Iowa's Weather Today Mostly Sunny and Hot
A forecast reports mostly sunny skies with a high in the low 90s in Iowa. Winds from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph and a low in the mid-60s. See page 15A.
07 Jun 1987
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1987
Page
1
A forecast reports mostly sunny skies with a high in the low 90s in Iowa. Winds from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph and a low in the mid-60s. See page 15A.
After a three day stalemate the Iowa Legislature canceled a $170 million income tax hike and left deductions unchanged. The Senate approved the bill 33 13 and the House 60 28 adjourned the special session. The measure raises corporate taxes 25 million and preserves a 37 million automatic individual tax increase tied to federal tax changes.
The measure keeps Iowa's 13 percent top personal tax rate and preserves deductibility of federal taxes on state returns. It allows married couples to file separately and preserves several deductions. Corporate tax changes shift $25 million in taxes to businesses while a balanced budget relies on $127 million in unexpectedly received revenues.
An Italian guard pointed a rifle toward President Reagan's helicopter during a luncheon at a country estate near Castelporziano in Italy. No shots were fired as Secret Service and reporters watched the incident. the officer later observed from a distance with binoculars.
It's a light humor item noting that exaggeration can start with a pile of dirt and a simple joke about turning a small issue into a big one.
Reagan administration rejects China's denial of supplying HY-2 Silkworm anti ship missiles to Iran. Carlucci warns Iran against attacking U S ships and raises possible responses while Vatican meeting with Pope John Paul II. Soviet official says no Gulf naval buildup and seeks talks to assure freedom of shipping.
Three hot air balloons struck power lines in Maryland and North Carolina. In Gaithersburg Montgomery County an apparently fatal collision killed a 16 year old girl Christine Lynn Van Newkirk and left her father Robert Van Newkirk seriously burned. The 50 balloon fundraiser for Kids Inc. involved a Pittsburgh couple among the victims. In Charlotte a newlywed was killed when a balloon tangled in 13 000 volt lines. the pilot suffered burns and the wife was unharmed.
A Dubuque County accident report wrongly stated that 22 year old David Swigarth died in a May 26 two car crash. He survived with minor injuries after Sheriff Leo Kennedy corrected the miscode and a Dyersville paper apologized in the Telegraph Herald.
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