Fire destroys vacant Brody Building in Des Moines
A five story vacant Brody Building in Des Moines was destroyed by a Tuesday evening fire seen from Spanky's restaurant. The blaze spread to two adjacent buildings housing a warehouse and Spaghetti Works before being put out. All affected structures suffered smoke water and heat damage while the Brody Building was in the process of demolition with welders at work earlier.
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Brody
Des Moines
Spanky's
Shawn McConkey
Heidi Jennings
Spaghetti Works
Hearings reveal $500000 security bill linked to Secord North gate
Robinette testified that Secord paid most security system costs for North in Great Falls Virginia. He described backdated letters to hide payments and said threats against the North family prompted the effort. Robinette admitted wiring funds via an Iran arms profits network and receiving $9000 from Secord.
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Robinette
North
Great Falls
Secord
U.S
Iran
Paul Barbadoro
Edwin Meese
National Security
Barbadoro
Col. North
CIA
CSF Investments
Foreign debt soars as U S remains largest debtor nation
The annual report shows America's foreign debt burden rising sharply, more than doubling the 1985 total and widening the gap as the United States maintained its position as the world's largest debtor country.
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America
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
U.S
United States
VA Memoils Testing at Hospitals Draws Fire From Doctors
VA doctors object to mandatory testing in VA hospitals arguing it raises legal and consent concerns, may not curb infection, risks deterring veterans from care, and spreads resources thin. Officials say White House staff urge broad testing with the president to decide extent after consults.
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Veterans Administration
John Gronvall
C. Everett Koop
Veterans Agency
White House
Gary Bauer
William Bennett
Reagan
Veterans Hospitals
Bauer
Domestic Policy Council
Court Upholds Federal 21 Drinking Age Link to Highway Funds
Chief Justice Rehnquist writes that the 21st Amendment does not bar Congress from tying highway funding to states raising the drinking age. The decision favors federal power and groups like MADD, while states such as South Dakota and eight others lose highway funds if they keep a under 21 drinking age. Justices Brennan and O Connor dissented arguing the amendment bars such a federal law.
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William Rehnquist
Congress
Rehnquist
Frank Lautenberg
D-N.j
South Dakota
Colorado
Ohio
Wyoming
National Safety Council
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Supreme Court
Hawaii
Louisiana
Montana
South Carolina
Vermont
Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun
Lewis Powell
John Paul Stevens
Extradition case tied to governor and Puerto Rico charges
Governor Branstad and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller will review the extradition decision amid disputed charges. Calder’s attorney denounces the ruling as politically charged while noting no judicial need to intervene in common law. The Supreme Court, led by Justice Marshall, questions the 1861 backdrop and federal power in extradition.
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Iowa
Tom Miller
Branstad
Des Moines
Far East
Calder
William Kutmus
Supreme Court
Kutmus
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Ray
Puerto Rico
U.S. Court of Appeals
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
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