Reagan budget sparks immediate partisan clash in Congress
President Reagan unveiled an 848.5 billion dollar 1984 budget amid swift criticism from House Speaker O'Neill and GOP leaders who warned changes would be needed to pass Congress. The plan calls for a one year freeze on federal pay and pensions with defense spending rising to 238.6 billion while unemployment remains above 10 percent into 1984.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Reagan
Congress
House
Thomas O'Neill
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget Committee
GOP
Domenici
House Budget Committee
James Jones
D-Okla
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ilc
Ways and Means Committee
O’neill
Lowans React to Reagan Farm Budget Proposal
Iowa lawmakers react mixed to President Reagan’s plan calling for a $35 billion USDA budget for the coming fiscal year, down from $45 billion, with emphasis on defense cuts. Delegates Bedell and Evans voice cautious support for reductions and priority realignment.
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David Lynch
Washington
Reagan
Congress
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Berkley Bedell
Spirit Lake
House Agriculture Committee
Cooper Evans
R-Grundy Center
USDA
Tate 5 Personnel Man Offers Trainee Coffee Break Option
A government or company official, Tate 5 Personnel, suggests to a trainee that they may skip coffee breaks or retire three years early as an alternative. The remark frames a policy choice affecting work routine and retirement planning.
Apparent cult kidnapping attempt foiled in Cedar Rapids
Five Omaha men faced false imprisonment charges after a reported abduction attempt at Pizza Village in Cedar Rapids failed when employees alerted police. The victim, Leanne Panowicz, 27, was recovered and another suspect remained at large. The case continues with arraignment planned.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Lawrence G. Whelan
Jimmy L. Hilzendeger
Frank E. Coleman
Richard P. Margrave
Omaha
Neb
Leanne Panowicz
Seventh St. SE
Pizza Village
Edgewood Road
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Panowicz
I 380 to Open Ahead of Schedule in 1984
The 22 mile I-380 stretch from Urbana to Waterloo should be open by fall 1984, two years early, after Iowa DOT received 24 million dollars in federal funds. Paving could finish by late summer 1984 with grading and bridge work completed this summer.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Iowa Department of Transportation
Urbana
Gus Anderson
Idot Planning and Research
IDOT
Idot Commission
Anderson
Robert Henely
Iowa crowd demands halt to rising natural gas prices
A 350 strong Des Moines crowd urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to curb steep natural gas price hikes. Speakers claimed consumer hardship across demographics from poor residents to manufacturers. Cedar Rapids group handed Commissioner Oliver G Richard III petitions with 40 000 signatures. Governor Branstad invited Richard to the hearing drawing national TV coverage.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Cedar Rapids
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