Iowa stuns Nebraska in pivotal season opener
Iowa defeats Nebraska 10 to 7 at Kinnick Stadium before a 60 160 crowd as the Hawkeyes dominant defense limits the Cornhuskers. Fans flood the field praising the defense while questions remain about consistency for the rest of Hayden Fry's season.
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Nebraska
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Hawks
Hank Kessler
Omaha
Lou King
Roger Craig
Reagan trims defense hike by 13 billion in three years
President Reagan cuts planned defense outlays by 2 billion in 1982, 5 billion in 1983, and 6 billion in 1984. The reductions, far below Stockman’s suggestion, leave 1985 and 1986 defense plans intact while aiming to curb the 1982 deficit and balance the budget by 1984.
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Reagan
Office of Management and Budget
David Stockman
James Baker
White House
David Gergen
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Stockman
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Camp David
Wall Street
Miss Arkansas Lifts Miss America Crown in 1982
Elizabeth Ward of Arkansas, 20, an accounting major, captured the Miss America title in Atlantic City. She sang After You've Gone as her talent, won the swimsuit crown, and received the jeweled scepter as first runner-ups matched Illinois and Georgia.
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UPI
Elizabeth Ward
Miss Ward
Susan Powell
Ron Ely
Sandra Truitt
Golf as a Walk Stirs Debate Among Critics
Readers debate whether golf is a simple walk spoiled by complexity or a sport with strategic depth. Proponents argue wellness and skill, while detractors call it a leisurely pastime with hidden costs and rules.
Union chief blasts farm bill tactics in Senate debate
National Farmers Union President George Stone criticizes the Senate Agriculture Committee for moving the 1981 farm bill to the floor without full compromises on key issues. He accuses the Reagan administration of shaping the bill to fit the 1982 budget and cites low loan levels for crops, urging attention to deteriorating farm finances.
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Settlement Reaches 3.4 Million Over Blairstown Crossing
Chicago and North Western Railroad agreed to pay 3.448 million to Jerry Schmuecker and 27 thousand to his twin Terry for injuries from a car train crash near Blairstown amid disputed signals. An undisclosed sum was settled with the boys’ parents, plus legal fees. The claim cited faulty signals and delayed crossing safeguards.
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