Iowa Triumphs Clinching Rose Bowl Bid After Big Ten Title
In frigid Iowa City, the Hawkeyes clinched the Big Ten crown, earned a Rose Bowl invite with a 31-9 win over Minnesota, and capped a 10-win season. In Ames, Iowa State upset seventh-ranked Oklahoma State 15-10 to finish its campaign on a high note. Fans packed Kinnick Stadium as the Hawks celebrate a dream season headed to Pasadena.
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Senate approves farm bill compromise amid filibuster ending
The Senate voted 61 to 28 to back a two year price supports freeze with surplus commodity use to offset second year losses. The deal includes a 5 percent cut to 1988 and 1989 target prices and a $1 per bushel or $35 per acre payment to soy farmers, ending a lengthy stalemate led by Harkin Melcher and Exon.
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Hijacker claims four killed on EgyptAir jet in Malta
An EgyptAir Boeing 737 with over 100 aboard was forced to land in Valletta Malta. A hijacker said four people died including one hijacker and an Egyptian guard, while two Americans were injured. State and Maltese officials pursued details as casualties varied.
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Today’s Chuckle: Lightning Strikes Don’t Revisit the Spot
A light joke notes that lightning does not strike twice in the same place because that spot is gone, reflecting a humorous take on persistence and luck in weather lore.
House panel approves bill to revise tax system
The House Ways and Means Committee backed a tax revision package that would cut the top personal tax rate to 38 percent and raise the personal exemption to $2,000 for most filers. The measure passed by voice vote, signaling Democratic support, but faces a tough path in the Senate next year despite President Reagan likely to refrain from vetoing.
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Former CIA analyst charged with selling U.S. secrets to China
Larry Wu-Tai Chin, 63, a former CIA analyst and Hong Kong U.S. consulate employee, is charged with selling secrets to China since 1952 for more than 140000 dollars. FBI affidavit notes his indoctrination by Chinese communists and payments for information on Korean War prisoners of war. Chin was arrested at his Alexandria Virginia home and appeared in federal court.
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Narrow Escape in Westgate Burglary Shooting
Norman Fink, 53, barely survives when an intruder fires at his car near his Westgate home. Deputies report a suspect fled in a brown or beige SUV after a man exited the house and shot toward the vehicle. Two other burglaries nearby yielded two handguns, cash, and goods. no injuries reported.
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