Lawmakers to investigate racing panel
Senate Majority Leader says a detailed probe will examine the state racing commission after the resignation of one member. The inquiry aims to clear doubts about integrity and mitigate questions about conflicts of interest while Gov Branstad defends rapid appointments.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Senate
New Racing Commission
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Senate Judiciary Committee
New Commission
Jenkins
Gerald Manatt
Brooklyn
Manatt
Terry Branstad
Agent Orange study finds no abnormal death rates
The Air Force reports no evidence of abnormal death rates among 1,269 Ranch Hand personnel who sprayed Agent Orange in Vietnam. Four cancer deaths occurred, none of the typical chemical-related types, and the death rate matched a similar comparison group. Critics say the study does not address health or birth defects concerns.
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Washington
Air Force
Peter MacQueen
American Legion
Murphy A. Chesney
Pentagon
Supreme Court narrows Title 6 bias remedies restricts intent proof
In a 7-2 decision the Supreme Court requires proving discriminatory intent under Title 6 for most civil rights bias suits against recipients of federal funds. Separate 5-4 rulings limit halting discriminatory practices without intent and bar compensatory damages without intent. The case affects lawsuits from 1976 challenging NYPD layoffs and drew mixed opinions about clarity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York Police Department
Lewis F. Powell
Flour Pot Cookie Co. founders turn $70 into million dollar bakery
Marie Mahan and Pam King built a Minneapolis cookie business from a $70 start in 1981. Their Flour Pot Cookie Co. employs up to 22, aims to top $1 million in sales this year, and even sent 20 dozen cookies to Iowa first lady Chris Branstad.
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Marie Mahan
Indian Hill Road
Pam King
Minneapolis
Flour Pot Cookie Co
Mahan
Iowa
Chris Branstad
King
Wall Street Journal
Pillsbury
Dunwoody Baking Institute
Jack
Nickel buys time in lean weeks, a pocket saver.
A short note observes how a single nickel stretches value as buying power shrinks, noting its small yet meaningful impact in tight budgets and everyday purchases.
Israel Resists U S Push for Lebanon Pullout
Israel rejected a U S proposal to pull out of Lebanon before Syria as the PLO sent a peace mission to Damascus and Tunis to address Al Fatah mutiny and ties with President Assad. Washington kept to a total, simultaneous withdrawal stance amid mixed signals on phased steps.
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Associated Press
Israel
U.S
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hafez Assad
al Fatah
Tunis
Tunisia
PLO
Damascus
Menachem Begin
Philip C. Habib
Syria
Begin
Uri Porat
Jerusalem
Porat
Habib
United States
Washington
Alan Romberg
State Department
Reagan Administration
Yuval Ne’eman
Israel Radio
Middle East
Yasser Arafat
Assad
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