Leading indicators point to 1983 economic recovery gains
March data show rising raw material prices and stronger demand, with the index of leading indicators at 149.8 and coincident indicators up 0.7 percent. Economists warn against relying on one month but affirm signs of renewed growth, aided by higher personal income and improving consumer spending. Auto sales rose 32 percent year over year in early April, while housing and trade figures show gradual recovery despite a slight March dip.
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Wharton Econometrics
Wescott
Gordon Richards
National Association of Manufacturers
Richards
Mark Policinski
Congress’ Joint Economic Committee
Policinski
Department of Commerce
Commerce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Pope delays Poland visit amid unrest and amnesty talks
Unrest in Warsaw and other cities prompts a postponed papal trip as officials look to an amnesty condition for a visit to Poland. Vatican and Polish leaders weigh leniency for political prisoners linked to martial law, with no general amnesty announced.
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Warsaw
Henryk Jablonski
Poland
Vatican
Jerzy Kuberski
Rome
Romeo Pancirelli
Jablonski
Holy Father
Jozef Glemp
Solidarity Labor Federation
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Weather report extended forecast with scattered showers
Extended forecast notes a chance of showers Monday then partly cloudy on Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 50s to low 60s and Lows in the 40s. Record highs and lows listed for Williston North Dakota and La Jitas Texas. Showers and thunderstorms spread from the central Pacific Coast to the mid Atlantic and mid Mississippi valleys with a funnel cloud at Mather AFB California and large hail at Brentwood California and Fort Collins Akron Haswell. Snowfall reported at Sierra ski resorts with 5 to 8 inches and snowpack two to three times normal. more than 15 feet on the ground in many areas. Continuous forecast shows showers and thunderstorms from Mississippi to the north Atlantic Coast and scattered rain from Illinois to California.
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mid-Mississippi Valley
Mid- Atlantic Coast
Mather Air Force Base
Calif
Brentwood
Haswell
Fort Collins
Akron
Cole
Ohio Valley
Reynolds
Eminence
Sierras
Mississippi
Alabama
Michigan
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Wyoming
California
Driver charged after crash in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids man was treated and released after his car struck a light pole and two signs then hit a tree. Craig E. DeWitte, 31, of 6516 North Ave SW, allegedly lost control at 2 a.m., speeding about 65 mph in a 35 mph zone and faces drunk driving and related charges along with three other arrests for alcohol or traffic offenses.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
First Avenue West
Craig E. DeWitte
North Ave
DeWitte
First Ave. NW
Patricia L. Hall
Center Point Road
Memorial Drive
Carlos L. Isaac
Bever Ave
First Avenue East
Ricky A. Lacey
Second St
Union leaders plan meeting as Wilson Foods Chapter 11 debate grows
In Cedar Rapids UFCW Local P-3 will hold a 1 p.m. Sunday briefing at Veterans Memorial Coliseum to outline union plans amid Wilson Foods Chapter 11. Union officials allege wage cuts of 40 to 50 percent harmed workers and claim losses in futures trading spurred the bankruptcy. The company denies triggering the filing and says wage disparities were the main cause.
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Anderson
Cedar Rapids
UFCW
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Wilson Foods
Wilson
Lawmakers Split On Parimutuel Bill Tied To Lottery
Rep John McIIntee of Waterloo says the package likely has support from both sides while Schroeder warns Republicans may switch sides over the weekend. House Minority Leader Del Stromer of Garner predicts the opposite, saying votes will drop for the package. Avenson defends attaching the parimutuel bill to the lottery measure as a normal tactic to get results.
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John McIintee
Waterloo
Schroeder
House
del Stromer
Garner
Avenson
Slyngstad’s fall from a top programmer to alleged fraud case
Slyngstad, once a gifted programmer with a Oregon State Police data role, distributed cash tips from bogus state checks and stole funds between 1982 and last February. He lost his $30,000 yearly job after arrest on March 11 and faces questions about 20 to 30 people helped with stolen money.
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Pilon
Slyngstad
Charlie’s Tavern
Olympia
Lacey
Wash
Stanley “Lyngstad
Montana
Seattle Times
Wringer
Salem
Ore
Oregon
Chemeketa Community College
John A. Tawney
Oregon State Police
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Washington State
Leslie F. James
Washington
James
Susan A. Dubuisson
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