Iowa Lotto bids urge massive prizes and PC play
Three firms bidding to run Iowa's new Lotto urge free tickets, PC and touch-tone play, and gradually growing jackpots to megabucks levels. Four companies submitted proposals Control Data Scientific Games G Tech and General Instrument with one secret for trade reasons. Lottery officials will review with a consultant and decide January 16.
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Iowa Lottery
Control Data of
New York
Scientific Games of
Atlanta
G-Tech
Providence
A.I
General Instrument Corp
Hunt Valley
Lottery
Lottery Board
General Instrument
Negotiators forge plan to end deficits
House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement in principle on a balanced budget plan to 1991. The bill sets declining deficit ceilings and automatic spending cuts if targets are missed, with exemptions for Social Security veterans pensions and several programs for the poor.
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Washington
James Miller
Office of Management and Budget
Miller
Reagan
House
Senate
White House
Branstad plan cuts over half of savings from eliminations
Gov. Terry Branstad's proposed government reorganization would save 18.8 million by eliminating programs and 15.6 million by reorganizing the bureaucracy. He argues most savings come from program cuts and consolidation, with Medicaid kept intact while related aid is trimmed.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Human Services
Health and Substance Abuse
The Reason You Can't Take It With You
A concise aphorism notes that worldly possessions vanish before the owner departs this life, underscoring the futility of clinging to riches. The line reflects a common moral about values over material wealth.
Britain joins Reagan SDI research effort with UK pact
Britain agreed to participate in the Strategic Defense Initiative with the United States. Caspar Weinberger and Michael Heseltine signed a memorandum of understanding promising substantial UK contracts and job creation as laser and optic computer technologies advance the program. The move marks the first tangible US UK alliance link on SDI.
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Britain
Reagan
U.S
Caspar Weinberger
Michael Heseltine
Weinberger
Washington
SDI
Heseltine
United States
Shultz hints steps to counter Cuban role in Nicaragua
Secretary of State George Shultz suggested the United States may take further steps to counter Cuban and Soviet military involvement in Nicaragua. He cited incontrovertible evidence of Cuban advisers in combat against U S backed rebels and did not rule out asking Congress for more military aid to bolster contra forces.
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George Shultz
United States
Nicaragua
Shultz
Reagan
Congress
Managua
Daniel Ortega
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