Impeached judge Hastings found guilty by Senate verdict
Senators convict U.S. District Judge Alice Hastings on key articles after a long trial. The 69 to 5 vote echoes a prior Florida acquittal and raises questions of double jeopardy and justice tempered by expedience. Hastings faced bribery and racketeering links with Borders in the Romano case.
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Bentsen
U.S
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Hastings
Florida
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Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Carter
Tom
Frank Romano
Teamsters’ Pension Fund
William A. Borders Jr
Borders
Fontainebleau
Miami Beach
FBI
Romano
Rep
John Conyers Jr
Michigan
Conyers
LCSEA staff seeks equal contracts with Dixon schools
LCSEA teachers urge fair settlement after 1986 split from Dixon bargaining terms. They cite lower pay, similar duties, and dispersed locations across Lincoln, Madison, Dixon High, Nachusa, Jefferson, and the Administrative Center. They hope mediation leads to parity for handicapped education staff.
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Lee County Special Education Association
LCSEA
Dixon
Dixon School Board
Dixon Education Association
Eldena
Lincoln School
Madison School
Dixon High School
Nachusa Diagnostic Center
Jefferson School
Nicaragua’s last shot at free elections under Ortega
The piece argues U S aid to Nicaragua is late and insufficient to overcome Sandinista advantages in the February vote. It notes Ortega’s control, UNO’s weak funding, and concerns over coercion, while urging continued nonlethal support to sustain a credible poll watched by U S observers and international bodies.
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Nicaragua
UNO
Daniel Ortega
Ortega
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Honduras
State Department
Violeta Chamorro
la Prensa
United States
Carter
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Organization of American States
U.S
Telegraph letters policy for Dixon Telegraph readers
The Dixon Telegraph outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Signed letters with address and phone number are required. unsigned submissions will not be published. Letters may not exceed 400 words. longer ones will be edited. writers are limited to 12 letters per year.
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Voice of the People
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon, Il
Dixon Rotary travelogue series highlighted in 1979
In Rochelle the Rotary Club plans its annual travelogue season featuring The Mayanlands of Guatemala and the Yucatan along with programs on Norway, Florida, Russia and Ireland. Tickets from Rotarians support local projects and Rotary International programs Health Hungar and Humanity.
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Rochelle Rotary Club
Guatemala
Yucatan
Norway
Florida
Russia
Ireland
Rotary International
Hallock presses tollway to freeway conversion by 1993
State Rep. John Hallock proposes HB 2854 to abolish northern Illinois tollways and convert them to freeways by 1993. He cites toll revenue of about 240 million annually and a 250 million surplus to fund payoff, arguing northern motorists pay twice for highways. Hallock seeks GOP nomination for the U.S. House in March.
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John Hallock
Rockford
DuPage County
Hallock
Northern Illinois
Chicago
Illinois
U.S. House
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