Iowa News Highlights Hover Over Taxes Sports and Weather
A Cedar Rapids tax plan may raise $300 for higher income homeowners while inner city ownership incentives spark debate. Sylvia Porter starts a five part series on a brighter US economy. Cedar Rapids leads inland exports per capita and state totals. Mental health peers aid daily coping in Cedar Rapids Marion. Harold Vietor is among five nominees for federal judgeship in Iowa. ISEA targets college professors amid growing interest. Prince Mohammed al Faisal seeks iceberg water supply at ISU conference. Hawkeye football optimism for Minnesota clash. Carter poll shifts after Bert Lance affair. Clear tonight then partly cloudy Tuesday with warm weekend outlook.
Hijackers Give Up in Algiers after 44 day DC-8 Siege
Japanese Red Army hijackers released hostages and surrendered in Algiers after a six day airliner ordeal that began in Bombay. Eleven Americans were freed with one identified hostage remaining aboard. ten other nationals were released as negotiations continued.
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High Court Rejects Gay Rights Challenge
The Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from James Gaylord a Tacoma teacher fired for admitting he is homosexual and from John Gish of New Jersey who faced a psychiatric exam after leading a gay rights group. The court also let stand rulings allowing use of Nixon White House tapes in a civil damage suit.
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Indira Gandhi Arrested on Corruption Charges in India
Indira Gandhi, former prime minister, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation at her New Delhi home on charges of misusing her position to obtain 104 jeeps for electioneering. Supporters gathered outside as police cited the Prevention of Corruption Act and political tensions mounted over her potential comeback.
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Carcinogen Rules Proposed to Speed Workplace Health Protections
The Labor Department proposes a bold OSHA plan to replace case by case reviews with uniform standards for identifying and regulating potential cancer causing agents including pesticides and skin hazards. Officials say 100 chemicals could be classified as confirmed carcinogens once final. A New York Times study cites one in four workers exposed to potentially deadly substances between 1972 and 1974.
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Foes Near Victory in Senate Deregulation Fight
Two liberal senators Abourezk and Metzenbaum keep filibuster to block natural gas deregulation as Senate stalemate nears three weeks. Carter weighs a $5 per barrel oil import levy if crude tax plans fail, with Mondale to break a potential tie if needed.
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Delhi Marshal Cited For Leniency Act Contempt Charge
Delhi town marshal Jerome Maiers appeared in Delaware County Magistrate's Court on contempt of court charges after an advertisement blaming the courts for youth drinking on Main Street. He claimed arrests over the weekend included youths from multiple towns and said the problem has gotten out of control. His attorney requested time to file a brief. Magistrate Hope Toomers had no comment.
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