Walnut Daley meeting seen as constructive on school funding
Walnut SOS leaders Dr. Bob Smith and Larry Eggleston met Chicago Mayor Richard Daley to press for a one percent state income tax increase to raise about 1 billion for education. Daley offered no firm commitment while urging broader public support. groups plan Springfield Lobby Day with Governor Thompson expected to attend.
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Chicago
Richard Daley
Walnut
Daley
Bob Smith
Walnut Save Our Schools
SOS
Larry Eggleston
Walnut High School
Smith
Illinois
Chicago Urban League
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois Association of School Boards
Eggleston
Walnut Area
Springfield
Jim Thompson
Ohio
Princeton
Kent Johansen
Dixon High School
Dixon
Board
of Education
Johansen
Task force forms to bolster Petunia Festival security
Dixon Petunia Festival Board President Jeff Kuhn appoints a special task force led by Bob Shumaker to study options for securing festival events this year. Sheriff Tim Bivins states manpower shortages risk beer garden and other areas, with aging reserve deputies and current staff strain. The board is considering help from other communities and local groups, aiming to decide within about a week.
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Dixon Petunia Festival Board
Jeff Kuhn
Lee County
Tim Bivins
Kuhn
Bivins
Bob Shumaker
Bush urged to act swiftly in Panama crisis
Washington reports say UPI observers urged President Bush to prepare swift action to remove General Manuel Antonio Noriega from power after flagrant election fraud in Panama. Democrats pressed for international outcry and possible force, while Republicans urged caution and timely congressional consultation.
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Washington
UPI
Bush
Panama
U.S
Manuel Antonio Noriega
White House
United States
John Murtha
Dpa
Noriega
Murtha
Carlos Duque
Guillermo Endara
Bob Graham
D-Fla
Hhord
Graham
John McCain
Rariz
Congress
Moonlighting canceled by ABC after faltering run
ABC cancelled Moonlighting with final episode airing Sunday May 14. The show faced production problems and writer disputes with stars Cybill Shepherd Bruce Willis and creator Glenn Caron. Shepherd praised the series noting its past success and Maddie Hayes role.
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New York
UPI
ABC
Cybill Shepherd
Bruce Willis
Glenn Caron
Shepherd
Maddie Hayes
Writers Guild
Caron
Six U S Sailors Die In Boiler Room Fire On USS White Plains
A South China Sea explosion and fire in the boiler room of the USS White Plains killed six sailors and injured five others. The 16,000-ton ship lost all power as three boilers were destroyed, with a tow planned to Subic Bay for repairs. Injured crew were moved to Clark Air Base for treatment. names were withheld pending relatives' notification. The cause was under investigation. the vessel, homeported in Guam, was on routine duties with USS Constellation and others when the blaze occurred. The ship dates to 1968, with a typical crew of 428.
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Sioux
White Plains
Subic Bay Naval Base
Philippines
Cmdr
Craig Quigley
Navy
Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Quigley
Clark
Donna Eggleston
Constellation
Atlantic Ocean
Guam
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