Iowa House Demos Agree on Tax Hikes for Farm Aid and Bond Pool
House Democrats back a package raising the sales tax from 4 to 5 percent and cigarette tax by 8 cents a pack to fund farm relief, a business tax break, and a $20 million bonding pool for roads, water and sewer projects. Local option taxes would also be allowed.
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Iowa
House
Demos
Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Avenson
Terry Branstad
Christmas Rush At Cedar Rapids Post Office
Christmas rush hit the Cedar Rapids Post Office as shoppers snapped up the new 22 cent stamps and 2 cent stamps. First class postage rose to 22 cents on Sunday with post offices closed Monday. vending machines stayed busy and staff stocked 2 cent and 22 cent stamps. Burianek said 3,000 2 cent stamps sold in the lobby on Monday and mail without sufficient postage would incur postage due from Tuesday night onward.
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Nancy Stevens
Azette
Cedar Rapid
John L. Burianek
Burianek
Gazette
Duane Creck
Janice Miller
Cedar Rapids
Harkin Clashes With Dole Over Farm Aid in Maiden Speech
In a sharp Senate exchange, freshman Sen. Tom Harkin confronted Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole during his maiden address, urging focus on farm debt relief. Dole warned against political games as farm states threaten to block Edwin Meese’s attorney general nomination until farm aid is secured.
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David Lynch
Uvazette
Washington
Tom Harkin
Senate
Robert Dole
Kan
Iowa
Farm State
Edwin Meese
Reagan Administration
J.J. Exon
D-Neb
David Boren
Dokla
Dole
Harkin
Iowa senator seeks to save cabooses on certain trains
State Sen. D Jim Wells of Cedar Rapids introduces a bill to require cabooses on trains with more than 20 cars or carrying hazardous waste. He cites safety concerns but admits the measure has little chance of approval, noting it failed last year.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
ES Moines
Jim Wells
Wells
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
First artificial heart recipient leaves hospital in wheelchair
William Schroeder, the second patient in the Jarvik-7 program, became the first artificial heart recipient to exit Humana Heart Institute in Louisville in a wheelchair. Murray Haydon, the third patient, continued improving by sitting up, drinking fluids, and exercising as doctors anticipated more movement soon.
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Louisville
William Schroeder
Humana Heart Institute
Murray Haydon
Haydon
Allan Lansing
Humana Heart Institute International
Barney Clark
Salt Lake City
Schroeder
Humana
Robert Irvine
Indiana Uni
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Washington Farm Conference
Abby
Marion
Legislator
Caboose
Bobby Knight
Indiana University
Utah
Margaret
Jasper
Ind
Bill
Lansing
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