Middle class stable as share of U S labor force study says
A government study in the Monthly Labor Review found the middle class held its own from 1973 to 1982. Neal H. Rosenthal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics concluded top and bottom thirds shifted modestly while the middle third remained roughly steady.
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Washington
Monthly Labor Review
Neal H. Rosenthal
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rosenthal
Iowa labor talks face tough year amid layoffs and expirations
A Cedar Rapids labor negotiator notes a hard year ahead as Iowa’s economy struggles with layoffs and shutdowns. Major building trades contracts expire May 1 and electricians’ deal ends June 1, with many nonbuilding bargains already settled or nearing expiration.
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Iowa
Bob Carson
Hawkeye
Cedar Rapids
Nakasone Buys Foreign Goods in Tokyo Shopping Spree
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone spent about 284 dollars on European items at Takashimaya in Tokyo, buying a France made Givenchy shirt and a Stefano Ricci jacket plus a Ricci tie and a British dart game for his grandson. He did not purchase any American made goods and highlighted a trade package urging imports.
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Nakasone
Tokyo
America
Takashimaya
Japan
United States
Hirofumi Tsukue
Yasuhiro
France
Stefano Ricci
Ricci
Tsukue
California
Thousands rally in D.C. against Reagan policies protest
Thousands march from the Ellipse to the Capitol in protest of Reagan era military buildup and policies on South Africa and Central America. Rev. Jesse Jackson kneels at the White House, urging a different path as protests spread to Los Angeles and Seattle.
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White House
Reagan
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Central America
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Capitol
Jesse Jackson
Bitburg
West Germany
Johannesburg
West Coast
Los Angeles
Seattle
U.S
el Salvador
Joel Koplitz
U.S. Park
Todays Chuckle at the Race Track
A lighthearted note about the race track being a place where windows clean, implying a quirky scene or joke without harmful detail.
Mob sets fire to mixed race woman and son in South Africa
A black mob burned a mixed race mother and her 3 year old son in Bontrug township near Kirkwood, killing them, while her two injured children, ages 6 and 7, were inside. Police say the attack followed a demand for a black man, amid escalating violence tied to apartheid policies.
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Johannesburg
Cape
Pretoria
Bontrug
Cape Town
Kirkwood
Erasmus Jacobs
Tygerberg Hospital
Port Elizabeth
Collins Credit Union to Acquire Hawkeye in Cedar Rapids
Collins Credit Union will take over Hawkeye Credit Union starting Monday, acquiring its assets and assuming debts. The move makes Iowa history as the first such purchase, following state takeover on April 1 after an asset shortfall, affecting about 6,000 members tied to FMC and Harnischfeger plants.
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FMC
Harnischfeger
Cedar Rapids
Collins Credit Union
Iowa
Hawkeye
Collins
Betty Minor
Iowa Credit Union Department
Minor
National Credit Union
Credit Union
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