Dixon lands Town Square to own new USF&G office complex
Town Square Partners gains ownership of the land for a 53,000 square foot USF&G office building in Dixon. Closing includes $394,040 paid by partners. construction bids open Oct 31 with work to start in November and completion targeted for October 1989. Downtown redevelopment and increased retail space cited as key outcomes.
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TSP
Usf&g
City of
Dixon
Larry Johnson
Warren Walder
Walder
Dixon Industrial Development Association
Town Square
Donald
Commission For the 21St Century
David Ames
Reagan signs bill ending Chicago rail strike after delay
The United Transportation Union halted the Chicago and North Western walkout after Congress imposed a settlement and President Reagan signed the bill before 5 p.m. Chicago time. Trains operated for the 5:45 p.m. rush to move commuters, with unions accepting a presidential emergency board recommendation and staff cuts saving the railroad about 53 million dollars annually.
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UPI
United Transportation Union
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Congress
House
Reagan
C&nw
Fred Bloehorn
Jim Foote
Union and Railroad
Paul Simon
Dill
Senate
Charles Hayes
Ill
Simon
Terry Bruce
D-Ill
Hayes
Chicago Democrat
Reagan opposed 60 day plant closing notice debate
In Rockford a small protest showed support for a 60 day notice before plant closings despite Reagan’s opposition. Vice President Bush spoke to about 200 Illinois Republican Women, praising supporters and stressing party unity on abortion and platform positions. Page 5.
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Rockford
Reagan
Bush
Lynn Martin
Bill
Lynn
Illinois Federation of Republican Women
White House
Clock Tower Inn
KSB retreat aims to heal hospital staff relations
KSB Hospital Board reviewed consultant Dr. Spence Meighan’s report on improving hospital and medical staff relations. Board President Robert Manson said the session seeks a climate of achievement and a path to solve friction, with further doctor consultation and next steps over the coming weeks.
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Oak Brook
KSB
Spence Meighan
Meighan
Oregon
KSB Board
Robert Manson
Mansen
Medical Arts Clinic
Roger Hill
James Dixon
Gerald Wermers
Dixon
Manson
Florence Targets Louisiana Coast In Early Storm Slam
UPI reports Hurricane Florence battered Louisiana near the Mississippi River delta with winds nearing 98 mph and huge tides driving thousands to higher ground. The eye passed between Burwood and Burns in Plaquemines Parish at 11:20 p.m. EDT as the storm moved north at about 14 mph toward New Orleans and the Mississippi Sound.
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UPI
Florence
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Delta
Burwood
Burns
Plaquemines Parish
Mark Zimmer
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Mississippi Sound
Mississippi
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