FCC delays long distance access fees into 1985
The FCC tentatively postpones a $2 monthly access fee for long-distance service until mid-1985, delaying rate cuts AT&T hoped to achieve. Residential and small business customers gain further delay, while large businesses face up to $6 monthly charges. The plan shifts subsidy costs and prompts further study of impacts on universal service and bypass networks.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Mark Fowler
Jack Smith
Common Carrier Bureau
At&t
MCI Communications
Gte-Sprint
No progress in nuke talks stalls arms debate
Secretary of State George Shultz said the United States would keep willpower and self confidence as he seeks new openings in nuclear arms talks with the Soviet Union. He reported nothing positive after a five hour Stockholm meeting with Andrei Gromyko and noted potential Soviet moves toward limited East West talks on conventional forces in Europe.
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Gazette
Oslo
Norway
U.S
George Shultz
Soviet Union
United States
Shultz
Stockholm
Andrei Gromyko
Europe
Moscow
Too many people enter bars optimistically
A concise phrase notes many enter bars with optimism but exit lingering in foggy or hazy states. The line plays on perception and mood without naming places or people.
Heavy Snow Stalls Tokyo Traffic Amid 8.8-Inch Storm
A Tokyo street shows a stalled rickshaw as heavy snow halts metropolitan traffic. The 8.8 inch snowfall is the area's heaviest in 15 years, with record totals also reported in China including about 12 inches in Shanghai.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Shanghai
Branstad Budget Overlooked 9.8 Million Education Increase
Iowa Governor Branstad proposed a budget with a missing 9.8 million rise for handicapped education programs. An aide notes the oversight could cancel the planned increase, leaving the overall school aid about 10 million short. Lawmakers warn the discrepancy puts the budget out of balance with the Department of Public Instruction estimates.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
House Education Committee
Richard Groth
D-Albert City
Groth
Branstad
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Two Women Dead in Tama Highway 30 Head-On Crash
A head-on collision on Highway 30 near Tama left Virginia Benesh and Bonnie Buffalo dead. Two men, Marvin Benesh and Ellsworth Youngbear, were hospitalized in critical condition with multiple injuries.
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Tama
Highway 30
Virginia Benesh
Chelsea
Bonnie Buffalo
Mesquakie
Jerry Jones
Ellsworth Youngbear
Marvin M. Benesh
Bear
Blue Cross to Cut Hospital Rates in Iowa
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa announces a 24 million rate reduction tied to fewer hospital days. The cut, about 5 percent of hospital rates, will be credits or lower premiums for individuals and small groups, pending state approval, and goes into effect next summer. Subscriptions total about one million.
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DES Moines
Blue Cross
D. Eugene Sibery
Blue Shield of
Iowa
Sibery
Bruce Foudree
Equal pay study could trigger state employee pay cuts
Iowa Governor Branstad said a comparable worth study showing pay discrimination might require reducing some state workers' wages to fund raises for underpaid staff. Legislators question federal law compatibility while the state awaits the study's price tag, with potential costs estimated up to ten million dollars annually.
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Judy Daubenmier
Lazette
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Sue Mullins
R-Corwith
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