Dixon to D.C. The long road to the White House
A lengthy reminiscence traces Ronald Reagan as a boy in Dixon and student at Eureka College. It notes his early sports, family hardships, and part time work, then details his Eureka years, a notable student strike, and early social views shaping his rise to national fame.
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California
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Eureka Drama Society
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Neil Reagan
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Congress
Reagan promises strain cooperation shaping GOP agenda
Pease, newly appointed to the Ways and Means Committee, says debate over Reagan’s three big promises—balance the budget, boost defense, cut taxes—will define this session. He aims to push workers compensation reform, coal policy, and a worker–industry environmental conflicts commission. Senator Glenn, tied up in Haig hearings, waits to gauge administration direction and hints at 1984 presidential prospects.
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Ohio
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Metzenbaum Mottl Seek Conservative Agenda on Capitol Hill
Senators Metzenbaum and Mottl press for limited imports, energy research, and anti trust actions on gasoline while backing cuts in foreign aid and domestic programs. Metzenbaum aims for phased car import limits and anti decontrol stance on oil. Mottl backs death penalty, housing, and consumer reforms amid a conservative Capitol Hill mood.
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Skeletons Found in Pine Woods Slip in Cold Case Disappearances
In Felton County Grim Allanto searches yield skeletal remains suspected to be two of sixteen Black children missing over 17 months. Officers with dogs scoured the woods as volunteers renewed his bid, though turnout dwindled from thousands to about 125 last weekend.
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Rough North Sea search for missing Thunderbolt pilot
A U S Air Force A-10 pilot Maj Arthur L Moxon 34 of Huron South Dakota is missing after a training flight that crashed Friday off England s Lincolnshire coast as helicopters search the rough North Sea The probe continues with plans to investigate the crash and assess whether the pilot ejected The incident marks the third A 10 loss in three months and follows a collision near RAF Bentwaters in November.
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