Forbes Birthday Party Prompts Mixed Critique and Praise
Washington Post and New York Times editors spar over Malcolm Forbes 2 million Tangiers birthday bash. Critics question taste and tax deductibility while defenders celebrate publicity value and Forbes exuberance.
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Washington Post
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Calcutta
New York
Malcom Forbes
Forbes Inc
America
Dixon parks mix of historic design and modern plantings
Two letters from Dixon readers praise Ossian Cole Simonds era park design and warn that eclectic plantings threaten historic integrity. They urge preservation through documentation and informed future landscaping by residents and officials. A Florida reader commends Dixon officer Steve Perry for returning a stolen skateboard within 18 hours, lauding him as a positive role model for children.
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Castle Rock
Londen and
White Pines
Nature Conservancy
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Grand Detour
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Howell, Lowell
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Christopher Vernon
University of Illinois
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Leo Wolfe
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Burma needs democratic boost by Copley News Service
The author argues Burma’s democratic momentum stalled by repression as pro democracy leaders and followers face jail and torture. Foreign aid has been cut, but signs of policy shifts emerge with Japan and South Korea renewing ties while Thailand pursues trade. The U.S. should pressure Rangoon to halt human rights abuses and repurpose drug suppression aid to fighting opium.
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United States
Pro-Democracy
Japan
West Germany
South Korea
U.S
Bangkok
Thailand
SVCC Hosts Two Fundraisers Amid River Valley Beauty
SVCC promotes two fundraising efforts to support Dixon High School and Sauk Valley Community College. Observers praise Dixon High School’s riverfront setting and castlelike presence in the Rock River valley, while noting SVCC’s need for community financial backing to grow and prosper.
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Illinois
Dixon High School
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Sauk Valley Community College
Midwest
Rock River Valley
SVCC
Minoso to Attend Sauk Valley Gala and Antique Show
Minnie Minoso, legend of five decades in baseball, will headline Sauk Valley Community College events this weekend. A flea market and antique show, hosted by the booster club, funds the college athletic program and the new baseball team next spring. Minoso will sign autographs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., joining a gala fundraiser and a recognition of college supporters.
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Booster Club
Minnie Minoso
Chicago White Sox
Minoso
White Sox
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon enrollment drops districtwide on sixth day count
September 6 1979 Dixon Superintendent Stanley Weber reported a districtwide decline in students based on sixth day enrollment. Elementary and high school totals fell by 60 from the previous year with overall enrollment at 5 987 across all schools.
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Stanley Weber
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