U S military aid to Colombia signals broader anti drug effort
UPI reports the United States readying 50 to 100 personnel to Colombia under a 65 million emergency aid package. A small group will train Colombians on new aircraft and equipment after C 130 transports depart. Pentagon officials say U.S. troops will operate in a training capacity while Colombians handle their own gear. Medellin endures curfew amid bombings as authorities bolster security and arrest hundreds.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Colombia
Bush
Pentagon
Pete Williams
Williams
Government of
Pines Road Closure Persists in Oregon County
OREGON Pines Road from Lowell Park Road to White Pines State Park remains closed after Labor Day, with rain delaying paving striping and seeding. Ogle County Highway Superintendent Jerry Hinrichs notes drought and dry ground are needed before work resumes. road should open within one to two weeks once earth dries and completion follows soon after.
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Oregon — Pines
Lowell Park Road
White Pines State Park
Ogle County
Jerry Hinrichs
Pines
Hinrichs
Pines Road
Bush ends 15 day fishing jinx on Maine vacation
President Bush, on day 15 of his summer break at Walker's Point Maine, finally hooked a fish after hours at sea. He blamed a mysterious jinx while reporters followed his every move and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney joined on the water offering support and relief.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
UPI
Bush
Walker’s Point
Brian Mulroney
Heaviest Rains Hit Dixon For A Decade
Heavy rainfall swamped Dixon with nearly five inches from Thursday to Friday, the most in 24 hours since June 25, 1978. The NWS logged 4.95 inches as the Dixon Sewage Treatment Plant saw five inches. the Tri County Animal Shelter flooded, with 74,000 gallons pumped out, but no animals lost. Groundbreaking for a 1.2 million six classroom addition to Nachusa Lutheran Home proceeded under a canopy despite the downpour. The project is funded by donations and a Kresge Foundation matching grant, with completion targeted for August 1990.
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Nachusa Lutheran Home
Kresge Foundation
Dixon
Mother Nature
National Weather Service
Ed Metzler
Tri- County
Lisa Lovett
Lee County
Ron Brandau
Brandau
Rex Heacock
IDOT
Lightning strike injures Sublette man in Rochelle hospital
A 20-year-old Del Monte field worker, Scott Johnson of Sublette, was struck by lightning at 12:20 a.m. about 142 miles east of Steward while in the fields and is listed in stable condition at Rochelle Community Hospital. He suffered high blood pressure and possible seizures but regained responsiveness. no burns were reported.
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Rochelle
del Monte
Scott Johnson
Sublette
Rochelle Community Hospital
Johnson
Steward
Mendota Ambulance Service
Tom McDermott
McDermott
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Mark Sauer
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Jerry Pauser
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