House to Reagan: Bring troops home by Dec. 23
The House passed a war powers resolution urging President Reagan to withdraw U.S. forces from Grenada before Christmas by a 403 to 23 vote. Senate approval followed on identical wording, with further action expected this week as the Foreign Relations Committee moves swiftly toward a floor vote.
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House
Reagan
Gazette Wire
Washington
U.S
Grenada
Iowa
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Clement Zablocki
D-Wis
Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Cuba
Latin America
Department
Pentagon
MX missile funding clears House hurdle
The House approved 217 to 208 to produce the first 21 MX missiles at a cost of 2.1 billion. An amendment to strip MX funding from a 247 billion defense bill failed, with Iowa members mostly voting for continuation though Rep. Cooper Evans was absent. The vote marked the closest House tally on the program this year.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Joseph Addabbo
Dn.y
Iowa
Cooper Evans
Evans
Norand inks $40 million pact with Pizza Hut
Norand Corp and PepsiCo announce a 40 million contract to install 2500 A-Line point of sale systems in Pizza Hut restaurants. Deliveries start in February over two years, with Cedar Rapids as the hub for assembly and testing. The system features waitress stations with CRT displays and printers, plus kitchen printers and fiber optic links.
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Bruce Fishwildazette
Norand Corp
Pizza Hut
Norand
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc
Des Moines
PepsiCo Inc
A-Line
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sunde
Cedar Rapids
The Only Person Listens to Both Sides of a Family Fight
A witty quip notes that the one who hears both sides of a family dispute is the neighbor in the next apartment. The line implies ongoing domestic tensions and humorous social commentary.
Forum on helping the poor shows differing problem views
At a statewide Iowa Human Services Forum business leaders were told they underestimate poor people’s problems. Bishop Brown warned that surveys of 375 participants would yield far different results if given to the poor, who face day care, job training, elderly care and housing gaps.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
L. David Brown
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Branstad
Brown
Postal Service seeks 23 cent stamp with 15 percent rate hike
The U S Postal Service board votes 5 4 to seek a 15 4 rate increase that would raise the first class stamp to 23 cents next fall pending approval from the Postal Rate Commission after hearings likely to last about 10 months The plan aims to close a projected 1984 800 million deficit and prevent higher losses into 1985 while noting 25 percent price rise since 1980 and calling 23 cents a bargain to mail a letter.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Board of Governors
U.S. Postal Service
Independent Postal Rate Commission
Congress
The
Postal Service
Robert Hardesty
Postal Service Board
Hardesty
William Bolger
Bolger
Postal
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