Wilson Weinreb call off Cedar Rapids pork plant sale
The planned sale of Wilson Foods Cedar Rapids plant to Kesef-Mazal Corp was mutually terminated after parties failed to agree on a private label contract. The Cedar Rapids facility employs about 2,000 and remains part of Wilson’s bankruptcy plan.
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Wilson Foods
Cedar Rapids
Adam Weinreb
Kesef-Mazal Corp
Weinreb
Europe
Kesel-Mazal
Wilson
Kenneth J. Griggy
The
Gazette
Keith Barnes
Albert Lea, Minn
Forrest Mykleby
Mykleby
Kesef-Mazal
MiGs Fire On U S Army Helicopter Along German Czech Border
The Pentagon says two Soviet built warplanes fired on a U S Army Cobra during an observation mission near the West German Czech border. The helicopter was not hit and returned safely to West Germany. Officials are investigating whether air space was crossed and by whom.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Pentagon
West Germany
U.S. Army
Stuttgart
Czechoslovakian
Bernd Duering
Czech
Bombing disrupts Heathrow as Easter travel peaks
A bomb exploded in a baggage area at London's Heathrow Airport Friday night injuring twenty two people, one critically, prompting a police command post outside the terminal. Scotland Yard notes similarities to two recent Libyan-linked bombings as travelers depart for the Easter weekend.
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London
Heathrow Airport
Scotland Yard
Legislature adjourns as House rejects World Trade Center plan
The Iowa House defeated a World Trade Center project for the fourth time and adjourned for the year. Democrats opposed reviving the plan while rural and labor groups opposed funding. The Senate also adjourned after stamping major legislation, ending the 70th General Assembly session.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa House
Terry Branstad
House
Polk County
Trade Center
Senate
70Th General Assembly
Des Moines Year End Review Aides Face Trade Center Debates
Iowa legislators confront a 1984 session marked by controversy and division over a Des Moines World Trade Center project. Governors and leaders offer sharply different views, ranging from disappointment to claim of exceeding expectations amid partisan strife and lottery clashes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Terry Branstad
Sen
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
D-Montrose
Runaway pony cart endangers family near Dubuque
In Dubuque county near the fairgrounds a 15 year old horse named Ebony bolted after a shank jabbed the cart. Jacqueline Hodgson and son Brian were thrown on a gravel road while two year old Laura was dumped from the cart. Laura received treatment at Finley Hospital.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Dubuque
Jacqueline Hodgson
Brian
Laura
Hodgsons
Ebony
Jacqueline
Glenn Hodgson
Finley Hospital
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