Reagan vows retraining but warns against GOP budget plan
President Reagan defends retraining for displaced workers while opposing a Democratic budget with large job programs. He argues private industry should lead in creating needed jobs and threatens a veto, citing ongoing recovery from the recession and pressure from steelworkers unions. Lefty Palm criticizes insufficient retraining funding and job opportunities.
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Labor Department
Palm
Reagan
Parimutuel Bill Faces Long Hurdles In Iowa Legislature
Avenson signals parimutuel legislation will not clear committees this year as deadlines loom. Branstad priority bill lacks broad GOP support, with only one Republican backing Branstad and 15 Democrats voting yes. If stalled, the measure could persist into next year with continued debate on its fiscal impact.
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House
Senate
Avenson
Brammer
Branstad
General Assembly
Iowa
Western Europe braced as missiles heighten Cold War fears
The piece discusses Soviet SS-20 and SSCX-4 cruise missiles and NATO plans to deploy 464 GLCMs and 108 Pershing 2s, while Warsaw Pact chief Kulikov warns Washington and NATO over defense buildup. It notes U.S. daylight on arms talks and Senate reactions from Percy CrantzTsongas about stalled progress.
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Western Europe
Soviet Union
Pentagon
United States
NATO Alliance
Europe
U.S
Kulikov
NATO
Moscow
Defense Ministry
Red Star
Prague
Warsaw Pact
Washington
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Alan Cranston
California
Reagan
Paul Tsongas
D-Mass
VA approves free care for atomic veterans illness links
After 17 months, the Veterans Administration will provide free medical treatment to service members who participated in open air atomic tests and may have radiation related illnesses. The move follows a CDC finding of elevated leukemia deaths among 1957 Smoky Nevada test participants.
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Gazette
Washington
Veterans Administration
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Atomic Veterans
Nevada
Pacific
Centers For Disease Control
Smoky
Congress
Linn County official meetings and councils schedule
Today begins with a 10 a.m. informal Linn supervisors meeting in the Administrative Office Building conference room. At noon the Public Health Nursing Association Board meets in the Health Center Building, followed by a 3 p.m. Linn County Zoning Staff Review in a conference room. Fairfax City Council meets at 7 p.m. in City Hall, then at 7:30 p.m. Linn-Mar Community School Board in Educational Services Center. Marion City Council holds a formal session at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.
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Linn
Public Health Nursing Association Board
Linn County
Fairfax City Council
Linn-Mar Community School Board
N. 10Th St
Marion City Council
Musical schedule highlights at area venues
Music Godspell per mounts Mount Mercy McAuley Auditorium with tickets adults 2.50 students 1.50 seniors 1. Legality of Nuclear War by Burns Weston hosted at St Pauls United Methodist Church Social Hall 1340 Third Ave SE Potluck 6 15 p.m. Star Trekking with Scotty at Corneil College King Chapel admission 1 Philip Glass Ensemble at Hancher Auditorium tickets 9 6 50 4 Student recital Joyce Riha 7 30 Daehler Kitchin Coc Measure for Measure 8 p.m Mabie Theater U tickets 6.
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McAuley Auditorium
Mount Mercy
Burns Weston
U of Center For World Order Studies
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Linn County
The
United Nations Association
Scotty
James Doohan
Mr. Scott
King Chapel
Corneil College
Mount Vernon
Philip Glass Ensemble
Hancher
U of
Joyce Riha
Daehler-Kitchin
Coc
Local College Art Works Show Opens at Cedar Rapids Museum
Display from Coe Kirkwood and Mount Mercy art departments opens with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. Movie list appears on page 10B.
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Coe, Kirkwood and
Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Wife sues husband for assault and damages in Clayton County
Peggy Poppe of Strawberry Point files a $250,000 suit against her husband James Poppe in Clayton County District Court claiming he struck and sexually assaulted her on March 19 and seven prior occasions since January 1. She seeks $200,000 actual damages and $50,000 punitive damages for severe physical and emotional injuries.
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Eleader
Strawberry Point
Clayton County
Peggy Poppe
James Poppe
Exhibit of Laura Hampton’s Works Opens Monday
Decorah artist Laura Hampton unveils Landscape: An Intimate Dialogue in Luther College’s Williams Room on Monday at 8 p.m. The exhibit runs through April 28 with daily gallery hours 7:30 a.m. to midnight and free admission for the public.
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Lefty Palm
United Steel Workers District 15
Parimutuel
Viktor Kulikov
E.C. Mabie Theater
Mexico City
NU -Life
PANDA
Ru - Nu
Cedan
16Th Ave
Williams Blvd
Edgewood Rd
Hampton
Carma Lous
Steinway
Frida
Horace Comstock
Pat Searcy
Steinway & Sons
Open House & Sale
42Nd & Center Pt. Rd
Steinway and
Carmalou’s
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