Bid ripples and security fears loom in Iowa report
A Minnesotan firm pleads guilty to federal bid rigging and a $400000 civil settlement is due to Iowa. The piece notes rising corrections officer counts and comments from Sandra Briggs at Buchanan County Jail. It also previews Rep. Tom Harkin weighing a Senate bid and outlines opposition to a $500000 grain terminal in Princeton Iowa.
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Minnesota
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Buchanan County
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Roger Jepsen
Harkin
Mississippi River
Scott County
Princeton
Break-time rule delay in Marion teachers contract
Break-time is at issue as four words within the pupil day define when principals can schedule teachers' breaks delaying an agreement on the Marion schools contract. Administrators want the phrase deleted to gain more flexibility in scheduling breaks.
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Marion
Coolidge Elementary Produces Huge Musical at Jefferson High
Kathleen McNamara leads a school wide production at Cedar Rapids Coolidge Elementary with every student except kindergartners involved. The show moves to Jefferson High School due to its large scale and special performing arts program.
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Kathleen McNamara
Coolidge
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High School
Farmers warned on crime and chemical thefts persist
Law enforcement officers who cracked the state's largest chemical theft ring say the problem remains active. They caution farmers to stay vigilant as spring planting proceeds less prominently this year. The sheriff emphasizes ongoing efforts to combat crimes affecting agriculture.
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Linn County
Relatives honor British dead in Falklands ceremony
Relatives of 255 British service members and 712 Argentines who died in the 1982 Falklands war arrive in San Carlos aboard the Cunard Countess to attend memorials. A wreath laying at Blue Beach Cemetery honors those buried there as part of a ten day visit funded by Britain.
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Vera Malcolm
Stanley
Uruguay
Reagan vows to veto tax-cut repeal
President Reagan reiterated on his weekly radio address that he would veto any bill repealing the July third year of the income tax cut and the indexing provision. Five Republican senators backed repeal of indexing, while Democrats argued the plan shifts taxes burdening local governments.
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John Chafee
Rhode Island
Robert Stafford
Vermont
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Connecticut
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Maryland
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Oregon
Paul Simon
Illinois
Correction issued on shelter group meeting time
A Cedar Rapids group named People for Animals plans a Monday 7:30 p.m. meeting in LaSalle High School multipurpose room to discuss an animal shelter for pet adoption. The Gazette addresses accuracy complaints and publishes corrections when reports mislead readers.
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Cedar Rapids
LaSalle High School
Gazette
The Gazette publication details and subscription rates
The Gazette began in 1883 and is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include $9.20 for 4 weeks by mail and $95.00 for 52 weeks, with other rates for out of state. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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