Presidential race turns ugly over Horton ads and Quayle shots
The Bush campaign faces criticism as a California pro-Bush group used a Maryland couple harmed by Willie Horton to run ads. Dukakis calls the tactic despicable while Bush aides deny knowledge. New Dukakis ads target Quayle, suggesting concern over his readiness and a possible switch to Dole.
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United Press International
George Bush
Michael Dukakis
California
Maryland
Massachusetts
Bush
Dukakis
Dayton Duncan
Craig Fuller
Committee For the Presidency
Wellston
U.S
Dan Quayle
Oval Office
J. Danforth Quayle
Quayle
Bob Dole
Students Back Quayle Sign Trouble at Etowah High
Kids at Etowah High School outside Atlanta backed Senator Dan Quayle for vice president during his visit but encountered trouble with their sign backing. The event highlighted youth engagement in the campaign early in the 1988 race.
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Etowah High School
Atlanta
Sen
Dan Quayle
Paper carriers learn about life very early
Telegraph staff writer Patty Gluntz profiles 13 year old Stacie Freil and other Dixon Telegraph paper carriers on International Newspaper Carrier Day. The piece highlights early rising, routes, hazards from dogs and weather, lessons in responsibility, budgeting and saving, and hopes for future independence through earned income.
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Patty Gluntz
Telegraph
Dixon Telegraph
Stacie Freil
Palmyra Avenue
Freil
Steve Kugan, Jr
Tyson Divorce Filing Highlights Half of Shared Assets
Celebrity wife Robin Givens seeks a divorce from heavyweight champion Michael Tyson citing his violence. A temporary restraining order protects her and preserves assets, with Givens asking for half of martial gains. Tyson preparing for a December bout with Frank Bruno as trainer Kevin Rooney comments.
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Los Angeles
UPL
Robin Givens
Tyson
Givens
Red Tyson
Chicago
Mitchelson
Hollywood Hills
Ruth Roper
Miss Givens
Frank Bruno
London
Kevin Rooney
Rooney
Catskill
N.Y
Local officials recall days as paper carriers
State Rep Myron Olson and others reflect on childhood paper routes in observance of International Newspaper Carrier Day. Olson delivered for The Milwaukee Journal in 1941 42 while Bivins Thompson and Schumacher recall summer routes and lessons in hard work responsibility and dealing with people.
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Myron Olson
Ogle County
Dennis Schumacher
Lee County
Tim Bivins
Dixon Chamber of Commerce
John Thompson
Olson
The
Milwaukee Journal
Wausau
Wis
Bivins
Dixon
Schumacher
Four Die as Blast Ravages Ottawa Township Ammunition Plant
A series of explosions and a fire at Buffalo Rock Shooters Supply in Ottawa Township near Naplate Illinois killed four people. The blast, heard four miles away, destroyed gunshop warehouse and a shooting range. Fire officials recovered four bodies, believed to be a man and three women, killed instantly.
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Naplate
Ill
UPI
Buffalo Rock Shooters Supply Company
Ottawa Township
Chicago
Vince Dettore
Dettore
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Etowah High
UPI Photo
Pat Drew
Pam Cunningham
Jerry Pauser
Ottawa
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