Farm Coalition Splits as Harkin Bill Advances in Senate
The farm coalition fractured amid debates over a broad farm bill with costs surpassing 100 billion dollars. The plan proposes voluntary participation with penalties for nonparticipants, while honey price supports face a three year phase out as part of cost-saving measures in the Senate.
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Sen. J. James Exon
D-Neb
White House
Congress
Senate
Harkin
Berkley Bedell
Iowa
House
Robert Dole
Dole
Sens
Charles Grassley
Lowa
Edward Zorinsky
J.J. Exon
U.S
Dan Quayle
R-Ind
Bill Bradley
Dn.j
Bradley
John Kerry
Bank customer killed by robber in Arlington
A 62 year old man was fatally shot by two robbers who burst into the First Virginia Bank in Arlington and ordered customers to the floor around 10 a.m. The gunmen fled in a car. police did not disclose if any money was taken and the victim’s identity was withheld pending relatives’ notice.
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Arlington
First Virginia
District of Columbia
Tax plan limits deductions and shifts tax burden on high earners
The bill raises personal exemptions to 1500 and boosts standard deductions, adopts a four rate system, and phases in a 10 percent write off on dividends. It tightens allowances for oil and gas and repeals the 10 percent investment tax credit. It also curbs business meal deductions and curtails preferred corporate breaks to reduce overall loopholes.
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House
Congress
Senate
Reagan
Rostenkowski
Health care PPO and HMO plans emerge in Iowa region
Eastern Iowa Health Care and the Employers Health Association discuss alternate delivery systems since June. Dan Langfield says the PPO should be operative by Jan. 1 with a plan offered to area employers. HMOs and PPOs aim to give workers a choice between traditional coverage and pre paid plans.
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Eastern Iowa
Langfield
Total Health Network
Hmos
Des Moines
Dubuque
McFarland Clinic
Ames
McFarland
Vohs
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Quad Cities
John Deere Co
John Lohnes
Eastern
Thomas testimony hinges on hearsay rule in pending case
If Thomas testifies Monday Oberbreckling cannot describe his alleged confession. Oberbreckling’s remarks would be hearsay and admissible only if Thomas is unavailable. With Oberbreckling blocked, defense may seek to reopen the record so Thomas can testify before the jury.
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Thomas
Oberbreckling
Silver cyanide drum explodes injuring dozens at Florida plant
A 55-gallon drum of toxic silver cyanide exploded at ECI Systems in St. Petersburg injuring 46 people and prompting partial evacuation. About 200 of 1,250 workers were evacuated as two staffers poured material into the drum when it exploded in a hazardous waste area. Victims were treated at Bayfront Medical Center for burns and inhalation injuries.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
U.S
ECI Systems
Robert Steele
Defense Department
Steele
Bayfront Medical Center
Earline Piscitelli
General Dynamics Fires 52 After Drug Probe
SAN DIEGO AP General Dynamics terminated 52 workers at its San Diego electronics division amid an internal investigation into drug sale and use on company property. The plant makes automatic test equipment for the B1 B bomber and F 16 jet fighter. The terminations occurred Wednesday with 47 represented by the IAMAW and five on the professional payroll. No law enforcement involvement reported.
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San Diego
General Dynamics
San Diego Electronics
Jack Isabel
Isabel
Electronics
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Burial honors end 21 year search for Vietnam pilot Sather
Navy Lt. j.g. Richard C. Sather, first American pilot shot down over North Vietnam, buried at Punchbowl Cemetery in Hawaii. His remains identified among seven in a recent Army lab identification. Mourners included family from Hawaii and California as a Missing Man flyover saluted.
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Honolulu
Navy
J.g. Richard C. Sather
Vietnam
Sather
Pomona
Calif
North Vietnam
Army
Magdalena
Hawaii
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Poowaina Crater
Punchbowl
Fleet
Barbers Point Naval Air Station
Jerry Reynolds
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Kamuela
Reynolds
George Wyman
U.S. Pacific Command Staff
U.S
Yen Thuong
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