Reagan orders 60 day cooling off to halt railroad strike
President Reagan signed an executive order blocking a nationwide rail strike by 35 000 engineers and firemen for 60 days and set up an emergency board to probe demands from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The move aims to protect winter wheat shipments and defense material while preventing a large-scale halt to rail freight and unemployment.
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Washington Post
Washington
Reagan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
National Defense
Labor Mediation Board
White House
Larry Speakes
Santa Barbara
Calif
U.S
Speakes
United States
Defense Department
Robert Harris
National Mediation Board
Engineers Union
PLO Accepts U.S. Evacuation Plan Amid Beirut Talks
The PLO reportedly dropped a key demand as talks to end Israel’s Lebanon invasion progress. U.S. Marines could back an international force to evacuate PLO guerrillas trapped in West Beirut, with timing and withdrawal specifics unsettled. Habib pressed Israel over PLO withdrawal while Brezhnev warned against Marine deployment.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
West Beirut
Israel
Lebanon
Israeli Defense Ministry
PLO
U.S
White House
Philip Habib
Leonid Brezhnev
Reagan
Beirut
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Habib
Brezhnev
Ariel Sharon
East Beirut
Mideast
Academy of Sciences Urges End to Marijuana Penalties
A National Academy of Sciences report urges removing criminal penalties for private marijuana use to curb enforcement costs and social harms. The sponsor, National Institute on Drug Abuse, condemns the findings, warning decriminalization could be read as endorsing harm.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
The
National Institute On Drug Abuse
William Pollin
Pollin
Medicare cost spread surprises Iowa readers in 1980 report
The Health Policy Corp of Iowa found wide county variations in Medicare hospital and related costs in 1980, with $245 million spent for 350000 patients. Iowa averaged $712 per enrollee, 13 percent below national level, yet costs rose 38 percent from 1978 to 1980, shifting Iowa from 18th to 21st nationally. The report notes some counties appear to receive more services than residents elsewhere.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
South Dakota
Mitchell County
Index On Radio You Wonder What Studio Audience Laughs At
A witty note compares radio and TV audience reactions asking what makes the studio audience laugh on radio and why television viewers laugh on TV. The remark hints at media timing and humor differences between formats.
University president: undergrads should focus on thinking over jobs
University of Iowa President James O Freedman urged undergraduates to value intellectual growth over immediate job preparation. He argued four years should deepen understanding, not just train skills, citing future shifts in economy and the need for broad perspectives in business.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
James O. Freedman
Freedman
Middle East
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