Hunt for tax fanatic Gordon Kahl continues after marshal killings
Federal and state officers hunted Gordon Kahl, a 63 year old tax protester, after two U S marshals were killed and others wounded during an arrest attempt near Medina North Dakota. Authorities pursued him at a farm near Heaton while a roadblock and armored units waited.
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Medina
Darrell Graf
Abot
Heaton
North Dakota
U.S
Bob Dick
Englevale
Federal Reserve
Internal Revenue Service
Texas
Bismarck
Raymond Weatherby
Arens to be Israel defense minister replaces Sharon
Moshe Arens, Israel's hawkish ambassador to Washington, accepts the post of defense minister after Ariel Sharon resigns from the ministry. Begin gains Knesset approval to remove Sharon. Sharon remains as minister without portfolio.
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Gazette Wire Services
Jerusalem
Moshe Arens
Israel
Washington
Ariel Sharon
Menachem Begin
Knesset
Sharon
Defense
Begin
Arens
Beirut
Tate Joke Provokes Quick Wit About Perfection
The note presents a brief humorous exchange where a girl jokes about not accepting gifts from perfect strangers and questions who is perfect, preserving a light office humor tone.
EPA whistleblower testimony test planned after settlement
EPA reaches last minute deal with Hugh Kaufman, promising no interference with his speech while admitting no fault. Kaufman claims evidence reaches to the White House and says the settlement protects future agency whistleblowers who will testify before Congress. The dispute prompts congressional probes into the Superfund program and White House talks on document access.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Hugh Kaufman
Kaufman
White House
House
Fred Field
Iowa House keeps $20 fine for buckle up baby bill
The Iowa House approved the buckle up baby measure 81-17 sending it to the Senate. The bill requires seat belts or child safety seats for under five and retains a $20 fine for noncompliance. Supporters cite automobile accident risks to children and urge adoption to protect youngsters.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette Des Moine Bureau Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
Cost-of-living adjustments stir debate as inflation shifts
Article explains COLA and unCOLA effects as CPI declines push pay cuts for Quaker Oats workers and others. It notes historical patterns, union responses, and that 54 percent of workers are under COLA agreements while some locals suspend or cap changes.
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Quakers Oats
CPI
Afl-Cio
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Universal Engineering
Square D
P-3
United Food and Commercial Workers
Wilson Foods
Wilson
John Detweiler
Rockwell-Collins
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Rockwell
John Zalesky
UAW
Detroit
Zalusky
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