Is flying safer than driving a paradox of methods
An analysis in the Dallas Times Herald contrasts two safety methods for travel. It shows airline travel appears far safer per passenger mile but if you compare per vehicle mile cars show fewer fatalities, implying cars may be over twice as safe as planes in single-vehicle terms.
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Transportation Research Institute of
University of Michigan
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Iowa panel backs study on blind and deaf schools consolidation
A state task force says merging the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School at Vinton with the Iowa School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs could save about 1.1 million dollars a year but requires two more months of educational review. One‑time remodeling costs are estimated at 2.7 to 3.3 million dollars. The report goes to the Board of Regents as Gov. Branstad pushes cost reductions and hints at using the Vinton site for a drunken drivers prison.
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Bazette
Des Moines
Burec
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Council Bluffs
State Board of Regents
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Board of Regents
Terry Branstad
Vinton
Keith Mossman
Branstad
Reagan-Tax Reform Moves Advance Amid GOP Lobbying
President Reagan personally lobbied reluctant Republicans as Democratic leaders set up House votes on two tax overhaul bills. A rebel bloc defeated the stopgap spending measure, forcing fresh talks on a broader spending package and adjournment timing.
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Reagan
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Treasury
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Baker
Robert Michel
Illinois
Thomas P. O'Neill
Capitol
Mafia chief's killing may signal a war in NY
In midtown Manhattan Paul Castellano and his bodyguard Thomas Bilotti were shot to death as they exited a limousine. Police said the slayings could mark the start of a crime war, with FBI officials noting Castellano had led the Gambino family and faced racketeering charges.
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Manhattan
FBI
Paul Castellano
Gambino
Thomas Bilotti
Richard Nicastro
Tony Vallelong
Castellano
New York City
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Nicastro
United States
Thomas Sheer
Iowa Supreme Court ruling prompts push to Legislature over church schools
Des Moines AP reports Iowa education officials plan to seek legislative action after the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding state authority. The May ruling required church schools to hire state certified teachers, ending Charles City court litigation per officials.
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DES Moines
U.S. Supreme Court
Randy Johnson
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