Reagan backed foreign aid bill passes House
The House approved an 11.4 billion foreign aid bill, the first regular appropriations for U S aid programs in three years. The White House pressed restraint on Reagan family finances, while Sisters of Mercy marked a 150th anniversary, and Linn County designated Matsell Bridge trails as National Recreation Trails. a police officer seeks retirement disability after two on duty crashes.
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Linn County
Matsell Bridge
James Watt
Secretary of the Interior
Hughes residency question stalls Iowa politics
State officials huddle over Harold Hughes residency as two news conferences fail to resolve the candidate eligibility issue. A special assistant attorney general says Hughes is qualified to run, while other coverage points to Ali losing a bid for a fourth title and Marathon Oil stock deal delays.
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Harold Hughes
Hughes
Iowa Senate
Toys arrive to aid Cedar Rapids Christmas Toy Project
Cedar Rapids area residents and merchants donated toys to the Jaycees Christmas Toys for the Needy Project after a blaze destroyed toys stored at the vacant Eisenhower Elementary School. The loss affected about 200 families, with new quarters next to Papa Juan's Restaurant aiding the effort.
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Jaycees
Eisenhower Elementary
Bob Rodriguez
Joe O'Brien
Trial date set for Ivor Stanley
Ivor Stanley is scheduled to stand trial February 16 in Linn District Court First Avenue division on purchasing the services of a prostitute. The defense cited a schedule conflict with a California trip and the Rose Bowl game. Prosecutor Mollman agreed, as a courtesy, to the continuance.
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Ivor Stanley
First Avenue
Linn District Court
Lynne Brady
Ted Ruffin
Ruffin
Stanley
Hawaii
Michael Mollman
Mollman
Silkwood death ruling halves $10.5 million award
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reduced the Silkwood estate verdict to a $5,000 property-damage award and removed most of the personal injury and punitive damages against Kerr McGee Nuclear. The court cited workers compensation in Oklahoma and federal law preempting punitive damages, noting plutonium contamination likely from plant work but not intentional exposure.
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Denver
UPI
Karen Silkwood
10Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kerr McGee Nuclear Corp
Crescent
Okla
FBI
Atomic Energy Commission
Kerr-McGee
Silkwood
Man Aims for Post Office Job After 3000 Mile Pedal
Heart transplant survivor Jim Hayes rode 3000 miles from Knoxville to Stanford for his fifth annual medical exam but the Postal Service ruled him medically unfit for a mail handler position. Hayes plans an appeal, citing fitness and prior health achievements.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Jim Hayes
Tennessee
California
Postal Service
Hayes
Charlotte
N.C
Knoxville
Roy Asbury
Memphis
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto
Calif
American Heart Association
Stanford
Victor McLaughlin
Germany
Tire explosion injures Tama man at service station
Marvin Low 47 of Tama sustained face and arm cuts when a split truck fire rim exploded at his Highway 63 service station in Toledo. He was rushed to Marshalltown Area Community Hospital and then to Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines in serious condition. Firemen say the tire was being secured after repair in a safety enclosure when it blew.
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Marvin Low
Highway 63
Toledo
Marshalltown Area Community Hospital
Toledo Ambulance
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Low
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