Iowa Weather Turns Warmer With Afternoon Thunder Possibility
Partly sunny today with a chance of thundershowers and highs in the 80s. Tonight lows stay in the 60s. Partly cloudy and warm Monday. See page 11A.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1986
Page
1
Critics say trip furthers U.S. intervention
A Gazette report notes critics argue an Iowa National Guard medical unit’s trip to Honduras advances U.S. intervention amid a historic look at Vietnam era patriotism and anti-communism in policy, as 38 guardsmen depart for Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trip
U.S
Gazette
Rick Smith
Paul Jensen
Iowa National Guard
Honduras
Uraala
Pennsylvania
Vietnam
America
Central America
209Th Medical Clearing Co
Lowa City
Two Cedar Rapids Residents Hurt by Shotgun Fire
Two Cedar Rapids residents were seriously injured by a single shotgun blast in separate 1 to 2 p.m. incidents. A neighbor and the wife of another were charged with attempted murder. the boy shooter was held at the county Juvenile Detention Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kelly Smith
Oklahoma Ave. SW
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Charles Martin
15Th Ave
Mercy Hospital
Lorena Nadine
Linn County
Smith
Brian Urbanek
Oklahoma Ave
Urbanek
Pamela
Broad tax code changes pass conference committee
The conference panel approved sweeping tax revisions in a voice vote, cutting top individual rates to 28 percent and 15 percent, curtailing popular deductions like IRAs and state taxes, while offering an average 6.1 percent tax cut. Six million low income filers would no longer owe federal income tax, as personal exemptions and the standard deduction rise. Corporate rates drop but many breaks end, costing businesses about 120 billion dollars over six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Washington
Congressional Conference Committee On
Danny
Senate Finance Committee
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
House Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Treasury
James A. Baker III
Reagan
Baker
Nuclear Plant Safety Gear Flawed Before Licensing
New Jersey Hope Creek plant built and licensed to operate with a safety system designed backward. Regulators and PSE&G officials say the flaw could hinder containment in an accident. plant shut Aug 8 to repair before resuming. Carl Abraham of the NRC notes no accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
NEW York
New Jersey
Carl Abraham
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Abraham
Hope Creek
Lower Alloways Township
Public Service Electric Arid Gas Co
Lisa Salamon
Oelwein Picnic Brings CGW Veterans Together Again
About 400 railroaders and family members gathered Saturday at Oelwein City Park for the Chicago Great Western Homecoming 86 Picnic as part of Railroad Days. Attendees from Iowa and many states shared recollections, photos, and old work stories with former CGW engineers, brakemen, conductors, and machinists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Kranz
Iowa
Oelwein
Chicago Great Western
Carmen
Florida
Texas
Minnesota
Colorado
Kansas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
South Dakota
Arizona
Reagan denounces defense bill aiding Soviets vows veto
President Reagan accused the House of giving Moscow a victory on nuclear weapons and pledged to veto the bill as a reckless assault on U S defense and arms control policy. He warned it would become a major issue in the 1986 elections and said Soviet negotiators would be mystified by U S legislators’ moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
House
Moscow
United States
U.S
Supply and demand? Free advice overload in today’s chuckle
A humorous quip notes the abundance of free guidance while poking fun at economic tradeoffs. The joke implies that despite supply and demand theories, abundant gratis tips flood the market. It refrains from naming people or places, keeping the tone light and timeless.
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Hawkeye
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Roland Krekeler
Latte
Ing
Russell Kraft
Largo
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Kraft
CGW
Earl Ashpole
Janesville
Wis
Ashpole
Fred H. Cook
K.W. Robertson
Cook
Railroad
Robertson
Robinson
U.s.world
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