Economy tops local voters as Reagan-Bush race narrows
Local officials say the economy will decide Lee and Ogle County voters in the 1988 presidential contest. Bush is framed as a continuation of Reagan policies while Dukakis is pressed on whether the recovery reaches all. Local races for circuit clerk and coroner feature incumbents facing challengers amid party splits and debates over taxes crime and education.
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Ronald Reagan
Oval Office
George Bush
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
White House
Bush
Dukakis
Reagan
Dave Meade
Lee County
Republican Central Committee
Meade
Jean Hammil
Jim Montaven
Hammil
Democratic Central Committee
David D. Considine
Dixon
Considine
Montavon
Chris Martin
Ogle County
Martin
68Th
Ment
Larry Kiergaard
Kiergaard
Bob Personette
Personette
Rochelle
Ron Sorrentino
Sheriff's Department
Texas arms to spar with Gilbert
Hur ricane Gilbert battered the Yucatan with 200 mph gusts and neared Texas coast prompting a hurricane watch from Tampico to Texas. Evacuations mounted as mission control and NASA delayed Shuttle Discovery plans amid fears of catastrophic damage and disrupted communications.
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Texas Arms
Gilbert
Merida
Mexico
UPI
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
NASA
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Galveston Bay
Tampico
Gulfport
Miss
Louisiana
Yucatan
Gulf
Mayapan
Jorge Carrillo Olea
Caribbean
Jamaica
U.N
Javier Perez de
Travel agents lack info as Gilbert reshapes plans
Local agents report Jamaica communications cut and trips canceled until further notice. Diversions affect Caribbean resorts and some cruises, while Texas panhandle plans show few changes. Experts urge customers to contact agents or operators for updates on booked trips.
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Gilbert
Jamaica
Katrina Scriber
Sunny Travel Center
Rock Falls
Colleen Brechon
Travel Consultants
Galena Ave
Dixon
Cancun
Cazumel
Yucatan Peninsula
Texas Panhandle
San Antonio
Gail Storey
Arrow Travel
First St
Brechon
Lois Richardson
Royal Travel, Inc
Rochelle
Mexico
Storey
Hurricane Belt
Scriber
Portland man fights wrongful house demolition mix-up
Jim Tsoumas rushed to save his home after a demolition crew tore into a house he had bought two months earlier. The city said demolition orders were correct but the crew had the wrong street number, targeting an abandoned house two doors away. Tsoumas faces repair bills while Kerridge questions who pays.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Jim Tsoumas
Tsoumas
Ron Farder
Portland Bureau of Buildings
Farber
Kerridge
Victim Pushes Bold Gun Laws At Illinois Hearing
Phillip Andrew, 20, Winnetka, wounded in Laurie Dann rampage, urges stricter controls. He cites easy access to firearms and calls for comprehensive background checks, FBI fingerprint review, longer waiting periods, drug testing for FOID card applicants, and barring mental health patients from gun eligibility. Subcommittee leader Sen. William Marovitz weighs amendments to FOID Act.
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Chicago
UPI
State Senate
Illinois
Phillip Andrew
Winnetka
Laurie Dann
Andrew
University of
Dann
Cook County
FBI
William Marovitz
Marovitz
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