McGregor Woman Wins Iowa Lottery Jackpot
Linda Parker 31, manager at loco Speedy Shop in McGregor, won the Iowa Lottery second largest prize to date. She received a $131,000 check after taxes from a $3.5 million jackpot, with annual payments for 19 years, and plans to quit her job while her husband continues working. The televised spin drew family and neighbors as Parker expressed disbelief and relief.
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Linda Parker
McGregor
Iowa
Parker
Loco Speedy Shop
Bill Watson
Council Bluffs
Don
Loco
Donald Parker Sr
Brooke
Adam
Don Parker
Linda
Tensions cloud talks on summit
Secretary of State George Shultz will press Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze to free Nicholas Daniloff, aiming to set a summit date but unlikely to secure one. Moscow accused the U S of exploiting the case to strain superpower ties as diplomats clash over expulsion orders and visa counts.
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George Shultz
Eduard Shevardnadze
U.S
State Department
Nicholas Daniloff
Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Daniloff
United States
Reagan
United Nations
Shevardnadze
Andrews Air Force Base
Shultz
New York
U.N
Alexander Belonogov
Bernard Kalb
Kalb
Gorbachev
U.S. News & World Report
U S Open to Soviet Plan on Token Euromissiles Cut
Washington officials say the United States may accept a Soviet proposal to keep only a token number of medium range missiles in Europe. The suggested limit is far below the U S position of about 420 warheads. Geneva talks cover long and medium range weapons and space defense.
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Washington
Geneva
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
Reagan
Iowa Leg unit says reorganization saves less than expected
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau told an oversight committee that restructuring state government will save 19 million dollars this year, though Gov. Branstad’s aides claim up to 40 million. Officials noted 5 layoffs and 147 excess positions, with more savings from budget cuts.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Bureau
Holly Lyons
Lyons
Branstad
Ed Yelick
Yelick
Federal judge overturns Plainfield drug tests policy
A federal judge ruled Plainfield violated privacy and due process by forcing police and firefighters to take surprise drug tests. Unannounced urine tests were deemed unreasonable searches as officials had no proof of drug use and did not establish guidelines or confidentiality. Sixteen firefighters and four police staff were suspended. The city plans appeals, arguing public safety duties lessen privacy protections.
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Plainfield
U.S
H. Lee Sarokin
Sarokin
Daniel Williamson
Prsisse N.J
French attaché slain in Beirut terror attack amid French targets
Beirut police report Col. Christian Gouttierre, 60, was shot outside the French Embassy as a lone assailant using a silenced pistol fled in a green BMW. The killing follows a wave of attacks on French sites. anonymous callers claim ties to Revenge and Justice Front and threaten further strikes.
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Lebanon
Paris
France
Christian Goutierre
Christian East Beirut
Gontierre
Goutierre
Revenge and Justice Front
Jacques) Chirac
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