FBI Agents Die in Miami Gunbattle Amid Shootout
In Kendall Florida two FBI agents Benjamin Grogan and Jerry Dove were killed during a confrontation with suspects Michael Platt and William Matix. A car chase escalated to heavy gunfire injuring multiple officers and damaging several FBI vehicles.
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FBI
Miami
Kendall
Duane Parker
Benjamin T. Grogan
Jerry Dove
Joseph Corless
Corless
Billie Holloway
William Webster
Michael Platt
William R. Matix
Washington, D.C
Webster
Fla
Regan signals Libya blamed for Berlin discotheque bombing
White House chief of staff Donald Regan said the administration was close to a final conclusion that Libya, led by Col. Muammar Khadafy, was responsible for the Berlin bombing that killed an American soldier and a Turkish woman. Navy groups remained at sea near Libya with no immediate plan for action, while allies urged restraint.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
White House
Donald Regan
Libya
Berlin
Regan
Mediterranean
Muammar Khadafy
Germany
U.S
Bonn
Helmut Kohl
Italy
Gulf of Sidra
Brian Mulroney
United States
Bush
Middle East
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Reagan
Capitol Hill
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Foreign Relations Committee
George Shultz
Hormel protest erupts into riot in Austin Minnesota
Police used tear gas to disperse striking Hormel workers and supporters blocking the plant entrance. Eight officers were injured and 17 people arrested in the worst violence of an eight month strike, with claims of peaceful protest turning violent.
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Austin, Minn
Hormel
Donald Hoffman
Jim Guyette
P- 9
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Mower County
Fred Kraft
Kraft
Hoffman
Guyette
Hormel Company
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
International Union
St. Olaf's Hospital
Raffles to Benefit New Firms Win Legislature Approval
Iowa Senate backs a plan by Sen. Art Small to use raffles to raise venture capital for new businesses. The program would pool investments for a set period, then launch a new project with prizes awarded via raffles. Details to be finalized by the Iowa Development Commission if the governor signs off.
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Small
Tax-rich bill passes after bitter Iowa House debate
The Iowa House approved a Democratic tax reform measure to raise state income taxes for the wealthy by 35 million and cut taxes for low and middle income taxpayers. The bill, sent to the Senate on a 60 36 vote, would rewrite the individual income tax to be more progressive and simpler and raise about 781 million annually from 1.5 million taxpayers.
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Judy Daubenmier
Azette
Des Moines Bureau
ES Moines
Iowa
House
Hugo Schnekloth
R-Eldridge
Schnekloth
Robert Arnould
Davenport
Tax bill at a glance: major changes explained
The proposal cuts federal income tax deductibility, lowers brackets from 13 to six with rates 2 to 9.75 percent, eliminates tax on AGI up to 5000, reduces the marriage penalty by 20 percent of bracket inclusion for two income couples, and boosts the standard deduction by 500. It takes retroactive effect to January 1.
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