Iowa Senate approves parimutuel betting plan for final passage
Iowa moves toward legal parimutuel betting as the Senate votes 28 to 21 for final passage. Gov. Branstad is expected to sign, with a five member commission and licenses limited to nonprofit groups, plus tax and fee provisions and bans on drugging race animals.
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Evute
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Terry Branstad
Jack Woods
House of Representatives
President pardons Watergate burglar Martinez
President Reagan granted a pardon to Eugenio R. Martinez, a Watergate defendant and former CIA operative, whose 1972 break in at the Democratic National Committee led to a national scandal. Martinez, 60, served 15 months and was released on parole in 1974.
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Washington
Eugenio R. Martinez
Democratic Party
Watergate
Nixon
David C. Stephenson
Justice Department
Martinez
Reagan
Miami
Lawrence O’brien
Lewis J. Fielding
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Abc-Tv
Nightline
CIA
Democratic National Committee
Musculo
Cuba
U.S
Fidel Castro
United States
Dioxin Levels Found High in Missouri Trailer Park
Federal officials report dioxin levels in Quail Run Mobile Home Park near Gray Summit Missouri are 1100 times federal safety limits and nearly four times Times Beach levels. The CDC advised relocation for 28 families. residents await temporary housing as authorities coordinate emergency action.
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Gray Summit
Environmental Protection Administration
Times Beach
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Quail Run
Rowena Michaels
EPA
Kansas City
St. Louis
Michaels
Steve Blair
The
Red Cross
Blair
Movie star impersonations tricky in mixed company
In a period noting widespread nudity in films the author argues public figures avoid impersonations in mixed audiences. Copyright content referenced.
April Economic Report Shows Production Rise and Price Dip
The government reported a 2.1 percent rise in industrial production for April the largest in eight years while wholesale prices slipped 0.1 percent for a second straight month. Officials touted recovery momentum despite inflation forecasts and energy driven price shifts.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Reagan Administration
Martin Feldstein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Department of Labor
John Albertine
American Business Conference
Friday the 13th strikes Cedar Rapids home in lightning collapse
A bolt hit the Mason residence at 340 Owens St NW just after 3 am shaking the house and causing a 1.4 foot roof hole and 6 inch ceiling crack. No injuries occurred though a TV stereo and video game system suffered about $1500 in damage. The family avoided renter insurance.
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Mark Glenn Lazette
Cedar Rapids
Sandy
Don Mason
Owens St
Mrs. Mason
Devin
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