Illinois preschool access narrows for poor children
An Illinois State Board of Education report finds preschool reaches fewer than half of 3 to 5 year olds in poverty, while noting immediate and long term benefits. It urges flexibility in development levels and cautions against overemphasis on standardized tests. Governor Thompson proposed a 13 million dollar aid plan for preschools.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Board of Education
Thompson
Parrottsville Farmer Seeks Divorce From 13-Year-Old Wife
Parrottsville Tennessee dairy farmer Howard Johnson, 40, has filed for divorce from his 13 year old wife JoAnn citing cruel and inhuman treatment. The couple wed in December.
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Parrottsville, Tenn
Howard Johnson
JoAnn
Senate budget committee braces for train wreck
The Senate Budget Committee, after rejecting deep domestic cuts and Democratic tax hike proposals, seeks to trim $50 billion from the deficit. Lawton Chiles warned of an impasse as lawmakers may lack majority support, while Pete Domenici urged continued work to find the right mix. The panel also rejected Hollings and Metzenbaum tax plans, keeping deficit-reduction goals in play but unresolved.
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Washington
Senate Budget Committee
Reagan
Lawton Chiles
Florida
Chiles
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
White House
Senate
Mittee
Larry Speakes
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Howard Metzenbaum
D-Ohio
Alzheimer families plead for affordable insurance in Illinois
Witnesses told a subcommittee of the Illinois House about the burden of Alzheimer's when a husband or wife is bedridden. They pressed for affordable private insurance, funding to research and diagnose, and easier Medicaid access to cover nursing home care costs.
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Springfields
Johnie Peterson
Pekin
Albert
Peterson
Illinois House
Mary Barringer
Springfield
Daybreak
Good Samaritan Hospital
Armenian gunmen seize Turkish Embassy hostages in Ottawa
Three gunmen from an Armenian group blasted the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa, holding a dozen hostages for over four hours before surrendering. A Canadian guard, Claude G. Brunelle, was killed after sounding the alarm. Turkish ambassador Coskun Kirca was injured escaping. The attackers cited payback for Armenian genocide, then yielded after police assurances of no shooting if they surrendered.
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Ottawa
NYT
Claude G. Brunelle
Coskun Kirca
Turkey
Reagan to push for more aid to Central America
The White House rejected indirect funding proposals for Nicaraguan rebels and will press Congress to renew direct covert aid, seeking up to 14 million dollars. Officials note fear of losing regional ally support and discuss possible routing funds via Asian nations, later downplaying those ideas as trial balloons.
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Nyt
White House
Congress
Reagan
United States
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