CIA officials cry foul over Nicaraguan rebel manual probe
Mid level CIA staff face discipline over a covert action manual fueling U S backed rebels in Nicaragua. Officials protest they are scapegoats shielding senior leaders as six employees are punished and the author resigns. congressional Democrats seek hearings to probe command and accountability.
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Reagan
U.S
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D-Vt
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Iowa urged to tighten drunk driving laws by federal official
Diane K. Steed of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told a Governor's Conference on Drunk Driving in Des Moines that Iowa must lower its blood alcohol content threshold and impose tougher penalties to avoid losing federal highway funds. She praised existing tests and the year’s decline in fatalities but urged new laws to curb DUI.
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Iowa
Diane K. Steed
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Steed
Fort Des Moines
Hall files 3 million suit over Ottens murder case
James Hall sues Garry Woodward John Jutte and Carl Goetz and Johnson County alleging due process violations in the investigation grand jury and trial of the murder of University of Iowa nursing student Sarah Ann Ottens. Hall was convicted in 1974 but freed this year.
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University of Iowa
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Garry Woodward
Des Moines
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State Division of Criminal Investigation
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Jutte
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New deficit projection boosts 1986 outlook under Reagan
Officials forecast a $200 billion deficit for fiscal year 1986 if spending isn’t cut and revenue not raised. The new figure, up about $30 billion from last summer, may still be too optimistic given growth assumptions. A modest $160 billion cut plan could shave the deficit to 1989 levels, though a surplus is not anticipated.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
Reagan
Walter Mondale
Chuckle About Politics as a Career Promiscuity
A snide remark notes that contemporary politics resembles a promiscuous career. The quip suggests public figures treat political life as a revolving door of campaigns and alliances, sparking a wry reflection on modern governance.
Mind Prober computer therapy sparks debate among psychiatrists
A Downers Grove psychiatrist promotes Mind Prober a home computer program that analyzes 66 adjectives to profile a person and offer dealing tips. Critics call it absurd and abhorrent arguing it reduces the art of treating human distress to a mechanical process.
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Richard Gallagher
Downers Grove
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Victoria Lewin-Fetter
Milwaukee
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