Shuttle Commission Report Cites No Blame but Flaws in NASA
In a Rose Garden ceremony the president backs the commission's 11 recommendations to improve shuttle safety. The panel says the main engines need relentless maintenance and overhaul and notes NASA overreached in 1980s schedules. Marshall Center failures and poor joint design are labeled root causes, with no individual blamed.
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Domestic tragedy sparks multiple shootings during family dinner
A preliminary hearing was set for June 19 as sheriff's officials identify a domestic dispute at a family dinner as the motive. Elizabeth Flory, 43, and John Flory, 47, were killed. Edna Henwood, 78, died and Henwood's wife. Grandchildren Michael Flory, 10, Christine Flory, 12, and Gayle Scott, 15, were wounded. Christine listed in fair condition, Gayle and Edna Henwood in serious condition. Two Flory children uninjured.
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Court decisions address pediatric life support and broader federal rulings
The court held hospitals may withhold reporting of parental refusals for infant life saving care under federal law. Justices Stevens Thurgood Marshall Blackmun Powell joined. Burger did not sign Stevens. White Brennan OConnor dissented. Separate actions include refusals to force must carry, appeals on death row bias, gambling on reservations, and Medicare rate review.
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Branstad Debates and Campaign Debate Schedule Conflict
Jenkins warned that too many debates may turn off voters while Branstad aims to cap debates at three during the five month campaign. Staffs will negotiate the schedule as to how many joint appearances occur, recalling Branstad’s 1982 stance and a monthly debate proposal with Roxanne Conlin.
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Finnish women stage birth strike against nuclear power
Over 3,000 Finnish women declared an indefinite child bearing strike to protest Finland's nuclear power policy. They handed a demand to Minister Seppo Lindblom, citing Chernobyl as undermining confidence in nuclear safety and profits and urging renunciation by 1990.
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Helsinki
Finland
Seppo Lindblom
Chernobyl
Marjo Liukkonen
Iowa population declines by over ten thousand in four years
Census data show Iowa total resident count at 2,903,000 on July 1 1984 down from 2,913,808 on April 1 1980. Net out migration estimated at 86,000 across 1980–84, about 3 percent, with county figures listed for July 1 1984.
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DES Moines
Iowa
U.S. Bureau of the Census
Bureau of the Census
House ransacked while owner in nursing home
Tama County detectives investigate a burglary and ransacking in Salt Creek Township southeast of Tama County. The Belle Plaine nursing home resident Julia Babka reported her rural home severely damaged with items broken and scattered. Missing were antique dishes valued at 150, a $50 wall mirror, antique lamp, silverware, and 30 to 40 pounds of cattle feed from Roger Wacha Sr. farm.
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Toledo
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Salt Creek Township
Tama County
Julia Babka
Roger Wacha Sr
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