Negotiable Social Security plan faces congress clash
Washington officials describe the administration's Social Security package as negotiable including cuts in early retirement benefits. Senator Pepper and Health Secretary Schweiker spar over funding tactics while Pickle pushes for age 68 retirement and general revenue borrowings. The system risks insolvency if no action is taken, with phasing options under discussion.
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Cedar Rapids items mix politics culture and business
Parochial school administrator warns the public school system faces trials. Iowa House hears Rep. Johnson say low income residents lack funds for basic needs. Two Rockwell International divisions in Cedar Rapids gain business. Reagan’s son celebrates 23rd birthday. Bo Derek’s Svengali defended on a talk show. An Australian visits Cedar Rapids for business and shopping. Women discuss Woolworth’s work era. Southeast Cedar Rapids sites eyed for a new community corrections center. Cheryl Teigs and Peter Beard plan a notable wedding. Cedar Rapids alumni honored at Coe College weekend. Alimony as after meal payment metaphor. Copyright
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Mercenaries in Laos Fail to Find U.S. POWs
U.S. backed mercenaries, possibly including Americans, conducted two secret forays into Laos to locate missing Vietnam War personnel but found no evidence of American captives. They photographed a jungle camp thought to be a re education site, concluded no Americans were pictured, and deemed the camp possibly Oriental re education facilities.
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Ray pleased with adjournment plan
Gov. Robert Ray expresses satisfaction with a late-hour tax and spending package as legislative leaders push toward adjournment. The bipartisan plan includes a cigarette tax hike, inheritance tax changes, and faster insurance premium collections to balance the budget, with welfare funding gains and a scrapped further state spending cut.
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Senate backs partial abortion policy at U of I clinics
Iowa Senate reversed a ban on abortions at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and approved a narrower policy allowing medically necessary abortions at the Early Termination of Pregnancy Clinic. The change aligns with Medicaid funding rules and follows House approval. The funding bill covers state universities for two years.
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