This Civil Rights Bill Facing Close Study
A sweeping aid bill, the Americans with Disabilities Act, advances 76 to 8 to the House. Critics urge closer scrutiny of vague definitions, costs, and exemptions while praising aims to end discrimination against handicapped people. Supporters say targeted reforms could boost employment and access with careful implementation.
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Washington
House
White House
ADA
Senate
Congress
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Sen
David Pryor
Arkansas
Volunteers Transform Dixon Riverfront Areas This Summer
To the Editor readers note improvements along the Rock River in Dixon Illinois made by volunteers from the Dixon RRDA led by Sally Campbell and the ARCA committee. They spruced up the Chamber area Railside Park and the span between the Galena and Peoria bridges while city services were not involved. The note invites participation and mentions the 1990 plans, with contact number 288-4030 and RC&D coordinator Eugene C. Hardich.
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Rock River
Chamber of Commerce
Galena
Peoria
Railside Park
Chamber
Park
Dixon Rock River
Eugene C. Hardich
Rc&d
Dixon
Telegraph letters policy for Dixon Telegraph readers
Letters to the editor must be signed and include an address and telephone number. Unsigned letters will not be published. Limit of 400 words. longer letters may be edited. Writers are limited to 12 letters per year. Submissions should be sent to Voice of the People at Dixon Telegraph, 113 S Peoria Ave, Dixon IL 61021.
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Voice of the People
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon, Il
Worldwide visitors tour Dixon farms under Deere program
A September feature at Gene Bothe and Alfons Lippens homesteads draws about 400 international guests to learn farm practices as part of John Deere’s worldwide dealer identification program. The event showcases practical farming knowledge and exchanges between visitors and hosts.
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Dixon Area
United States
Gene Bothe
Alfons Lippens
John Deere
Cambodia crisis signals return to civil war after peace talks fail
The Paris peace conference collapse leaves Cambodia at risk of full scale civil war as rival factions prepare for clashes after Vietnam withdrawal. Washington debates backing Hun Sen and Sihanouk while Khmer Rouge attacks near Phnom Penh presage renewed fighting and years of misery for Cambodians.
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Paris
Richard Solomon
Congress
United States
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Khmer Rouge
Sihanouk
U.S
America
Washington
Hun Sen
France
Australia
Bush
Phnom Penh
Andersonville Prison Grave Clusters Highlight Civil War Suffering
The Andersonville National Cemetery reveals mass grave clusters with headstones packed tight due to the vast death toll at Camp Sumter. Park officials note commemorations in April 1990, reflecting on brutal conditions, exchanges breakdown, and enduring memory of a grim Civil War chapter.
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Andersonville, Ga
Nea
Andersonville National Cemetery
Andersonville
National Park Service
Park Service
U.S
Confederacy
Camp Sumter
John Tucker
Tucker
Andersonville National Historic Site
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