Reagan seeks 350 million Caribbean aid package to Congress
The Reagan administration asks Congress for 350 million in emergency Caribbean Basin aid, including 128 million for El Salvador raising fiscal year totals to 232.5 million. Other grants target Costa Rica Jamaica the Dominican Republic and Honduras while no military aid figures are listed. A separate military aid request for El Salvador is in preparation amid possible congressional resistance.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
Congress
el Salvador
Caribbean Basin
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Thomas Enders
Caribbean
U.S
Central America
Charles Wick
United States International Communication Agency
House of Representatives
Branstad urges cautious approach on Iowa jobless fund
Lt. Gov. Terry Branstad called for a cautious legislative path amid the Iowa unemployment trust fund crisis. The fund, draining about 7.2 million weekly, risks bankruptcy by mid April unless employer payments arrive sooner. A 20 million federal loan is authorized, with a Senate bill proposing revenue moves including a 1 percent wage surcharge. Branstad warned Washington mood could force unlikely decisions on loan interest.
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Des Moines
Iown Unemployment Trust Fund
Terry Branstad
Robert Ray
Tom Miller
Iowa
Senate
Iowa Trust Fund
Branstad
Washington
Iown
Iowa Supreme Court suspends tardy Clinton judge
The Iowa Supreme Court suspended District Judge Lawrence D. Carstensen from April 23 to May 21 for repeatedly missing court deadlines. The action, by a 6-1 vote, costs him about $4,000 in salary and cites eight late reports and several nonfiles since 1978.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Lawrence D. Carstensen
Clinton County
Supreme Court
Carstensen
Louis Schultz
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
W. Ward Reynoldson
No one's laughing over comic strip LSD
Barbara Schultz and fifth graders at Erskine Elementary discuss liquid LSD on blotter paper decorated with cartoon characters. The class notes shock and concern as older students allegedly pressure younger peers into wearing or licking the comic strip drug as a prank.
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Christie Wallace
Mark Glennazette
Barbara Schultz
Erskine Elementary School
Michigan
Schultz
Iowa City police trade up 50 revolvers for new Smith & Wesson guns
The Iowa City Police Department will swap 50 used service revolvers for 50 new stainless steel Model 66 L frame .357 Magnums from Sioux Sales in exchange for guns acquired in a 1980 no cost trade from Constable Equipment Corp. The deal reflects strong demand for handguns and a unique no cash transaction.
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Iowa City Police Department
Sioux Sales
Sioux City
Cable TV firm seeks stronger theft penalties in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Cable Communications Inc warns that theft of service costs the company about 90 000 dollars monthly and asks city officials in Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha to back harsher penalties. State law limits fines to 100 dollars and 30 days in jail.
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Cedar Rapids Cable Communications Inc
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Jon Lash
Lash
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