Two congressmen admit misconduct with teenage pages
Reps. Gerry Studds and Daniel Crane acknowledge sexual relations with pages, triggering an Ethics Committee recommendation for reprimand. The panel, voting 11-1, says no removal or loss of seniority. Studds defends his private life while Crane apologizes for a past mistake.
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Washington
Gerry E. Studds
D-Mass
Daniel Crane
R-Ill
Ethics Committee
House
Studds
Ethics Panel
Committee On Standards of Official Conduct
Crane
Capitol Hill
House Approves Reagan Caribbean Duty Free Plan
The House passed 289 to 129 a measure granting 12 years duty free entry for Caribbean Basin products. The plan, backed by Reagan, aims to stabilize economies and deter instability while unions fear loss of U.S. jobs. debate centered on beef imports and multinational competition.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Latin America
James Wright
Texas
U.S
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Harkin
Caribbean
Senate
House-Senate
Congress
Wright
United States
Caribbean Basin
Central America
Service fee added to IE rate hike in Iowa
The Iowa Commerce Commission approved an 18.5 percent interim rise in Iowa Electric Light and Power rates, effective Thursday, and ordered a new monthly service fee of 4 dollars for residential customers and 7 dollars for farmers and small businesses. The ICC may issue a final decision by March 1984.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa Commerce Commission
ICC
Iowa Electric
Iowa
Drive-in Banks Serve Cars Meeting Real Owners
The note humorously states drive-in banks exist to let cars encounter their real owners, implying a parody of banking convenience. This terse line frames the concept as a wry observation about modern finance and vehicle culture.
Salt and blood pressure debate continues in major studies
Yale researchers say about one-fifth of people may be salt sensitive and prone to high blood pressure while most are largely unaffected. A Dutch study challenges this, linking sodium to greater risks of heart attack stroke and kidney damage.
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Chicago
Yale University
Netherlands
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Connecticut
Farris remark cited by officer in Cedar Rapids triple murder case
The testimony describes Bruce Farris saying he might know the bloody scene suspects and implying a casual attitude toward the stabbings. Officer Richard White testified on the second day of trial in Jasper County District Court as the state details the murders of Jacalyn May and her two sons Jason and Justin. The case, moved from Cedar Rapids to Jasper County due to prior publicity, follows the earlier trial of Michael Rohn who was acquitted in related charges.
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Roland Krekeler
Arate Courts
Newton
Bruce Farris
Farris
Richard White
White
Cedar Rapids
Jacalyn May
Jason
Justin
Jasper County District Court
Michael Rohn
Rohn
Miss May
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Tate
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