GM unions threaten strikes in Ohio two plants near Dayton
Union Local 755 representing 2,700 workers at two GM Delphi Chassis plants in Kettering, Ohio, authorized a strike set to begin at 12:01 a.m. April 11 if a contract dispute remains unresolved. Meanwhile corn futures hit near all-time highs on the Chicago Board of Trade as demand and biofuel use drive prices higher. The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce announced a new permanent Internet site to provide business and resident information. The U.S. government’s debt breached 5 trillion dollars with a new higher debt limit and interest rates on short term Treasuries rose in Monday auctions.
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Kettering
Ohio
United Auto Workers
Dayton
North American
International Union of Electronics Workers
GM Delphi
Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Cedar Rapids Area
Treasury Department
Clinton
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Costly convenience may hit ATM users with extra fees
Nationwide charges loom as Visa Plus and MasterCard Cirrus allow banks to bill non affiliated machines. Rep. Schumer calls for disclosure and customer option to cancel. Iowa bans in state surcharges. out of state fees possible. Travelers may first notice the charges while on vacation.
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Charles Schumer
D-N.y
Visa International
MasterCard International
Visa
Schumer
MasterCard
Iowa
Rick Jenkins
Shazam Electronic Banking
Firstar Bank Iowa
Norwest Bank
Iowa Financial Institutions
S Plus
MasterCard Cirrus
Cold weather slows seedbed prep across Iowa farms
Unusually cold and frozen ground delay seedbed preparation while aiding manure and dry fertilizer work, with 43 percent of primary seedbed tasks done this week versus 37 last year and 35 normally. Fertilizer and seedbed progress varied by region, temperatures ranged from zero to 59 degrees, and weekly averages were below normal.
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Marlene Lucas
Rural Affairs
Iowa Crops & Weather Report
Iowa
Mason City
Des Moines
Iowa City
Leon
Iowa soil moisture and wheat crop conditions summarized
The week ending Sunday saw 0.22 inch precipitation, about one third of the 0.62 inch normal. March average 1.44 inches, 66 percent of normal, marking March as one of the past ten months with below normal rainfall. Topsoil moisture statewide: 2 percent very short, 32 percent short, 61 percent adequate, 5 percent surplus. East central 49 percent short, 48 percent adequate. northeast 12 percent short, 86 percent adequate. southeast 36 percent short, 59 percent adequate. Winter wheat crop condition: 4 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 49 percent fair, 29 percent good, 6 percent excellent. Winterkill may have affected 4 percent of wheat, hay, and red clover, but final losses are not yet known.
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Iowa
Quaker Campaign Aims to Restore Snapple Spotlight
Quaker Oats launches five new commercials to boost Snapple awareness. The spots declare Snapple as No 3 while nodding to Coca Cola and Pepsi. Wendy Kaufman no longer stars in ads. A spokesman would not reveal ad costs.
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Wendy Kaufman
Coca-Cola
Pepsi
Snapple
SBC to Buy Pacific Telesis in $16.7 Billion Merger
SBC Communications and Pacific Telesis Group plan a merger valued at 16.7 billion dollars in stock. The combined firm will adopt the SBC name, be based in San Antonio, and serve California and Texas with local and long distance phone services.
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New York
SBC Communications Inc
Pacific Telesis Group
SBC
Pacific Telesis
At&t
MCI
California
Texas
Taxpayers urged to file by April 15 deadline
If you owe the IRS money but can't pay, file your return or an extension by April 15. On-time filing avoids late filing penalties while late payment penalties apply to the amount due. Extensions protect against penalties if estimates are off or audits occur. For help call CITYLINE at 363-7000 or 337-7000.
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Tribune Media Service
IRS
Spring investment surge lifts Dow Jones to new high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 50.58 points to 5637.72 as block buys drive gains in General Motors and its spin off of Electronic Data Systems. Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Eastman Kodak and Deere futures also rose while W R Grace and Pennzoil slipped.
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Electronic Data Systems
New York Stock Exchange
Iowa
Procter & Gamble
General Electric
Eastman Kodak
Deere & Co
AEGON
W.R. Grace
Pennest
Alan Ackerman
Fahnestock & Co
New York
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