SVCC to brief on Route 2 widening near campus
Sauk Valley Community College board will hear how the Ill. Route 2 widening from the Whiteside County line to Moore's Mobile Home Park impacts campus entrance. The $9 million project aims for completion next year with state plans outlined by officials.
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Clark Kelly Telegraph
Sauk Valley Community College Board
Ill
Whiteside County
Moore
Mobile Home Park
Richard Behrendt
James Thompson
Myron Olson
Dixon
Harlan Rigney
Freeport
Moore’s
IDOT
Sinnissippi
West Edge
Behrdent
Svcc Foundation
Dixon Correctional Center
Rochelle band tops brief loss at Metamora parade
Rochelle band saw a brief early lead in the Metamora Parade and Field Competition before two judges misjudged the musical general effect. Limestone’s band earned the trophy after the Rochelle group briefly held it, with comments from Band Director Ron Duval and flute player Michelle Brass. The Hubs earned parade drum majors, percussion, and outstanding soloist wins in the field event.
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Rochelle
Metamora
Limestone
Ron Duval
Michelle Brass
Duval
Board of Education
Marengo
Atlantis lands after 79 orbit mission to outer space
The Shuttle Atlantis made a smooth desert touchdown at Edwards AFB California at 11:33 CDT ending a five day 79 orbit mission that covered over two million miles. The Galileo probe remained in space and astronauts prepared for return to Houston while medical teams planned minor muscle biopsies for weightlessness research.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
UPI
Donald Williams
Michael McCulley
California
Atlantis
Williams
Houston
Kenneth Cameron
Mission Control
Outer Planets
Galileo
Jupiter
Baker
Earth
South Indian Ocean
Williams and McCulley
NASA
Commodore Focuses on Music With Navy Band Jazz Set
Telegraph photo by Jerry Pauser Chief Musician Steve Ab shire of the United States Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble concentrates on guitar chords Saturday night at the Dixon Theatre. A capacity crowd attended the performance. For an additional photo and a story see page 3.
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Telegraph
Jerry Pauser
Steve Abshire
United States Navy
Commodores
Dixon Theatre
Frisco Recovers as Nation Plans Earthquake Aid
Washington reports federal aid steps for San Francisco Bay Area quake victims. FEMA helps missing homes and businesses, Bush visits the site, and Congress weighs rebuilding funds. Moynihan suggests tapping a highway trust fund for about 5 billion while Skinner cautions against hasty aid totals.
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Washington
UPI
San Francisco Bay
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Bush
Congress
San Francisco
John A. Marks
Bay Area
Giants
Corey Busch
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Senate Water Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
Chicago area urged to prepare for earthquakes
A United Press International report quotes geologist Robert Wesson of the U S Geological Survey warning that the Mississippi Valley is highly seismically active and could threaten cities like Memphis, St. Louis, and even Chicago. He notes a lack of preparedness outside California and cites the New Madrid Seismic Zone, Charleston, D C., and Oregon as regions with significant quake potential.
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California
New Madrid
Central United States
Charleston
D.C
Washington
Oregon
Reagan Receives Japan's Highest Civilian Honor
Former President Reagan, on a nine day $7 million Japan tour, receives the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum from Japan. He dines with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at Akasaka Palace and is accompanied by Nancy Reagan and Ambassador MacArthur.
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Tokyo
UPI
Reagan
Japan
Akihito
Michiko
Reagans
Fujisankei
Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Kiyoshi Sumiya
Imperial Household Agency
Nancy
U.S
Michael Armacost
Japan-U.s
Foreign Ministry
Akasaka Palace
Imperial Palace
United States
Emperor Hirohito
Nagako
Hirohito
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Svcc
UPI Photo
Adam Chesney
Elk Grove
Berthoud Nursery
Commodore
Frisco
Miracle Rescue
Charles Kuralt
Sharon Rooney
Bureau
Fay Vincent
Vincent
Agnos
Candlestick Park
Moynihan
NBC
Meet the Press
Transportation
Samuel Skinner
Chicago
United Press International
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