Honduran Officials Report Deaths of U.S. Newsmen
Honduran officials say three U.S. journalists and a Honduran were killed when their car was hit by a hand grenade near the Nicaraguan border. Time and New York officials questioned the report as details varied.
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Time Magazine
McWhirter
John Stacks
New York City
Time
New York
Florida
Stacks
Miami
Robert Callahan
U.S
Tegucigalpa
Callahan
Torgerson
Cross
Honduras
Elaine Cheney
Caribbean
Amilcar Santamaria
Utilities overcharging Iowa power firms blamed for phantom taxes
Washington based Environmental Action Foundation study ordered by Rep. Tom Harkin shows six Iowa utilities overcharged customers by more than 55 million in 1981. Breakdowns list Iowa Electric Light and Power, Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric, Interstate Power, Iowa Power and Light, Iowa Public Service, and Iowa Southern Utility with theft charges due to federal tax code phantom taxes. Harkin calls phantom taxes hidden profits while Commerce Commission cannot adjust for them.
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David Lynch Gazette
Washington Reporter
Washington
Iowa
5Th District
Tom Harkin
D-Ames
Environmental Action Foundation
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Interstate Power Co
Iowa Power and Light Co
Iowa Public Service Co
Iowa Southern Utility Co
Harkin
Iowa Power
Iowa Commerce Commission
Phantom tax issue returns as IE and Power disputes
Horace Webb of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. denounces the consumer group claim as a phony issue. Sam Wilson of Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric calls the study bogus and cites Congress and investment tax credits as shaping consumer costs. Webb notes IE total plant and equipment at 713,385,791 and warns scrapping credits would raise rates.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Horace Webb
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Sam Wilson
Davenport
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Harkin
Webb
Congress
Branstads Expecting Baby in January
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and his wife Chris announce they are expecting a child around January 1. This would be the first birth in the governor's mansion since 1847, and their children Eric and Allison are excited about the news.
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Iowa
Branstads
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Ansel Briggs
Chris Branstad
Eric
PLO mutineers seize Arafat command post in Lebanon
Mutinous guerrillas aided by Syrian tank fire overran the PLO command center in Majdal Anjar and Sweiri near the Syrian border. Arafat accused Syria of backing the rebels, calling it a betrayal as heavy fighting left 30 to 40 dead and over 100 wounded.
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Ripoli
Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Bekaa Valley
Arafat
al Fatah
Syria
Majdal Anjar
Sweiri
Damascus
Yarmouk Brigade
Majdal Ansar
Tripoli
Associated Press
Economic growth surges to 6.6 percent pace
The government reports a 6.6 percent annual growth in the current quarter, the fastest since the pre recession peak. President Reagan praises the plan, Baldrige notes a strong rebound, while Feldstein warns deficits could keep rates high or slow the recovery. IMF IMF staff foresees global improvement but cautions deficits could hinder progress.
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Washington
Reagan
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
Martin Feldstein
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Spending Freedom You Can Enjoy Without Spouse Questions
A humorous index notes that spending twenty dollars without spousal scrutiny marks a small but notable budgetary milestone. It frames financial autonomy within household dynamics and personal discretion.
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Greg Mellis
C.S. Monroe
Butterfly
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Ellis Park
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WAFA
Non-Aligned Movement
Morocco
Hassan II
Fahd
Hussein of
Jordan
Hosni Mubarak
Abby Pepple
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