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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1986
Page
5
A national study finds Iowa had a 12 percent drop in personal injury filings from 1981 to 1985, while awards rose sharply. Medical malpractice and product cases yielded large sums, with juries more generous than judges and several awards over $1 million. No recommendations were issued.
Des Moines won the bid to host the 1987 annual meeting of the Midwest Conference of State Legislatures, beating Dubuque by a 5-3 vote. The Aug 23 26 event will draw more than 600 visitors from about a dozen states, overlapping with the Iowa State Fair and aided by local Chamber of Commerce support.
Nationwide lotteries earned 9.3 billion in fiscal 1985, up 25.5 percent from 1984, with net income of 3.8 billion and a 41 percent profit margin. Illinois ranked fourth in revenues at 1.208 billion, while per capita spending varied widely across states.
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