Branstad Signs 4 Percent Iowa Sales Tax Bill
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed the measure raising the state sales tax from 3 percent to 4 percent effective March 1. The signing used 14 pens and followed fast passage by both chambers. Proceeds include property tax relief and education funding, with $83 million slated for relief. Officials prepare for the 1 percent rise and notify permit holders of changes.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
House
Senate
Branstad
Iowa
Iowa Department of Revenue
Carl Castelda
Castelda
UPI
Reagan panel weighs mobile small ICBM alongside MX plan
Reagan Commission on Strategic Forces considers recommending a small intercontinental missile with a single warhead in armored carriers. The panel also weighs placing MX missiles in silos and may delay reports to study technical details and consult lawmakers. A 11 member panel led by Gen. Brent Scowcroft aims for Feb. 18 recommendations.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Reagan
Commission On Strategic Forces
U.S
Congress
National Security
Brent Scowcroft
Money Morals Mix in Iowa Parimutuel Betting Hearing
About 300 people gathered at the Wallace State Office Building for a Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing on legalizing parimutuel betting in Iowa. The session featured 40 pre registered speakers with crowd sentiment leaning toward supporters despite a near split in opinions.
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Ken Sullivan
Wrette
Des Moines
Wallace State
Iowa
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Terry Branstad
Robert Baker
The
Humane Society of the United States
Washington, D.C
Baker
Chagra Acquitted Of Plot To Kill Judge In 1979
Jamiel Chagra was acquitted of murder and conspiracy to murder U.S. District Judge John Wood Jr. in 1979 but found guilty on conspiring to obstruct justice and to possess over 1000 pounds of marijuana. Sentencing set for March 8 with potential 15 year maximum.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jamiel
Jimmy” Chagra
U.S
John Wood Jr
Chagra
Charles Harrelson
San Antonio
Texas
John
Elizabeth
Harrelson
Wood
el Paso
Joseph Chagra
Jamiel Chagra
Jimmy Chagra
John Wood
Biggest arrest in truckers strike as Ohio riot crackdown grows
Police in Ohio seized 17 people on rioting charges in the largest action of the independent truckers strike. Eight claimed trucker status. The group was released on $1,000 bonds. The violence left one dead and 63 injured as talks with officials stalled. Norman O'Brien of Missouri pleaded guilty in Iowa to giving false information about a sniper incident.
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Gazette Wire Services
Ohio
Independent Truckers
Mike Parkhurst
Independent Truckers Association
Youngstown
Ohio Highway Patrol
Walter Charke
Mahoning County
State Patrol
Arland Nelson
Iowa
Norman F. O'Brien
Otterville
Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation
Clarke County
Osceola
O’brien
Farmer Stand Chuckle Sign Brings Watermelon Witty Claim
A fruit stand displays a sign reading Our most delicious watermelon we ever seed and pokes light fun at a common spelling slip. The sign reflects rustic humor and local color at a rural roadside stall.
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