Don’t follow crowd to find walleyes
A clipped page summary notes various briefs including a deadly two vehicle crash five miles north of Elvira killing four people. It also references sports action with Kennedy facing Fort Dodge in the Class 3A boys basketball final and NCAA East Regional results in Hartford. News items touch on education relations in Japan and TV drama Inherit the Wind.
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Towa
Japan
Elvira
CR Kennedy
Fort Dodge
Meet Market at the Meat Market Sparks Singles Scene
A humorous note reports that some supermarkets have become singles hotspots with a new meet market at the meat market. The playful trend highlights social mixing in grocery aisles and pantry flirtations.
Iowa House votes to tax a wide range of services
The Iowa House approved a plan to impose sales tax on many services including escort and dating services, tire maintenance, locksmithing, kennel fees, mobile phone charges, and lobbying, aiming to raise about 8.2 million dollars annually. The proposal shifts funds to pay for increased state aid and a 3.28 percent boost in AFDC benefits, and moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
ES Moines
Iowa
YWCA
YMCA
Iowa House Approves Welfare Budget With Reforms
The Iowa House approved a $442.6 million welfare budget for the next year on an 80-6 vote. The measure includes several welfare reform initiatives from Gov. Branstad and Democrats, with Rep. Mark Haverland saying the bill expresses government at work to aid those most in need.
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Judy Daubenmi
Gazette
Des Moines
ES Moines
Iowa House
Terry Branstad
Mark Haverland
D-Ankeny
Honduras asks U.S. for helicopter help to move troops
Associated Press reports Honduras sought U.S. helicopter support to ferry troops toward the Nicaraguan border amid fighting with Sandinista forces. State Department officials weighed approval. history shows 40 U.S. helicopters aided Honduran troops in December 1986, transporting about 700 soldiers.
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Associated Press
Honduras
U.S
Reagan Administration
Government of
United States
Nicaragua
State Department
Jose ‘Azcona
Cedar Rapids Reels In Record Convention Dollars
Cedar Rapids attracted high convention spending in 1987 with estimates around 25.2 million dollars and hosting 35 state 22 regional and 16 national conventions. Leads include Harvest Films and a 1991 Women’s International Bowling Congress event expected to draw about 75 000 visitors.
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Las Vegas
Miami Beach
Cedar Rapids
Gener
Jim Lamb
Cedar Rapids ‘Area
Harvest Films
International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
Iowa
Women’s International Bowling Congress
North plans Marine retirement amid Iran Contra case
Lt. Col. Oliver North said he will retire from the Marine Corps in May while facing Iran Contra charges. He suggested he may subpoena high-ranking officials to testify in his defense, signaling retaliation toward White House figures as the scandal widens.
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Los Mageres
Washington
Oliver North
Marine Corps
White House
United States
North
Reagan
George Bush
Bush
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