Reagan leaning toward surcharge oil fees in 1986 plan
Reagan administration leans toward tax increases in fiscal 1986 and beyond, proposing oil fees and a 1 percent surcharge on personal income. Oil fees could lift gasoline by about 12 cents a gallon. A six month delay in cost‑of‑living raises for Civil Service, veterans, railroad workers, and miners with black lung is likely to save roughly $1 billion this year.
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Washington
Congressional
Reagan
Treasury
Donald Regan
Regan
Paris
Congress
Panel backs higher retirement age for Social Security
A majority of the Social Security reform commission plans a gradual raise of the retirement age to 66 for those born after 1949, starting 2003 and reaching 66 in 2015, with 62 at early retirement phased up and tied to lifespan. Medicare and disability eligibility remain at 65.
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Washington
Social Security Reform Commission
Alan Greenspan
Commission
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Linn judge rules on law of the ring
Linn County associate judge ruled that the engagement ring belongs to Joan Sackett after a broken six month engagement. Randall Goldbeck sought 1000 dollars for the ring claiming he still owes 800 to a jeweler. The judge said duties and social implications of an engagement ring favor Sackett.
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Linn
Vanessa Shelton
Linn County
Randall K. Goldbeck
Ninth St
Marion
Goldbeck
John Siebenmann
Siebenmann
Small Claims Court
Joan E. Sackett
Ave
Sackett
Liebenmann
Iowa
The
Gazette
Three Iowa pari-mutuel betting bills roll into House starting gate
Three bills to legalize pariMutuel betting in Iowa were introduced in the House. One covers dog racing, one horse racing, and one for both. a five member racing commission would issue licenses and a four percent tax would fund the state. Gov Branstad and many Democrats back the measure.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Terry Branstad
Linn County
Richard Running
Doris Peick
Soviets warn of world crisis from Western missiles
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko warned in West Germany that U S missile deployments in Western Europe would trigger a year long confrontation and a higher level arms race. He reiterated Andropov’s arms reduction proposals and dismissed the U S zero option to cancel Pershing II and cruise missiles.
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Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Europe
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Kremlin
Communist Party
Yuri Andropov
United States
Soviet Union
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