Watt expected to step down within two weeks
White House officials say the Senate may vote on firing Interior Secretary Watt, but Reagan may not be bound by the outcome. Watt is rumored to resign rather than face a lopsided Senate, with measures tied to a coal leasing probe and a controversial remark he made about commission members.
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Reagan
Capitol Hill
Watt
Larry Speakes
Speakes
California
Santa Barbara
Thomas J. Barrack
Barrack
Interior Department
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Congress
Emerson charged in wife slaying after hospital release
Jerry L. Emerson 33 was charged with first degree murder in the Sept 22 stabbing death of his wife Linda Krutzfield Emerson 27 at their rural Wyoming farmhouse. He was released from University Hospitals Iowa City then jailed without bond in Jones County after an initial court appearance.
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Wyoming
Jones County
Jerry L. Emerson
Linda Krutzfield Emerson
Emerson
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Today’s Chuckle Advice to Newlyweds
A playful quote urges newlyweds to enjoy themselves while they can for later years bring deeper thoughts about life together. Written as light entertainment with a humorous twist on marriage.
CIA plane-backed Nicaraguan raids reported
Intelligence sources say the CIA supplied at least one light plane used by Eden Pastora’s forces in bombing raids inside Nicaragua last month. A plane piloted by two Nicaraguan rebels crashed at Managua airport during a Sept. 8 raid. other planes were reportedly provided to Pastora’s Costa Rica based unit.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Nicaragua
Managua
CIA
Eden Pastora
U.S
Pastora
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Taiwan trade delegation to bid on Iowa grain worth 34 million
A Taiwan trade delegation plans to spend about 34 million dollars on Iowa grain during a Des Moines visit October 18 to 20. The 60 member group will bid on 100000 metric tons of corn and 54000 metric tons of soybeans, with contracts awarded the same day.
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wCle
Des Moines
Taiwan
Iowa Newspaper Association
Kung-Chao Ni
Information Service
Chicago
United States
Iowa
Iowa State Capitol
Defibrillators in ambulances boost heart attack survival
A 20 month Iowa study shows survival rose from 3 percent to 19 percent when ambulances carried defibrillators. In 18 of 30 communities, crews used defibrillators to shock hearts, while 12 communities used only monitors to compare outcomes.
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Tom Walsh
Sta
Tar
Des Moines
Iowa
Emergency Medical Services Learning Resources Center
University of Iowa
National Foundation For Advanced Coronary Treatment
Ken Stults
U.S
Foundation
Dissent in Nobel saga as Golding wins literature prize
Swedish Academy faces rare public rebuke as Artur Lundkvist criticizes William Golding winning the 1983 Nobel Prize in literature. He urges Claude Simon as the deserving laureate, calling Golding decent but not Nobel class while officials defend the decision.
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Gazette Wire Services
Stockholm
Sweden
William Golding
Nobel Committee
Golding
Artur Lundkvist
Academy
Claude Simon
Lundkvist
Lars Gyllensten
Swedish Academy
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