Surprise setback for parimutuel betting bill
Davenport legislator Tom Fey changed his vote at the last minute causing the House Ways and Means Committee to defeat the parimutuel betting measure 18 15. Linn County Rep. David Osterberg influenced Fey prompting the reversal and stunning supporters who expected passage.
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Judy Daubenmier
Linn County
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Tom Fey
D-Davenport
Laverne Schroeder
R-Mcclelland
France Expels 47 Soviets Over Espionage Network
France's socialist government expelled nearly 50 Soviet officials amid charges of a broad spying operation on French soil. The Interior Ministry said agents gathered scientific and military data, often posing as diplomats, as 40 diplomats, two journalists and five trade officials were expelled aboard a special return flight to Moscow.
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Gazette Wire Services
Paris
France
Kremlin
Moscow
Interior Ministry
Britain
Western
Europe
Francois Mitterrand
Costliest satellite in faulty orbit
Cape Canaveral AP The world's biggest and costliest communications satellite launched from the space shuttle Challenger entered a misshapen orbit after a booster fired early. NASA aims to salvage the 100 million satellite over days to weeks using remaining hydrazine fuel and planned thruster burns while the Challenger crew resumes their inaugural mission.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
Ed Smylie
Adminis
Trator
NASA
TDRS
Spacelab
Space Agency
Smylie
Challenger
Paul Weitz
Karol Bobko
Story Musgrave
Donald Peterson
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids liquor stores to stay open later
Ten state liquor stores in ten cities will stay open until 10 p.m. starting April 13 to improve customer service and boost revenue. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City locations will run to 10 p.m., with other sites including Ames and Des Moines in the test.
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C.R
Iowa City
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
George Price
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Center Point Road
Keokuk Street
Ames
Council Bluffs
Bettendorf
Dubuque
Sioux City
Des Moines
West Des Moines
Cedar Falls
Income tax deadline nears amid sharp wit on wounds from blanks
A local column notes the fast approaching income tax deadline while a columnist quips about being wounded by a blank. The humorous observation ties tax timing to a playful remark, reflecting the era's mood and the paper's tone.
Coffee may trigger dangerous heart rhythms says study
New research at Ohio State University Hospital reports caffeine from coffee can cause palpitations and potentially life threatening ventricular tachycardia after as little as two cups. Experts urge caffeine avoidance for those with heart flutter or light headed spells.
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Boston
Stephen F. Schaal
Schaal
Ohio State University Hospital
New England Journal of Medicine
National Coffee Association
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