Cab driver recounts Hughes ride as Lewellyn case unfolds
Cedar Rapids cabbie Bliss described a light conversation with Hughes about Lewellyn and a race horse as authorities pursued a bilking case. Police later arrested Darvin Barfell for third degree theft after a motel and bar sequence, with Bliss noting his retirement looming in July after 30 years on the job.
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Hughes
Bliss
Lewellyn
First National Bank of
Humboldt
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Linn
Darvin K. Barfell
Milwaukee
el Mar Acres
Meat Packing Company
Barfell
Colony
The
Gazette
Bartell
Sportsman’s
Des Moines
Denver
Chicago
Iowa lawmakers push final day as welfare debate stirs session
Lawmakers return for what may be the last day of the session with 60 amendments to a 40 million dollar spending bill. Debate centers on expanding a welfare program for unemployed parents while cutting medical benefits for children of the working poor. Republicans defend the plan saying it provides partial relief. Democrats seek broader benefits and question the tradeoffs.
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House
Tom Jochum
D-Dubuque
Death in Italy to Cedar Rapids Mass for Dr Marra cino
Mrs Gloria Egli learns her mother Dr Medora Capomar rino, 82, died in Rome. Mass set for 8 am Wednesday at St Pius Cedar Rapids. Memorial to Center for Neurologic Study of Cedar Rapids. ak Kalona June 22 tour and farm lunch 23.50. Charter Coaches 366-1835. Adv.
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Italy
Gloria Egli
34Th St. NE
Medora Capo Marracino
Rome
St. Pius Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids
Center For Neurologic Study
Kalona
economists link deflation to recession and tight Fed policy
Merrill Lynch official says economy is deadlocked by recession and tight money. Economists note falling prices reflect deflation amid Fed restraint, oil glut lowers energy costs, and forecasts expect later recovery with rising consumer purchasing power and lower interest rates. Labor Dept reports CPI drop of 0.3 percent in March and small three month rise.
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Albert H. Cox Jr
Merrill Lynch Economics Inc
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Sinai
Donald Ratajczak
Georgia State University
Labor Department
Social Security increases detailed for retirees and dependents
Social Security spokesmen said the average single retiree will rise from 379 to 406 a month in July with a 27 increase and the average married duo to 414. The maximum 65-year-old benefit climbs to 729, and the average aged couple to 695. CPI raises SSI benefits to 284.30 individuals and 426.40 couples.
Rightist Salvadoran assembly gains influence as dAubuisson named leader
U S officials weigh continued aid to a Salvadoran government led by d Aubuisson after the assembly named him head of the ruling body. Christian Democrats, shut out from the directorate, push for participation while the rightists solidify control and negotiate the provisional presidency.
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Hinton
Congress
d’Aubuisson
United States
Christian Democrats
U.S
Christian Democratic
Assembly
d'Aubuisson
Republican Nationalist Alliance
ARENA
Budget Sheet Shows Reagan Defense Cuts and Tax Gap
A confidential budgeting worksheet outlines Reagan defense cuts of 4 to 6 billion dollars for 1983 and 23 to 33 billion over three years. It also shows 25 billion in 1983 and 110 billion over three years, with Democrats pushing higher taxes and no Social Security COLA cuts.
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White House
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