strip the court of jurisdiction and calling for open defiance. It links anti flag imagery in culture to a broader attack on national symbols, urging a return to strong national loyalty and action by the people.
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Supreme Court
Republic
U.S. Supreme Court
Sisters of the Holy Cross
United States
Voice of the People on flag desecration and freedom
A reader expresses anger at a court ruling that allows flag burning as free speech. He defends Old Glory, recalls fallen comrades, and vows to fight to protect the flag and national ideals while supporting peaceful change. He closes with renewed love for country and recipient.
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Joe Blow
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Voice of the People
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon, Il
Civil rights legacy urged as court rulings fear erode remedies
Time to take civil rights stand by Copley News Service reflects on the 1964 murders of James Chaney Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner in Mississippi. Families pressed President Bush in Washington urging Congress to reaffirm equal rights amid Supreme Court rulings narrowing civil rights remedies. They note Congress can override in statute and cite past actions on Voting Rights Act and Education Act amendments. The piece urges renewed federal commitment to equal justice for all Americans regardless of color or gender.
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Supreme Court
Justice Brennan & Co
Republic
Congress
Gregory
Joey’’ Johnson
Justice Brennan
Brennan
Bill Brennan
William Rehnquist
Mississippi
James E. Chaney
Andrew Goodman
Michael H. Schwerner
Philadelphia
Miss
Washington
Oval Office
Bush
Michael Schwerner
Schwerner
Ficult
Ballou Park and Batman Review In Dixon
A reader recalls Ballou Park with mosquitos spoiling a softball game and praises its layout while humorously noting a poll to rename it Mosquito Park. The night also covers the national Batman opening at Plaza Cinemas Dixon, praising Tim Burton’s direction, Michael Keaton’s performance, and the film’s restrained script.
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Mosquito Coast
Harrison Ford
River Phoenix
Ballou Park
Mosquito Park
Jenny
Ballou
Plaza Cinemas
Dixon
Pamida
Batmaniacs
Tim Burton
Jack Nicholson
Michael Keaton
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Vicki Vale
Art Institute
Batcave
Burton
Keaton
Cinema Plaza
Dixon Echoes Through Time and Gas Shortages
A Dixon reminiscence highlights a 95-year-old farmer E F William Luke recalling gas shortages during the late 1930s and 1950s era. Notes rail fuel shipments from Peoria to fuel a 1918 Model T and the shift away from horse and buggy due to cost and effort.
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E.F. William Luke
Dixon
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