Branstad sticks to three debates with Junkins
Gov. Branstad maintains a limit of three debates with challenger Lowell Junkins saying more debates would tire voters. Junkins counters, proposing at least six debates and accusing Branstad of dodging issues. Branstad calls the three-debate plan firm and aims to start in the fall with one event in each region of Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmiergazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Terry Branstad
Lowell Junkins
Junkins
Bransta
Branstad
Iowa
Panel faults NASA in Challenger disaster findings
The shuttle commission concludes a single physical cause, a failed rocket joint, led to the January 28 disaster that killed seven crew. It cites managerial faults at NASA headquarters and the rocket maker, and says leaders had enough data last August to halt flights until boosters were repaired.
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Ashington
Shuttle Commission
Space Agency
Washington
Reagan
Grandfather Opens Fire Killing Two and Wounding Four
A 78-year-old man shot his daughter and her husband at a family dinner, injured his wife and four grandchildren, two of whom were 12 and 15. Melville Henwood, charged with open murder and multiple assault and firearm counts, was found in critical condition after surgery. Neighbors reported hearing screams and shots as police took Henwood into custody near the home south of Lansing.
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Lansing
Mich
Melville Nelson Henwood
St. Lawrence Hospital
Eaton County
Joseph Jager
L.A
New York
Chicago
G. Michael Hocking
Chris Ehrenberger
Ehrenbergers
Henwood
Art Kelsey
Jager
56Th District
Paul Burger
Cost of living varies in Iowa cities Cedar Rapids lower than Iowa City
A survey by the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association shows Cedar Rapids with a cost of living index of 96.2 and Iowa City at 104.9 for the first quarter of 1986. Iowa City housing leads at 134.4 while Cedar Rapids tops in miscellaneous services at 100.7.
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Cedar Rapids
American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
Iowa City
Iowa Cities
Clarinda
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Sioux City
Space shuttle safety reforms urged after accident findings
The commission recommends redesigning the faulty SRM joint and seal, centralizing authority under the national shuttle program manager, increasing NASA management involvement, reviewing exempt components, creating an independent Office of Safety and Quality Assurance, improving tire brake and nose wheel systems, landing only at Edwards until criteria are met, and pursuing a crew escape system.
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National Shuttle
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Office of Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance
Edwards Air Force Base
Kennedy
Court blocks Baby Doe regulations on infant life choices
The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 ruling, voids the Reagan era Baby Doe rules, saying federal regulators cannot override parental decisions on medical care for infants with severe defects. The decision leaves state laws intact and suggests possible future amendments to federal law.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Indiana
New York
Justice Department
Richard L. Epstein
American Hospital Association
Thomas J. Marten
National Legal Center For the
Terry Eastland
Eastland
John Paul Stevens
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