Eastern Iowa drug crackdown targets 150 in six counties
A major multi county drug investigation in Linn Johnson Cedar Washington and Keokuk counties led to early arrests and a plan to detain about 150 suspects. Cedar Rapids Metro Narcotics Unit headed the operation with undercover work spanning nearly a year.
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Gazette
Iowa
Linn
Johnson
Cedar
Washington
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
James Barnes
Barnes
Iowa County
Jim Stockett
Slockett
Keokuk, Johnson and Linn
Personal income rises marking best gain in a year
UPI reports July personal income up 1.6 percent, led by a Social Security cost of living bump. Housing starts rose 3.3 percent but analysts warn the rise is borderline and margin of error is about 5 percent. Retailers expect the extra income to boost sales as economists see limited downside and potential for continued improvement.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Department
Federation of Independent Business
William Dunkelberg
Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Homebuilders
They May Give Temperature in Celsius
A brief note contrasts Celsius temperature reporting with the USD billing method for air conditioning. The line hints at the mismatch between metric measurements and price figures in consumer contexts.
Tama County urged to form human relations unit
Tama residents and Mesquakie settlement voices clashed at a testimony session linked to a 54 page race relations report. Ada Lesley urged police protection amid weekend fights and bus name calling, while Archi Bear Jr. challenged the commission’s approach and urged careful reference to settlement residents. Lee Furgerson advised a formal county human relations agency, noting favorable reception from Tama County supervisors but a preference for a more structured body.
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Tama
Tama County
Iowa
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Here
Ada Lesley
Lesley
Archie Bear Jr
Bear
Lee Furgerson
Des Moines
Iowa Advisory Committee
Mike Wentzien
Glad
Reagan reviews new budget cuts
President Reagan opened a review of proposals to cut at least 75 billion dollars to close the federal deficit by 1984. At a three hour meeting with David Stockman and Donald Regan, officials noted the cuts would exceed the previous year’s enacted total.
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Los Angeles
Reagan
David Stockman
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury
Donald Regan
Congress
New York Times
David Gergen
White House
Washington
Gergen
Larry Speakes
Bani-Sadr refuses U.S. emigration offer
Former Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr said he was granted permission to emigrate to the United States but declined. Paris report notes U.S. denial of his claim, while other lines describe a hijacked Iranian missile boat seeking asylum in Marseille and France offering shelter.
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Auvers Sur Oise
France
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
United States
Reagan
Washington
State Department
Bani-Sadr
U.S
Bani Sadr
Foreign Ministry
anti-Khomeini
Marseille
Thief Steals Church Collection at Independence
In Independence the First United Methodist Church reports theft of cash from a money bag during Sunday school and an 8 am worship. Police found $320 in checks and pledge envelopes along a three mile roadside area south of town. about $45 remains missing. Rev. E Edward Philgreen notes it is the first such theft in his tenure.
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Independence
First United Methodist Church
E. Edward Philgreen
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