Senate Ratification Looms for Balanced Budget Amendment
Congress debates a two thirds House approval and 38 state ratification path for a constitutional balanced budget amendment. The measure gains a debt limit and tax rise restraint, while Senate conservatives push changes to limit overspending. Reagan questions House leadership while pensioners face $5B COLA cuts to curb deficits.
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Utah
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White House
Reagan
William Armstrong
R-Cole
Senate Committees
Weather Forecast Extends Warm Weekend With No Rain
Extended forecast shows little or no rain for Saturday through Monday. Highs range from the mid 80s to mid 90s with nighttime lows in the 60s. National extremes list a Wednesday low of 33 at West Yellowstone and a high of 110 at Palm Springs. Coralville Lake water level Wednesday reads 705.58 and is falling.
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C.R
Maine
New England
Great Lakes
Washington Coast
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Montana
Kansas
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Atlantic
California
Desert
Severe storms hit multiple states with tornado at Richmond
Severe thunderstorms swept the central and western U S. A tornado ripped off part of a motel roof in Richmond Indiana. Tornadoes touched down in Lexington Illinois and Kiowa Colorado. Highs ranged from the 60s to the 90s with intense heat in the Plains and Rockies.
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Colorado
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Colo
Manhattan
Kan
White House outlines Lebanon cease-fire stance after Mideast talks
President Reagan announced that Israeli forces advanced from Beirut cease-fire lines amid heavy shelling and urged prompt PLO withdrawal. He stressed restoring Lebanon’s government and maintaining a strict cease-fire, while officials declined to discuss possible sanctions.
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Beirut
Shamir
U.S
PLO
Reagan
Lebanon
Israel
Philip) Habib
Speakes
Rankin resigns as director of Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Gerry D. Rankin resigns after 16 years as director of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau in Des Moines. He cites a committee refusal to approve his proposed bureau reorganization. Effective date is November 1.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Gerry D. Rankin
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Rankin
Legislative Committee
Iowa officials push for clear halt to excess doctor use
Blue Shield, Blue Cross leaders warn about rising patient costs as Iowa officials press for a hospital payment reform. Foudree demands a rapid plan, while critics warn a rushed shift could fail, needing years to design a sustainable system. Henry Miller notes reform can take six years elsewhere.
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Sibery
Foudree
Blue Cross
Henry Miller
Center For Health Policy Studies
Iowa
Miller
Flash Flood Warnings Across South Iowa Counties
The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for the southern half of Iowa through this morning. Counties affected include Linn Benton Tama Johnson Iowa Keokuk Washington and Poweshiek as up to four inches of rain fell in western areas. Heavy rains in Keota North English and Kalona caused downed trees as a shower line moved from Montezuma to Washington by 9 40 p m.
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Benton
Tama
Johnson
Iowa
Keokuk
Washington
Poweshiek
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Keota
North English
Kalona
The
Montezuma
Iowa Rural Telcos Fear FCC Rate Changes After AT&T Split
Hansen warns the FCC may misjudge small town Iowa needs as it plans measured service. She notes many rural companies lack upfront funds for new billing models and could see basic rates rise if toll subsidies end. Iowa officials urge the Justice Department to factor rural concerns into the antitrust settlement.
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Coggan
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Hansen
ICC
Iowa
Washington
New York
East
At&t
Tauke
Iowa Commission
Justice Department
Carter declines comment on Supreme Court justice salaries
Judge Carter, named to the Iowa Supreme Court vacancy, refused to discuss salaries cited by Justice Allbee in his resignation. He notes justices serve eight year terms with retention votes after at least one year on the bench, and outlines Carter’s background and civic involvement.
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Supreme Court
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Linn County
Ray
Iowa Court of Appeals
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Polk County District Court
Louis A. Lavorato
Des Moines
Woodbury County
Charles R. Wolfe
Clarksville
The
University
Iowa Law School
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Carol
Wichita
Kan
Jim
Washington High School
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Terry Drive
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Iowa Judges Association
Boy Scouts of America
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association
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