Farm Progress Show Opens in Illinois With 340 Exhibitors
A 60 acre Tent City hosts 340 exhibitors as the 1988 Farm Progress Show opens in West Brooklyn. Attendance is expected to reach 70,000 with livestock exhibits for the first time in Illinois and emphasis on farm gear, conservation, ridge till planting, and agri business advice. Politicians will also be present.
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Brooklyn
Tom Bud
Farm Progress Companies
Illinois
Mark Wilson
Wilson
Feeding Visitors At Illinois Show Attracts Global Attention
The Illinois show expects 70 to 80 percent visitors from Illinois with many from around the world including Australia and Japan. Vice President George Bush is slated to appear Wednesday at the John Deere tent around 4 p.m. Officials say speeches will be minimal and rain should not close tents. Arrivals began before daylight as 150 planes touched down at Rochelle Municipal Airport, with I-39 experiencing a short southbound wait and Bud noting continued operations despite weather concerns.
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George Bush
John Deere
Illinois
Australia
Japan
South America
Bud
Rochelle
Schultz Field
Wilson
Elevator project at Loveland House faces opposition
Lori Cerveny reports construction began on an east side elevator at the Loveland Community House, with a proposed ramp across the courtyard. Architect John McLane warns the plan harms the building’s historic look and kitchen space, urging a west end ramp. Rev. Swarbrick joins concerns over public input and aesthetic impact as trustees push ahead.
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Loveland Community House
Dixon
John McLane
Second Street
McLane
Loveland
William Swarbrick
Swarbrick
Harry Newcomer
Telegraph
Newcomer
Judy Dixon
Phidian Art Club
Loveland House
GOP filibuster blocks minimum wage bill in Senate
Senator Kennedy urged voters to respond at ballots after a Republican filibuster killed an election year plan to raise the minimum wage to 4.55 dollars by 1984. Gramm argued the bill would hurt small business and job prospects, while Byrd and Hatch defended targeted tax credits as alternatives. The piece ends with a note on President Carter at Billy Carter's funeral in Plains, Georgia.
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Washington
UPI
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Phil Gramm
R-Texas
Gramm
Kennedy
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Jimmy Carter
Billy
Plains
Dague era ends at KSB after stormy tenure
James Dague resigns as head of KSB closing a career marked by creating a paramedic program and facing legal issues. Hospital board credits his tenure with increased community involvement through United Way and Rotary, and with moving toward better doctor communications amid municipal ties.
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James Dague
KSB
Dague
United Way
Dixon Rotary
U S Navy adopts Gulf escort policy with reflagged tankers
In Manama Bahrain UPI reports U S Navy ships in the Persian Gulf now accompany American flagged Kuwaiti tankers as convoy duties end in the waterway The move follows President Reagan approval after cease fire review The USS Vendegrift began accompanying Sea Isle City under the new policy with ships free to position themselves in the area to respond to emergencies
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Manama
Bahrain
UPI
Persian Gulf
Washington
Joint Task Force
Middle East
White House
U.S
Gulf
Navy
Marlin Fitzwater
Reagan
Cmdr
Brad Goforth
Sea Isle City
Goforth
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