Bush Won't Veto Flag Desecration Bill Compromise
President Bush announced he will allow the flag desecration bill to become law without his signature while continuing to support a constitutional amendment. The House approved the compromise measure by 371 to 43 to override a Supreme Court ruling and outlaw flag desecration. He also defended his Panama policy, opposed expanded abortion rights, and urged capital gains tax cuts.
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UPI
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Panama
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Reagan sports new crew cut before meeting with Mulroney
Former President Ronald Reagan shows a shaved head look at his Century City California office prior to a private meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. The article notes his head was partially shaved after surgery on Sept. 8 to remove brain fluid in Rochester Minnesota.
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Top drug lord offers peace talks in Colombia
Pablo Escobar Gaviria the top wanted drug kingpin proposed direct dialogue with the Colombian government to seek peace while the state refused negotiation with criminals. He urged physical and legal protection for participants as cartel gunmen killed two undercover agents and a bomb exploded in Medellin. Police confirmed the murders in Cali and the blast damaged about 20 offices and homes. President Barco asserted the government will not negotiate with cocaine cartels and will continue fighting violent actors.
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UPI
United States
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RCN Radio
Cali
RCN
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Virgilio Barco
Polo Amboy hold talks with mediator in stalled education talks
Polo and Amboy boards pursue a federal mediator to break a contract stalemate as sessions proceed with a gag rule in place. Polo teachers and Amboy educators met the mediator, with no settlement reached yet. Negotiations resume next week and again the following week under ongoing talks since May.
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Telegraph
Board of Education
Polo
Amboy Board of Education
Amboy Education Association
Don Hay
Hay
Amboy
George Steffen
Cynthia Stanley
Steffen
Train service to Chicago stirs area interest again
The proposed daily Iowa to Chicago passenger service via the Chicago Northwestern route draws backing from Dixon Rochelle DeKalb Sterling and Rock Falls leaders. Officials discuss costs depots and rail improvements while Realtors and chambers pledge support to connect the Hub City with Chicago amid congestion and growth projections.
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Telegraph
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Chicago
Dixon
Rochelle
DeKalb
Sterling
Rock Falls
Chicago Northwestern
Dixon Industrial Development Association
Tim Chase
Chase
Gail Loefgren
Moline
Iowa Railroad Passengers Association
Illinois Railroad Passengers Association
Chicago Northwestern Railroad
James Dixon
Colorado
Loefgren
Carol Ortgiesen
Friday the 13th sparks fear and superstition today
The article notes Friday the 13th brings Triskaidekaphobia and nervousness about venturing out. It cites historic links and beliefs, including Judas at the last supper, the Apollo 13 mission abort on a 13th, and a 1969 Mathematical Gazette claim about the date aligning with Fridays.
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S.R. Baxter
Barbara Bush Gift Highlights Literacy Gala in New York
Best selling author Tom Wolfe presents First Lady Barbara Bush with a giant New York Public Library card at a New York gala. The event spotlighted literacy, a cause Mrs. Bush champions.
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Barbara Bush
New York Public Library
New York
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