28 Oct 1984
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1984
Page
1
The Moapa band of Paiute Indians proposes a brothel 25 miles from Las Vegas to address 83 percent unemployment and poverty. Tribal chair Olivia Tom says aid cuts hurt the community. The Interior Department rejects the plan as not meeting federal economic development policy, triggering a legal battle.
Interior Ministry officials say Captain Grzegorz Piotrowski confessed to killing Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko during the kidnapping. No murder charge yet. statements conflict and the priest’s whereabouts remain unknown. Police increase patrols as authorities weigh possible threats amid Solidarity tension.
Iowa Gazette survey shows Judge Harold J. Swailes rated poorly for legal ability and consistency in rulings. Other judges, like Thomas L. Koehler and Joseph C. Keefe, received higher scores in the two districts.
FBI data show serious crime down 6 percent in the first six months of 1984 from the same period in 1983, with violent crime down 2 percent and property crimes 5 percent. Some offenses rose including rape up 6 percent and arson with incomplete figures, while murder fell 5 percent and robbery 7 percent.
The piece explains how US agencies assign monetary values to a human life for cost benefit analyses. OSHA uses 3.5 million, FAA 650 thousand, EPA a range from 400 thousand to 7 million, shaping regulatory justification. The estimates spark debate as regulators weigh mortality risks against costs.
The Office of Management and Budget challenges OSHA's $3.5 million per life estimate for protections for concrete workers, suggesting about $1 million may be more reasonable. The piece notes longer-standing flaws in valuing lives by potential earnings, especially for women and the elderly, and mentions jury analyses.
A lighthearted note jokes that the only thing affordable now is a stumble on a shoestring. The quip plays on frugality and mishap, capturing a playful, tongue in cheek sentiment about budget life.
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