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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1990

Page

13

Grassley to view POW MIA documents at Pentagon

Iowa Senator Charles Grassley won permission from the Defense Department to review raw intelligence files on reported POW and missing in action sightings after months of resistance. He and Senator Jesse Helms probe Pentagon handling of POW MIA issues as Gribbin invites staff with clearances. Grassley plans a Pentagon visit, possibly during the August recess.

David Lynch Washington Senate Charles Grassley A-Iowa Department of Defense Grassley Dave Gribbin Secretary of Defense Indochina Sen Jesse Helms R-N.c Gribbin Department Pentagon Foreign Relations Armed Services Intelligence Committees

Iowa Murder Rate Defies National Trend

Iowa maintains a low murder rate amid rising national figures. Officials say the state’s figures stay deflated in national rankings, reflecting fewer homicides and steady enforcement. Local agencies cite policy, demographics, and policing approaches as contributing factors.

Iowa Maintains Low Murder Rate Despite National Rise

Lonnie Zingula reports that Iowa keeps a historically low murder rate while the U S faces rising killings. Iowa recorded 50 homicides in 1989, ranking among the lowest in the nation, with factors like rural character cited as contributing to the state’s relatively small murder totals.

Lonnie Zingula Iowa Coveyon Coveyou Senate Committee

Report shows tax collections up in July

Des Moines Bureau notes state revenues from special tax collections rose 7.8 percent in July versus last year. Local option sales taxes paid last July but not reimbursed until this month temper overall growth. Personal income tax up 1.4 percent, sales tax 52.8 percent, use tax 27.5 percent, corporate income tax down 0.1 percent. About 5 million corporate income tax dollars carried over from fiscal 1990.

Gazette Des Moines Bureau DES Moines — Legislative Fiscal Bureau Dennis Prouty Prouty

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