Soviet Union withdraws as Afghan civil war rages on
The Soviet Union remains disengaged from Afghanistan's civil war which has killed or wounded about 50,000 Soviet and allied forces. Since 1979 a Soviet backed government fights seven Muslim rebel groups, amid religious and political clash. Rebels gain from weapons and aid from the U.S. and Iran as Soviet troops redeploy following partial withdrawal.
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United States
Iran
Top 20 U S adult contemporary songs in Billboard survey
UPI reports Billboard based list of the top twenty adult contemporary singles in the United States. Cherish by Madonna leads, followed by Healing Hands Elton John and Shower Me With Your Love Surface, with artists including Cher, Linda Ronstadt Aaron Neville, Gloria Estefan, Richard Marx, Don Henley and others in the ranked lineup.
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Billboard
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Cher
Bee Gees
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Aaron Neville
Jeff Healey Band
Gloria Estefan
Richard Marx
Patti LaBelle
Paco
Michael Bolton
van Morrison
Don Henley
Rick Astley
Expose
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Beach Boys
Donny Osmond
Dixon and Polo School Lunch Menus Week Oct 9 13
Dixon public schools publish a weekly lunch menu for Oct 10 to 12 during National School Lunch Week. Activities invite parents to join lunches with reservations by phone. Polo schools list meals for Oct 9 to 13, with Aplington High School offering a la carte.
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Dixon Public Schools
Polo
Aplington
Big year for records with Christmas rush in sight
Anticipated releases loom as stores prep for peak season. Phil Collins returns with a solo album slated for early November following 1985’s No Jacket Required. Tina Turner’s Foreign Affair due mid October. Tears for Fears and Janet Jackson debut follow ups already on shelves.
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Phil Collins
Tina Turner
Tears For Fears
Janet Jackson
Terence Trent
D’arby
Tracy Chapman
Whitesnake
Michael Jackson
George Harrison
Dwight Yoakam
Eddie Money
Toto
the Scorpions
Rod
Yale Tops National Universities In U S News Rankings
Yale University is named the best national university for the second straight year in the U S News and World Report rankings. Princeton and Harvard follow, with Swarthmore College winning best national liberal arts college honors ahead of Amherst and Williams.
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UPI
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U.S. News and World Report
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Harvard
Swarthmore
Amherst
Williams
George Bush
Michael Dukakis
Worcester Polytechnic
Mass
Wake Forest
N.C
Illinois Wesleyan
Bloomington, Ill
Midwest
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Texas
St. Mary's
Transylvania University
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Harvey Mudd College
Calif
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Babson College
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Brown
California Institute of Technology
Illinois raises college bond sale to 250 million
Springfield reports heavy demand for college savings bonds prompts Illinois to raise the offering to 250 million, the largest state bond sale. Banks began selling 5 000 bonds as investors seek funds for college expenses, with distributions decided by each firm.
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Illinois
Bill Ledbetter
Bureau of the Budget
Ledbetter
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