GM contract proposal would tie pay to productivity
GM offers a three year contract linking compensation to plant productivity and quality with lump sum bonuses for strong plants and smaller or no payments for weaker ones. Job security would ride on performance, risking outside contractor layoffs. UAW condemns the plan as unacceptable yet acknowledges industry pressures and the need for radical labor reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corporation
United Auto Workers Union
Aes
UAW
Donald Ephlin
Ephlin
Peace Institute in Iowa raises over a million for Grinnell plan
The Iowa Peace Institute project in Grinnell has raised more than 1 million dollars to endow the venture. Organizers face tough questions about concrete aims and how the institute will differ from existing courses, with skepticism about enrollment and practical impact.
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Iowa
Peace Institute
Robert Anderson
Friendship Force
Institute
Iowa Peace Institute
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Dukakis visit prompts questions on policy and leadership
A reader letter from Massachusetts discusses Governor Dukakis stance on nuclear power, energy costs, and foreign policy. The author criticizes his record on unemployment, immigration, and abortion funding, asking if he should be president.
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Massachusetts
Mike Dukakis
Vinton
Mike
Massachusetts National Guard
Honduras
Central America
Congress
Guard unit praised as Iowa’s 234th earns praise banner
A letter from Christine A. Ingalls of Marengo lauds the 234th Signal Battalion of the Iowa Army National Guard for outstanding annual training and future deployment to Germany. She celebrates unit excellence, patriotism, and public support for Guard troops serving Iowa and the United States. The Science Station marks its first anniversary with community backing and 41,000 visitors. Executive Director John Karn leads expansion plans to relate science to daily life.
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234Th
Iowa
John Karn
Surprises and questions frame a pastor's pondering on faith
A pastor reflects on Biblical moments with Zacchaeus and Jesus, asks readers if they believe Oral Roberts’ claims, and laments loneliness in churches. He recalls helping a hitchhiker who killed a man, stresses fellowship, and critiques home churches while urging leaders to know the ingredients of successful ministry.
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Boone
Cedar Rapids
Jesus
Caretaking Corps sells out contras in Guatemala plan
The piece condemns the Reagan White House for ceding foreign policy to Speaker Wright and choking off contra aid, arguing the Arias plan in Guatemala blindsided officials. It asserts a fatal weakening of U.S. support for the contras, with Ortega still in power through 1990 and Sandinistas arming by Moscow, amid resignations and blunt criticism of Baker and Weinberger.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
Howard Baker
Senate
White House
House
Texas
James Wright
Wright
Baker White House
Red Cross
U.S
Managua
Executive Branch
Philip Habib
Baker
Guatemala
Daniel Ortega
Baker-Shultz
Nicaragua
Ortega
Moscow
Cap Weinberger
Frank
Carlucci
State
Habib
Where have all the fathers gone in modern life
A reflective column laments father absence amid divorce and social change. It highlights father hunger, disintegration of the nuclear family, and the rise of unpaid child support, noting exemplary parents exist alongside those shirking duties while calling for accountability.
Father hunger and the feminization of poverty in modern society
Outlooks column quotes Eastern Iowans on family change, noting rising female-headed homes, child support failures, and AFDC concerns. It contrasts past sitcoms with current realities, cites a study of 10.6 million women heading households, and invokes Homer’s Odyssey to frame ongoing longing for a father and reconciliation.
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America
States
District of Columbia
Papa
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New England
Uncle Bipel
Wwe
Pers
Conaresa
Hall Foundation
Junior League of
Zaccheus
Oral Roberts
God
William Safire
Caretaking Corps
Ronald Reagan
York Times Service
Homer
Odysseus
Telemachus
Penelope
Gloria Kottick
Iowa City
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