Fear of united Germany stirs debate among Americans
The piece notes East Germans fleeing for West tickets as they seek freedom while op-eds warn against a reunited Germany. Critics fear power shifts and historical risks, while defenders urge not repeating World War II era divisions. It challenges readers to consider German character and Republican fears.
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William Pfaff
Newsweek
Henry Trewitt
Europe
Karen Dawisha
East Germany
Wermacht
Moscow
The Dividing Line by Pat Buchanan on German unity and freedom
Buchanan argues totalitarianism is an endemic danger but urges healing over punishment for Germany and urges US support for German reunification. He cites German-Americans, Burke, Loewenstern, and Cold War history while linking European unity to liberty and anti communism.
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Edmund Burke
France
Ernc von Loewenstern
Die Welt
Wall Street Journal
West Germany
America
Moscow
NATO
Bavaria
Kohl
Questions on funding and governance from Dixon reader
A Dixon letter poses a series of questions about why Reach Out America is unavailable in the state despite tariffed support in Illinois, why bridges and parks were built by forebears but not maintained now, why Puerto Rico receives welfare funds while some states lack citizenship, why Israel receives billions while homelessness persists, why the federal budget isn’t published, and why government is run like a business needing innovative leaders rather than teachers or lawyers. The writer urges answers.
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At&t
Illinois
Puerto Rico
Israel
Congress
F.H. Wright
Dixon
Cooperative Leader Award Presented to Conrad Schabacker
Ten years ago on October 21 1979 Conrad Schabacker received the Cooperative Leader Award at the 10th annual Cooperative Leaders dinner in the Farm Bureau building for his long service to cooperatives. October is Cooperative Month in Dixon.
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Dave Ames
E. First Street
Ames Furniture Company
Ottawa Avenue
City National Bank
Dixon Business District
Rock River Valley
Katherine Shaw
Bethea Nurse
Armory
Herbie Kay
Dixon
Gorbachev pressures editor over poll in Argumenty i Fakty
Copley News Service reports that Mikhail Gorbachev summoned Vladislav Starkov to Moscow and ordered his resignation after the editor published a reader poll ranking Soviet parliament members. Starkov refused, his staff threatening to strike in support. The episode highlights limits still in glasnost and the gap with Western free speech.
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Kremlin
Mr. Gorbachev
Vladislav Starkov
Argumenty i Fakty
Communist Party
Moscow
Gorbachev
Starkov
Vadim Medvedev
Sergei Grigoryants
Grigoryants
International Federation of Newspaper Publishers
Glasnost
Izvestia
Soviet Union
West
Fall comes with color and cozy plans for families
Fall arrives with vivid colors and outdoor pleasures. The piece reflects on hayrides, campfires, hot cider, toasted marshmallows, and shifting sports loyalties between Cubs and Bears. It notes autumn tasks like stacking wood, canning, storm windows, and busy families with school-children activities.
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Cub
Bears
Cubs
Bear
Notre Dame
Elephants face extinction as nations split over ivory ban
The ivory trading ban backed by 76 nations still faces a split stance from southern African producers who withdrew from the convention, risking continued poaching. With Japan abstaining at the vote, conservation hinges on consumer boycotts and global opinion, urging stricter bans and public awareness to save Africa's elephants.
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Copley News Service
Africa
Botswana
Burundi
Malawi
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Ivory
Far East
Japan
United States
Taiwan
Hong Kong
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