Reagan urges evangelists to oppose nuclear freeze
President Reagan addresses the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando urging pulpits to denounce a nuclear weapons freeze. He labels the Soviet Union an evil empire and frames the issue as a struggle between right and wrong while defending constitutional school prayer and antiabortion aims.
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Orlando
Fla
Reagan
United States
Soviet Union
House Foreign Affairs Committee
National Association of Evangelicals
America
House panel backs mutual verifiable nuclear freeze plan
The House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed a 27 9 vote for a mutual verifiable freeze of US and Soviet arsenals and urged swift House passage though Senate resistance looms. Kennedy attacked the administration as supporters rallied with more than 160 Iowans attending demonstrations.
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Gazette
Washington
Capitol
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Senate
House Committee
Neal Smith
Diowa
Iowa
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
United States
Moscow
Iowans lobby group invited into Soviet embassy
A Burlington Iowa group led by Sally McMillan rang the Soviet Embassy bell in Washington and was allowed a small meeting after diplomats reviewed resolutions from Iowa's Legislature and Burlington City Council urging a U S Soviet nuclear arms freeze. The embassy official offered a brief party line while accepting the documents for government transmission.
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Washington
UPI
Burlington
Iowa
Sally McMillan
Freeze
Mrs. McMillan
Burlington City
McMillan
Robert Fiedler
Muscatine Civil Defense
U.S
Congress approves PIK tax changes for agriculture program
The House and Senate backed legislation to remove tax penalties for participants in the price in kind program. It moves to a House Senate conference committee with a Friday sign up deadline looming and potential presidential action by Reagan. Rep. Glenn Anderson opposed citing insufficient explanation and debate.
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David Lynch
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
House- Senate
Reagan
Glenn Anderson
Calif
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Virginia Smith
Iowa Jobless Benefits Threatened by Pending Gop Economic Bill
Iowa jobless benefits could end next week if Congress and the president do not resolve differences on a jobs bill added to a 5 billion loan aid package. Officials warn states borrowing to fund benefits may suspend payments absent federal loan authority. leaders push for rapid action.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Jim Hunsaker
Iowa Job Service
Hunsaker
Tom Dawson
Neal Smith
Senate
Dawson
Smith
Appropriations
Hidden fortune found in old sports coat at store
Ginger Hall, a part time worker at White Elephant consignment shop, discovered a $20,000 windfall inside a sports jacket she was about to sell. She joked about finding $1,000 and then unearthed the large sum while working at 1010 Third St. SE with husband Steve. The Gazette notes the find leads to a bond story on page 16A.
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White Elephant Consignment Shop
Ginger Hall
Third St. SE
Ginger
The
Gazette
Steve
Harold Court SE
Self-assured businessman on overconfidence and error
A confident businessman reflects on a change in mindset noting a past belief of being wrong but realizing that the error was mistaken. The remark frames personal growth and resilience in business decision making.
Jo Carlson wins Marion council seat in tight race
Jo Carlson edged out nine rivals in a special Marion City Council election securing 523 votes. Eddie Begley received 451, Frank Reynolds 421, and James Barvinek 305 as the closest contenders. Begley previously served two non consecutive terms on the Marion council until 1981.
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Christie Wallace
Marion Bureau
Jo Carlson
Marion
Water Board
Carlson
J. Edward
Eddie” Begley
Frank Reynolds
James Barvinek
Begley
Patrick
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Iowa Today
Grady
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