Iowa considers gasoline tax hike amid historic pact
A historic agreement could foretell a four cent per gallon rise in the gasoline tax next year. Page 2A. Political humorist Mark Russell hosts Caucus Night with Mark Russell Let’s Party a two hour special from Des Moines studios. TV Vision. An Iowa health official says a new cancer risk study near nuclear plants will show zilch. Page 2A. A Cedar Rapids woman’s death in a Highway 30 crash is linked to a smokestack shutdown in a filed document. Page 8A. Cedar Rapids Community School District may implement all day kindergarten in four elementary schools. Page 8A.
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Iowa
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Des Moines
TV Vision
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Today’s Chuckle Lights Up Your Switch Joke
A lighthearted quip observes that people who brighten life also know how to flip your switch, turning a warm moment into a playful tease about relationship sparks.
Mecham Impeached Arizona House Sets Stage For Trial
Arizona Governor Evan Mecham was impeached by the House on charges of high crimes and malfeasance. The 46 to 14 vote removes him pending a Senate trial, which could last two months or more with 30 jurors and a two-thirds conviction required. Rose Mofford acts as governor.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
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House of Representatives
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Senate
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Rose Mofford
U.S
Oklahoma
Henry Johnston
State Senate
Dole Visits Regis High as Campaign Stops Vary in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids high schools the 1990s campaign season sees Dole visit Regis High School as other schools host or decline candidate assemblies. Some principals welcome visitors while others, like LaSalle, prefer none, citing student age and turnout concerns. Kennedy and Washington drew two candidates each. Jefferson reports no requests.
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Iowa
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Bob Dole
Regis High School
Cedar Rapids
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Bruce Babbitt
Pierre DuPont
George Bush
LaSalle
Donald Schmitt
William Rainbow
Kennedy
Washington
Jefferson
William Jacobson
Noriega accused of selling Panama to drug traffickers
U S prosecutors unsealed indictments alleging Panama leader Manuel Antonio Noriega took $4.6 million in payoffs from the Medellin Cartel to protect cargoes and launder money. A Tampa case cites a $1 million bribe and import efforts of 1.4 million pounds of marijuana.
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Miami
Manuel Antonio Noriega
United States
Noriega
Medellin Cartel
Colombia
U.S
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Tampa
Kellner
Comic Relief Nose Craze Grips Britain For Charity
Britons wear red plastic noses on Comic Relief Day to raise funds for African famine relief. Noses appeared on milkmen pilots and even Prince Andrew, while shortages showed global demand. Organizers said over 3.8 million noses sold in advance at 50 pence each, aiming to raise more than 3.5 million dollars for Oxfam relief in Sudan.
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London
Prince Andrew
Margaret Thatcher
England
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Nebraska
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Taiwan
Italy
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Portugal
Bangkok
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Oxfam
Sudan
Democrats back down on tax bill in Iowa House
A group of Democrats backed away from a plan to provide a fan income tax break for low and middle income Iowans while keeping a permanent tax overhaul. The House passed the measure 82 to 8 and sent it to the Senate with minor amendments. Rep. Ralph Rosenberg withdrew his alternative to raise standard deductions planned for the 1989 year, saying the state cannot fund it this year.
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