Senate Finance Panel Advances Major Tax Overhaul Plan
The Senate Finance Committee approved the Packwood tax overhaul ending deductions for state and local sales taxes and most IRAs. It preserves some IRA rules for noncovered workers while taxing contributions for those with company pensions. Aimed to curb tax benefits, the plan faced several amendment defeats and faces further debate.
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Third try still stalls Iowa Lotto drawing machine
Iowa Lottery officials unveiled an $85,000 French made drawing machine but it failed to operate on the first two attempts. Lottery Commissioner Ed Stanek blamed human error as the device malfunctioned in front of reporters and cameras, delaying the Lotto drawing.
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Evacuation Delay Tied to Chernobyl Spark
Soviet officials said evacuation after the Chernobyl plant disaster was delayed 36 hours due to staff underestimating the danger. They defended reporting as limited and said radiation levels in milk remain far below U.S. action thresholds while monitors in the US, Canada, Japan, and Europe detect iodine 131 in rain.
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Reagan praise Tokyo talks as triumph and unity
President Reagan called the 12th annual G7 summit in Tokyo a triumph saying allied unity on economic agricultural and anti-terrorism issues was strong. Leaders voiced satisfaction at confronting terrorism while pursuing new trade talks and a revamped world monetary policy.
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Syrian link cited in West Berlin discotheque blast case
Jordanian suspect Ahmed Nawaf Mansur Hasi confessed to an earlier extremist act tied to the Syrian Embassy in East Berlin. He and his brother Nizar Hindawi, both accused in the German Arab Friendship Society attack that wounded seven, were said to have received Syrian training and to have sourced materials from the Syrian mission. Police head Manfred Ganschow said two other suspects admitted involvement as leaders alleged to have radicalized the group.
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Senate OKs gun bill easing acts with handgun ban intact
The Senate approved a bill loosening parts of the 1968 Gun Control Act while keeping an 18 year old ban on interstate handgun sales. The measure now goes to President Reagan for signing as supporters and opponents argued over transport restrictions across state lines. Senator James McClure led the title bill and Senator Strom Thurmond sponsored related modifications.
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