California landlady loses first round in renting to unmarried couple
Mrs. Evelyn Smith, longtime Sidwell Presbyterian member in Chico, California, sued to enforce a prohibition on renting to unmarried couples. Kenneth Phillips and Gail Randall challenged the cancellation of their lease after presenting as married. The case began in March 1987 when she advertised a vacancy at 677 Eastwood Ave. The dispute centers on whether a rental denial based on marital status violates state housing laws and constitutional questions may reach an appellate court. The California Fair Employment and Housing Commission has been involved through two years of conferences and hearings.
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Washington
California
Evelyn Smith
Smith
Eastwood Ave
Chico
Calif
Kenneth C. Phillips
Gail Randall
Free Exercise and marital status housing case in California
A California fair housing dispute pits marital status discrimination against a property owner’s religious beliefs. The California commission found against Mrs. Smith, awarding damages and ordering notices in rental units. The case, aided by Concerned Women of America, may proceed to higher courts. author favors Mrs. Smith’s First Amendment rights.
Voice of the People letters critique taxes and educator tenure
The letters criticize back door tax policies in Lee County and state tax windfalls, urging incumbents' replacement and fiscal reforms. A Dixon reader calls for teacher accountability and tenure tradeoffs, while another letter appeals for donations to aid the Evelyn Reiners family in Amboy, proposing small gifts from Telegraph readers.
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Lee County
Olsen
State Assembly
F. H. Wright, Dixon
Evelyn Reiners
Amboy
Telegraph
Reiners
Luella H. Palmer
Dixon
Voice of the People
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon, IL
Peace talks offer path to end El Salvador conflict
The editorial argues for a negotiated peace in El Salvador between the FMLN and the Duarte and Cristiani governments, noting 70,000 deaths and mass displacement. It urges U S backing for good-faith negotiations, judicial independence, refugee aid, and using military aid as leverage to push the armed forces toward reconciliation, hoping for a Friday independence-day breakthrough.
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Farabundo Marti National Liberation Movement
FMLN
San Salvador
José Napoleon Duarte
Alfredo Cristiani
United States
Mexico City
Central America
A humorous take on thrift and politics in a coffee chat
A group debate on liberal versus conservative values derails into stories of extreme thrift. An elderly Chicago man saves toilet paper by using one ply, sparking laughs and political jabs about Social Security and taxes. Others brag about energy cuts while a pillow stuffing saver faces allergy bills, highlighting quirks of frugality.
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Congress
Chicago
Johnny
Dixon seeks name for 110 acre Washington Avenue site
Dixon Park District Director Rich Ledowski announced the board will pick a name for the 110 acre area along Washington Avenue now called Department of Conservation land. He said all suggestions will be heard and a decision made at the October meeting.
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Dixon Park District
Parks and Recreation
Rich Ledowski
Washington Avenue
Department of Conservation Land
Ledowski
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Merican
Joyce Draper
Oregon
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Moon) Reagan
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Dutch) Reagan
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Lee County Board of Supervisors
U.S
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Dirksen
Washington, D.C
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Hart
6Th Congressional District
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Longworth
Springfield Sith
Calvin Schuneman
Washington St. Prophetstown
Oe Rigney P.O. Box
Freeport
Myron Olson
O. Box
First St
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Park Place
Spring Valley
Rep
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Center St
Durand
Alexis de Tocqueville
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C. A. Maronich
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Ellen Farias
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Jerry Pauser
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Diane Shehorn
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Jane Monroe
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Scott Brown
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Thomas Mekeel
Gunare Kulikovskis
Rd Devine
Robert Iler
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John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
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Robert Fenwick
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