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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1989
Page
4
Memorial Day calls Americans to reflect on liberty and those who paid with their lives for it. The piece honors sacrifice and cites 1st Lt. Patrick Dixon who died May 29, 1969 near Saigon as part of a broader tribute to fallen service members and the pursuit of freedom.
In Dixon Illinois, Mayor James Dixon promotes brotherhood abroad two decades after his brother Patrick Dixon, a Vietnam fallen soldier, was buried with honors. The piece links Sister City exchanges with Dickson Siberia and Soviet visitors, highlighting warmth, hospitality, and shared desire for peace in a broad community effort.
Healthcare experts and lawmakers urge an end to doctors profiting from referrals to labs and clinics. A government report shows 12 percent of doctors treating Medicare patients have financial interests, patients receive 45 percent more services, costing taxpayers $28 million. Rep. Stark sponsors a bill to ban such self serving referrals, with AMA resistance and rural exemptions. Congress should pass the Stark bill to curb profits and preserve patient care.
Reader letters critique Joe Eichholz article for omitting LPNs while praising nurses as a whole. An LPN respondent asserts high standards and professionalism, urging inclusive coverage of nurses beyond RNs. Also thanks local figures for a clinic visit and discussion with residents.
A compilation marks anniversaries from May 26 with three items. The 1979 note recalls a DC-10 crash near O'Hare leaving 272 dead. The 1964 entry describes Dixon Junior Sports Olympics at Arthur Bowers Athletic Field, sponsored by Illinois Youth Commission and Dixon Evening Lions Club. The 1939 item previews a straw hat rain from the Dixon National Bank building to begin the season, with merchants’ names hidden in the hats.
In 1982 Mario Cuomo opposed capital punishment while facing a hostile crowd of Italian police at a Queens event. The piece notes Cuomo’s veto history on death penalty bills, cites Bedau and Radelet’s study of wrongful executions, and highlights cases like Bobby McLaughlin and Edmund Jackson to illustrate potential miscarriages of justice.
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