Branstad vetoes Iowa lottery proposal over gambling fears
Gov. Terry Branstad vetoed a bill to set up a state lottery saying revenues were overstated and that a lottery would hook government on gambling. He argued 1857 constitution bans lotteries and warned of deceptive advertising and fiscal addiction. He also vetoed $2 million in start-up funds and contrasted lotteries with parimutual betting. The veto follows public concern and House critique.
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Judy Daubenmierszette
Des Moines
Bureau
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa
House
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
Air Canada DC-9 catches fire, 23 killed in Cincinnati area
An Air Canada DC-9 en route from Dallas to Toronto erupted in flames on approach and crashed, killing at least 23 aboard. About 18 others suffered smoke inhalation and minor injuries and were hospitalized in Florence and Edgewood Kentucky as investigators set up a temporary morgue at Greater Cincinnati Airport.
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Cincinnati
Air Canada
Booth Memorial Hospital
Florence
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Edgewood
Dallas-Fort Worth
Toronto
Federal Aviation Administration
Dennis Feldman
Washington
Greater Cincinnati
Dale Keith
Boone County
Robert Rash
Rick Kirsch
Connie
U.S. appoints Pickering ambassador to El Salvador amid crisis
President Reagan names Thomas Pickering, a career diplomat, as the new U.S. ambassador to war torn El Salvador. The administration also plans to send about two dozen medical specialists to aid casualties and weighs expanding Central American military involvement with advisers and aid to Honduras and Guatemala.
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Gazette
Washington
Reagan
Foreign Service
Thomas R. Pickering
U.S
el Salvador
Senate
Central America
Honduras
Guatemala
Worst flooding expected in West amid record snowfalls
The National Weather Service warned that the worst floods lie ahead for California Nevada Colorado and Nebraska as snowpack runs 200 to 300 percent normal. Ground saturation could trigger more floods even with light rains, with two to three weeks of danger ahead.
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Washington
National Weather Service
Utah
California
Nevada
Colorado
Nebraska
Robert Clark
The
Weather Service
Office of Hydrology
Sierra Nevada
Clark
Restorative Work Ends Day at the Office
By closing time the office staff feel energized and ready to celebrate the day. The mood is upbeat as everyone leaves with a sense of accomplishment and relief.
Wilson workers may strike tonight over labor contract
Union leaders say Wilson Foods employees will strike at midnight if no good faith talks today on reinstating the contract. Garry Zimmerman reports overwhelming support among rank and file and a meeting to tally votes after 11 AM. About 100 night shift workers were sent home for a work slowdown as negotiations stall.
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Gary Peterson
Wilson Foods
United Food and Commercial Workers Local P-3
Garry Zimmerman
the Gazette
Zimmerman
Teamsters Hall
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Wilson Foods Management
UFCW
Oklahoma City
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