Senate Battles Over Beirut Mission Extend to Eighteen Months
In Congress debates tied to Lebanon deployment, allies defend an 18 month authorization while opponents warn of Vietnam like entanglement. Senate rejected six month and War Powers style amendments and allowed the 18 month timeline to stand. A kidnapping then complicates the scene as two U S Marines are seized near the airport by Shiite militants. Amal leader Nabi Berri ordered roadblocks and the Americans were taken to his house.
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Lebanon
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R-Tenn
Paul Tsongas
D-Mass
Reagan
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Robert Byrd
Amal
Berri
Iowa economy in slow growth pace amid 1983 chill
Personal income in the first quarter of 1983 barely changed from the prior quarter with a 0.5 percent year over year rise and a 1.1 percent quarterly drop. Officials forecast a modest upturn in service and retail sectors later in the fall after farmers receive payment in kind. The GSP stood at 34.7 billion, down 0.5 percent from late 1982, though a 3.9 percent annual rise marks the first since 1981. Leading economic indicators show modest improvements through year end, amid a fragile labor market.
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Harvey Siegelman
State Office For Planning and Programming
OPP
GSP
Ed Stanek
Stanek
Block and Reagan propose limited entry in grain reserve plan
The plan no longer allows immediate entry to the farmer owned grain reserve and may cap stockpiles. Sign up runs Jan 16 to Feb 24, 1984. No advance deficiency payments this year. Farmers to remove erosive land from production, with next year's base as 1982 and 1983 averages. Block urges participation as price insurance amid a $3 break-even forecast. ALL FARM and Iowa Farm Bureau leaders warn of poor enrollment and worry about past failed diversion. Harkin criticizes the plan as repeating a payment in kind cycle.
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Pro-Farmer Advisory Service
the Gazette
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Tom Harkin
Weather Report Extended Forecast With Showers Likely
Extended forecast calls for showers Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s then cooling to the mid 40s to low 50s by Tuesday. Tropical storm Dean nears the NC VA coast as gale warnings stretch from Cape Lookout NC to Watch Hill RI with 60 to 70 mph winds.
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Clinton
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Keithsburg
Steady
Bearded brothers jailed in arson link to Cedar Rapids shooting
Two Cedar Rapids brothers Earnest Beard 22 and Hal Beard 27 were charged with second degree arson for a Sept 18 fire that destroyed a motorcycle owned by David Nash 37. Nash is charged with first degree murder in the death of Paul L. Harrelson 21. Nash's girlfriend Devine Beard 21 is charged with going armed with intent. Nash claimed Harrelson and two friends harassed him before a .22 rifle was fired.
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Earnest E. Beard
18Th St. NE
Hal Beard
16Th St. SE
Linn County
Linn District Court
David Nash
Nash
Bever Ave. SE
Paul L. Harrelson
Devine Beard
Earnest Beard
Harrelson
17Th Ave. SE
Iowa Unemployment Rate Holds Steady in August 5.8 Percent
Iowa’s jobless rate remained at 5.8 percent in August, with 78,900 unemployed and 1.283 million employed. A Deere layoff in Waterloo briefly spiked claims in Black Hawk and Buchanan counties, though resumed work may lower September figures. Eastern counties show varied rates from July to August 1983.
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Buchanan
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Iowa
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