Reagan backs Saudi AWACS deal in major policy fight
The Reagan administration defends an 8.5 billion weapons package to Saudi Arabia including five AWACS planes amid Israel’s opposition. Congress has until Oct 30 to block the sale, while White House officials push for full details and emphasize regional stability and Israel’s security advantage.
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Jail crowd prompts three prisoners' transfer to another county
Linn County Sheriff Don Sawyer moved Cass Pederson Jamie Hartgrave and Thomas Thurston from Linn to Benton County Jail in Vinton on Monday night to relieve crowding. The Cedar Rapids trio held on minor charges and probation revocation were sent to free beds as 88 inmates filled an 79 bed facility.
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Thomas Thurston
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Vinton
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Lisbon Considers Self-Run Telephone Service
Lisbon City Council and about 30 residents met with United Telephone Company of Iowa representatives to decide whether to form a local telephone service or contract with another firm. Lisbon’s annual 25 year non exclusive franchise runs to 2004, and residents complain that Lisbon numbers were omitted from the 1981 Tipton Regional Directory.
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United Telephone Company of Iowa
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Daniel den Beste
Mechanicsville
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Lowden
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United Telephone Company of
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Four Cedar Rapids Teamsters Officials Indicted on Extortion Claims
A federal grand jury indicted four Cedar Rapids area Teamsters Local 238 officials on 16 counts for allegedly extorting non union truck drivers at a construction site. The charges cover threats of strikes and economic harm to demand initiation fees while denying representation. The case spans 1976 to 1979 at the Cedar Rapids water pollution control project.
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Teamsters Union
Harry J. Wilford
Herman J. Casten
Carter St. NW
Everett G. Dague
19Th Ave
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Casten
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Reeding
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Recession fears push markets lower amid deficit worries
Fears of a severe recession and budget deficits triggered a broad stock and bond selloff in New York. The Dow fell 20.45 to 900.11, NYSE volume rose modestly, and bonds hit record or near record lows. Analysts noted anxiety over Reagan's tax-cut plan.
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Andrew Morse
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
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Newton Zinder
E.F. Hutton & Co. Inc
IRS Index Shows Government Handicap Program For Hirelings
An item notes government efforts to handicap the hired class through a program indexed by the IRS. It discusses potential impacts on employment and payroll administration, highlighting policy aims and anticipated economic effects.
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Lennon killer Chapman sentenced to 20 years to life
Mark David Chapman was sentenced in New York to 20 years to life for the murder of John Lennon. He appeared pale in a bulletproof vest, clutching The Catcher in the Rye, and read a passage as his purported final words.
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