Farm Credit losses deepen farm economic woes in 1986
Omaha Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, and Federal Land Bank report a combined second quarter loss of 124.7 million dollars as the Farm Credit Banks of Omaha and the national system post large deficits amid drought. The six month totals reach 194.3 million in Omaha and 968 million nationally. Officials warn conditions may worsen and require higher loan loss reserves especially in the Southeast.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha and
National Farm Credit Systems
Midwest
Southeast
Farm Credit Banks
Farm Credit System
Dean Raber
Omaha Banks
Omaha Bank For Cooperatives
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Federal Land Bank
Nebraska
Iowa
Iowa City shooting suspect nabbed in Omaha residence
Ramone Joseph DeSantiago Hl was arrested in a south Omaha home on a warrant for attempted murder in the Iowa City shooting of John Slager. Slager, shot in the head on Clinton Street, remains in a coma at University Hospitals. DeSantiago waives extradition. two men from Council Bluffs are jailed as accessories.
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Mike Mrkvicka
Geogree County Bureau
Iowa City
Ramone
Joseph DeSantiago
South Omaha
DeSantiago
John Slager
Slager
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs
Omaha
O’donnell
Nebraska
Iowa
Douglas County District Court
Clinton Street
Old Capitol Mall
Wayne Brickey
Ralph Peterson
Reagan victory as House sustains textile veto vote
The House voted 276 to 149 to sustain President Reagan's veto of rollbacks on textile and apparel imports amid fears of foreign retaliation. Reagan noted his satisfaction, Iowa lawmakers largely supported the veto, and no Senate action was needed.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Washington
Reagan
House
Iowa
Rep
Berkley Bedell
Spirit Lake Democrat
Berkley & Co
Carroll Campbell Jr
S.C
Congress
U.S
Rehnquist Memos Show No Smoking Gun in Nomination
Senate members said Nixon era memos on William Rehnquist reveal no smoking gun undermining his bid as chief justice. Democrats probe leaks as Sen Strom Thurmond demands FBI look into unauthorized disclosures and breach of trust.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William Rehnquist
Senate
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Rehnquist
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Judiciary Committee
FBI
Sen
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Recipient of artificial heart dies in Kentucky
William Schroeder, the longest surviving permanent Jarvik-7 artificial heart recipient, died at 54 after multiple strokes that halted his breathing. Implant surgeon Dr. William DeVries said Schroeder deteriorated Tuesday, regaining breath briefly after resuscitation, as his family was notified.
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Guisville
William Schroeder
Schroeder
William DeVries
DeVries
Merit pay for teachers shows no clear link to student gains
Iowa State University researcher Norman Boyles reports a year long study of 76 merit pay plans finds no evidence that performance based pay improves student achievement. Commissioned by four Iowa education groups the review notes most districts keep fixed salary schedules with equal pay for experience and education.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
ES Moines
Towa State University
Norman Boyles
The
Educational Administrators of Iowa
I Iowa Association of School Administrators
Iowa Association of School Boards
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
All Iowa
Boyles
Marriage Joke: The Only Sport With a License
A humorous quip notes that in marriage the animal that gets caught must buy the license, framing matrimony as a sport with a price and a playful punchline.
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Brent Meldrum
Lynn
Mass
Tanya Branden
Tanya
Brent
O'Donnell
Ramone Joseph DeSantiago
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