Reagan moves on space-age weapon while EPA shakeup unfolds
President Reagan directs Joint Chiefs to start research on a new generation of space-age weapons. He accepts the resignation of EPA chief John Hernandez and four aides, naming William D. Ruckelshaus as the new EPA chief to push environmental cleanup.
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West European ministers realign currencies after talks
European monetary system rescue ends three days of negotiations with a compromise to adjust rates. Bonn agrees to a revaluation of the mark upward amid concessions to French demands and a broader West German shift in policy.
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Bonn
Iowa Grand Jury Finds No Wrongdoing Inmate Officials
A grand jury investigating alleged September 1981 riot links to prison drug trafficking found no evidence of wrongdoing by Iowa State Penitentiary officials. It calls the claims “psychological warfare” against staff, including ex security director James Menke, while urging a major Fort Madison rebuilding plan to ease crowding.
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James Menke
Fort Madison
Linn County divorces property swap ruling gains court backing
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld Linn District Court Judge L Vern Robinson unusual divorce decision ordering the spouses to swap houses after each claimed the other’s property was worth ten thousand dollars more. The ruling centers on the pair’s property settlement dispute and potential value shifts.
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Linn District Court
L. Vern Robinson
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