Branstad pushes 1 percent sales tax hike proposal
Des Moines reports Gov Terry Branstad proposed raising the state sales tax by 1 percent to help close a severe budget gap. Democratic lawmakers called the plan realistic though cautious about its reach. Lt Gov Robert Anderson said political rhetoric may shift under public-finance pressures. Senator Edgar Holden criticized the burdens on taxpayers in a memo after the briefing.
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Ken Sullivan Gade
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Robert Anderson
Branstad Defends 1 Cent Iowa Sales Tax Increase
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad faced questions in Cedar Rapids about his proposed 1 cent sales tax rise and vowed it will not be used to fund increased state spending. He outlined a two year budget plan with aides Ronald Mosher and Doug Gross, briefing public officials in Davenport and Sioux City.
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Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fer
Five Seasons
Sioux City
Branstad
Susan Neely
Postman apology after two weeks no-mail to Cedar Rapids couple
Robert and Sandy Benn of 1536 A Ave NE Cedar Rapids faced two weeks without mail because a carrier believed no one lived at their home. The Postal Service apologized and said it tried to resolve the issue after Benn’s calls.
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Kurt Rogahn
Latette
United States Postal Service
Cedar Rapids
Postal Service
Robert
Sandy Benn
Ave
Robert Benn
Benn
Post Office
Benns
Armstrong's Department Store
3.9 Percent Inflation for 1982 Lowest in a Decade
Inflation slowed to 3.9 percent in 1982 due to big drops in gasoline prices and mortgage rates. The decline followed a recession that analysts say mixed the gains. December CPI fell 0.3 percent, the second drop since 1965.
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Washington
White House
Labor Department
Department
Larry Speakes
Negotiator says U S not tied to zero option
Washington AP President Reagan's arms negotiator Paul Nitze said the United States is not locked to its zero option plan to remove medium range missiles. He will negotiate seriously if the Soviet side gives, returning to Geneva ready to bargain on intermediate range missiles. The zero option would end 572 US missiles in Europe in exchange for Moscow dismantling 590 missiles. The Soviets offered 162 missiles if deployments end. Nitze said any U S give requires Soviet concessions. West German SPD urged more than zero option. Kohl defended it as best.
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Reagan
United States
Moscow
Paul Nitze
Geneva
Nitze
Europe
Soviet Union
U.S
West Germany
Social Democratic Party
Nitze Signals Openness to Serious Soviet Proposals
The U.S. negotiator Paul Nitze states that if the Soviet side presents a serious proposal, Washington will give it serious consideration. This remark emphasizes cautious receptivity amid ongoing arms talks.
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