Patience urged in TV preachers under financial scam scrutiny
New York based NEA outlines Richard Yao's warnings about elderly viewers drawn into love gifts for televangelists. He notes cases from Jim Bakker to Oral Roberts, stressing caution, financial transparency, and delaying major gifts.
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DOE lax oversight leaves taxpayers footing weapon plant fines
Inspector General report faults DOE contracts with Rockwell Westinghouse and others for not firing incompetent staff and for letting contractors bill the government for fines. The Rocky Flats dispute shows Rockwell seeking immunity from prosecution while contractors shield unsafe practices. Secretary Watkins vows tighter oversight, but constraining contractor liability will be hard yet essential to resume the weapons program.
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Voice of the People Letter on Stolen Porch Basket
A reader reports an 83 year old Dixon resident, Mariam M. Pasqual, had a hanging basket stolen from her porch between 7:30 and 7:40 PM. She questions suspects, seeks return, and notes replacement cost of five dollars amid a summer-long beautification effort.
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Telegraph letters policy for Dixon Telegraph
Letters to the editor must be signed and include address and telephone number. Unsigned letters will not be published. Letters should be up to 400 words. Longer letters will be edited. Writers are limited to 12 letters per year. Send submissions to Voice of the People Dixon Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Ave Dixon IL 61021.
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UFO expert argues coverup exists at Sauk Valley College
Robert Hastings drew an overflow Sauk Valley audience at the Little Theatre last night. He presented government documents under the Freedom of Information Act showing concern and a possible coverup regarding extraterrestrial UFOs and crashed ships, notably connections to Wright Patterson AFB. Hastings, who works mostly in Albuquerque, plans a March talk at Black Hawk College in Moline.
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Dixon Center to Feature Major Discount and Drug Stores
Notes from October 11 1979 predict principal tenants for Dixon's new shopping center at Galena Avenue and Lowell Park Road. A major discount store and a large food and drug retailer will anchor the complex, with completion aimed for fall 1980 or spring 1981 and up to 10 smaller stores planned.
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