Reagan budget plan targets health costs and tax breaks
The White House proposes to tax employer paid health insurance above 70 dollars a month for singles and 175 for families, raising 2.3 billion in 1984. It would restrict Medicare coverage for routine hospitalization but protect against catastrophic illness, requiring higher initial charges and a 280 dollar annual average for beneficiaries. It also envisions vouchers to buy private plans, freezes physician fees for a year, cuts Medicaid payments, and small copays for Medicaid patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Medicare
Salvadoran aid debate over Salvadoran govt survival
Senate Republican leader Howard Baker of Tennessee relays Reagan’s warning that El Salvador’s government may struggle without more U S support. He cites a regional stake for U S interests and notes a review on adviser limits and training programs. no decision has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Reagan
Baker
el Salvador
U.S
Dingell Faults EPA Delays in Superfund Cleanup Probe
House Energy and Commerce subcommittee chair Dingell accuses the Reagan era EPA of hollow claims and delayed cleanup of the 1.6 billion Superfund program. He says Congress must fund the agency, cites sworn testimony alleging political pressure, and notes plans for additional subpoenas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingell
House Energy and Commerce Investigation
EPA
Edward Boland
D-Mass
House Appropriations
Congress
Reagan
Environmental Protection Agency
California
Elderly residents face housing crunch after Allison Hotel closure
Dick Osing of the Council on Aging warns that closing the Allison Hotel could leave many elderly residents without meals and housing. Some eat at the Witwer Building Senior Center while others rely on Mobile Meals or in-room cooking. He calls for affordable apartment options downtown and offers COA help with relocations and referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Senior Citizen’s Center
Witwer
Dick Osing
The
Council On Aging
Osing
Civic Development plans hotel fixtures auction and new parking lot
Allison down and Ginsberg announce an auction to sell hotel fixtures including marble. Bezanson says demolition bids are on hand with work starting by April 1 and lots in use by May 1. A 130 space black top surface parking lot will have dual First and Second avenue entrances operated by National Garages. Civic Development Association, 30 years old, is led by Harold Ewoldt of the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginsberg
Bezanson
National Garages
CDA
Civic Development Association
Harold Ewoldt
Chamber of Commerce
Reagan seeks 1986 decontrol of natural gas prices
President Reagan urges Congress to decontrol all natural gas prices by 1986 in exchange for new regulations aimed at preventing consumer bills from rising faster than inflation. He cites 120 percent price rise since 1978 and argues market forces would better set prices, while critics fear higher bills for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
Congress
Donald Hodel
Citizen-Labor Energy Coalition
$2 Million Grant Aids U.S. 61 Right of Way Near Dubuque
Iowa Governor Branstad and Senators Jepsen and Tauke announced a $2 million grant to advance purchase of right of way along U.S. 61 near Dubuque. The plan aims to speed planning, create jobs, and allow early construction, with work set to begin in 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Terry Branstad
U.S. 61
Dubuque
Branstad
Roger Jepsen
Tom Tauke
Iowan Killed in Truck Crash Near Toeterville Iowa
Darold Bless 54 of Toeterville died Monday afternoon when his pickup collided with a loaded gravel truck driven by Lee Hansen 26 of Austin Minnesota. The crash occurred south of Teeterville near the Iowa Minnesota border. Hansen was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toeterville
Iowa
Darold Bless
Lee Hansen
Austin
Minn
Mitchell County Sheriff's Department
Teeterville
Osage
Minnesota
Hansen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cedar Rapids
Salvador
Southla
Gar Alet
Capitol Hill
Administration
Congressional
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Metzenbaum
Imperial
Lever
Lever Ean Company
Clinton
Levepane Company
Lower
State of
Missouri
Coca-Cola Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!