Awards to Gazette staff and others span Iowa events
Eastern Iowans won recognition at a Saturday night awards ceremony part of the Iowa Press Women’s 1983 communications contest. Other items note Cedar Rapids high school leaders honored by the Chamber of Commerce and a library fines increase effective May 1.
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Gazette
Nancy Stevens
Nancy Neenan
Iowa Press
Metro-Iown
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Chamber of Commerce
Metro-lowa
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Christian Tiemeyer
THE
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Iowe
U.S
Teaching children values about money education at home
Dr. Fitzhugh Dodson, a psychologist and author, offers guidance for parents to introduce basic math concepts to children at home. The piece emphasizes early lessons in counting and number symbols as part of money education.
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Fitzhugh Dodson
Rebound tests Jay Jordan in leveraged buyouts
During the recession Jay Jordan prospered in leveraged buyouts where managers or outsiders join to own with little upfront cash. As the economy recovers he must scramble to secure funds and opportunities for more deals.
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Jay Jordan
Evans leads Corn Belt opposition to falling grain price plan
Evans attacks a Reagan era proposal to compel farmers to surrender price support grain this fall at below market prices. The move faces strong resistance from Corn Belt lawmakers led by Rep. Cooper Evans of Iowa as reported on page 7B.
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Cooper Evans
Lowa
Kreisky resigns as Austrian chancellor after loss of majority
Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky announces his resignation ending 13 years in power after the Socialists fall to 90 seats and lose their absolute majority in Austria's 183 seat parliament. He will likely oversee coalition talks with the Freedom Party as deputy Fred Sinowatz prepares to assume leadership.
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Washington Post
Vienna
Austria
Bruno Kreisky
Socialist Party
Kreisky
People’s Party
Freedom Party
Socialists
Fred Sinowatz
Alois Mock
Kaiser Bruno
Europe
West Germany
Greens
United Greens of
Herbert Fux
Alexander Tollman
Fox
Real bulldogs compete as Drake Relays mascots in Des Moines
About 50 bulldogs vie as Drake Relays mascot candidates in Des Moines with owners praising their fierce looks and gentle temperaments. Contest rules require leashed dogs and forbid cats on site as sponsors from Midland Financial emphasize ancestry matters little in judging.
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Tom Fruehling
Azette Feccure
Des Moines
Dick Finley
19Th St. NW
Finley
Stephani
Lady Maxwell
Maxie
Lentz
Annie
Jim Bowermaster
Midland Financial Savings and Loan
PACs' political influence questioned by researchers at meeting
Researchers at the Midwest Political Science Association convention challenge PACs' impact on elections and votes noting many give token sums and focus on incumbents. A separate study links trucking industry contributions to 1980 Senate votes, while others show PAC donors skew younger and middle income.
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New York Times Service
Chicago
Midwest Political Science Association
United Way
Theodore J. Eismeier
Philip H. Pollock
Washington
Association
Eismeier
Hamilton College
Clinton
N.Y
Pollock
University of Central Florida
University of Houston
Senate
John P. Frendreis
Richard W. Waterman
Ruth S. Jones
Warren E. Miller
Arizona State University
Center For Political Studies
University of Michigan
Firebomb damages new federal agency office in D.C.
A firebomb was thrown into a ground floor office of the Justice Department environmental crimes unit on Saturday night causing minor damage. The adjoining prosecutor’s office was ransacked, though firefighters say papers were disturbed. Investigators say the attack may have been random. the unit fights criminal polluters and charges felonies tied to hazardous waste dumping across 14 states.
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New York Times
Washington
Justice Department
Environmental Crimes
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Environmental Protection Agency
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