Senate farm bill pushes toward market oriented policy
The Senate rushed to finish a 1985 farm bill amid partisan tensions. It includes gradual price support cuts and various subsidies, with lawmakers debating four year versus one year income subsidy freezes and facing House Senate negotiation. Senator Harkin led an amendment defeat 56 to 36.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
White House
John Black
Tom Harkin
D-Iown
Agriculture Committee
Dole
Panel near final vote on tax bill
The House Ways and Means Committee moves toward a final vote on a broad tax bill. Chairman Dan Rostenkowski shows a plan trimming top rates, creating four brackets, and preserving deductions for state and local taxes while exempting health insurance from tax.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Reagan
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Rostenkowski
New health plan options to debut in Cedar Rapids area
Total Health Network of Iowa plans an HMO roll out Jan 1 in a nine county Eastern Iowa region. Mercy and St Luke's Hospitals back a PPO with 125 Linn County physicians to control costs and expand care through contracted providers.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Total Health Network of Iowa
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Iowa
Mercy and
St. Luke’s Hospitals
Eastern Iowa Health Care Inc
Linn County
Total Health Network
Iowa Insurance Department
Linn
Johnson
Benton
Keokuk
Washington
Louisa
Muscatine
Cedar
Sheri Vohs
Care
Cost of Santa costumes rises for Cedar Rapids rentals
Cedar Rapids Recreation Department raised Santa suit rental from 5 dollars to 15 and the deposit from 10 to 30. Officials say higher abuse costs and cleaning justify the hike though some commissioners oppose the amount.
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Santa Claus
Ole St. Nick
Cedar Rapids
Santa
Recreation
Recreation Commission
David Smith
Smith
Dan McLean
Commission
Richard Reeder
Pat Martin
Man to testify on alleged confession in murder case
Dan Thomas a former Coralville man who allegedly told Paul Oberbreckling of Lisbon that he killed Joni Helms is to appear in Linn District Court. Yahnke, 18, Anamosa is on trial for first degree murder for shooting Helms in Cedar Rapids on Jan 24.
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Dan Thomas
Coralville
Paul Oberbreckling
Lisbon
Joni Helms
Linn District Court
Thomas
Bradley Yahnke
Helms
Yahnke
van Zimmer
Larry Michalec
Memphis
Oberbreckling
Cedar Rapids
Route 2
Anamosa
Heims
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