Dignitaries Tour Eastern Iowa on International Trade Mission
Foreign ambassadors Timon Sam Mangwazu of Malawi Soesilo Soederman of Indonesia and Poul Ponjaert of Belgium joined a four day Iowa International Trade Symposium invited by Senator Charles Grassley. They traveled from Washington by bus and rail to Cedar Rapids and beyond to learn US agricultural opportunities and market access.
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Timon Sam Mangwazu
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mangwazu
Malawi
United States
Soederman
U.S
Ponjaert
Belgium
Charles Grassley
Washington, D.C
Eastern Iowa hosts trade envoys in 15 languages
Trade delegation arrives for welcome in eastern Iowa with events in multiple languages and briefing notes. U.S. Trade Ambassador Clayton Yeutter cautions against protectionist legislation. Photos capture the delegation touring a Blairstown area farm.
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Iowa
U.S
Clayton Yeutter
Blairstown
Prime loan rate hits lowest since 1977 amid Fed cuts
Banks lower the prime rate to 7.5 percent after the Fed reduced the discount rate to 5.5 percent. Wells Fargo led the move, with major banks following, signaling broader credit-cost trends while local consumer loan rates may lag.
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New York
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Financial Institutions
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo
Carrier Forrestal kept at sea in Mediterranean standoff
Pentagon orders the carrier Forrestal to cancel a Haifa port call and stay on patrols in the central Mediterranean north of Libya. White House officials warned Muammar Gaddafi against new terrorist attacks while denying evidence of any immediate Libyan plan.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Pentagon
Forrestal
Mediterranean
Libya
Haifa
Israel
White House
Larry Speakes
Muammar Gaddafi
United States
Cedar Rapids schools plan to release student directories
Cedar Rapids Community school board changed its policy to treat student names and addresses as public records under Iowa law. High schools may create and sell student directories as fundraisers, while parents can opt out by written notice within three weeks. junior highs and elementary lists may be produced only if requested and charged for computer time.
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Kurt Rogahn
Ouzsite Education
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Friends of Forensics
Rainbow
Today’s Chuckle Joke About Spending Before You Die
A lighthearted quip notes you may not take wealth after death but spending now can protect others from losing it when you’re gone. Subtle social humor on money and mortality.
Ragweed Pollen Count Reaches Severe Discomfort Level
The University of Iowa reading for the 24 hours ending Tuesday at 9 am shows 1330 pollen units, the highest since 1985 at the Iowa City site, as rain earlier limited the count. Dr. Richard Zeaske notes ragweed season runs mid August to mid September and urges understanding yesterday’s readings reflect past symptoms, with antihistamines and nasal spray among treatments.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Richard Zeaske
Cedar Rapids
Zeaske
Western experts estimate 24000 Chernobyl cancer deaths
Two Western scientists said 24000 people in the western Soviet Union will die of cancer over 70 years due to Chernobyl radiation. They based the figure on international cancer rates and a Soviet data set, stressing uneven distribution and evacuation zone impacts.
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New York Times
Vienna
Austria
Soviet Union
Chernobyl
Dan Bennison
Argentina
International Commission On
United States
International Atomic Energy Agency
Ukraine
Byelorussia
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Lowa
Poul Ponjaert
Soesilo Soederman
Gazette
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Mohamed Sahnoun
Don Bowman
Stouffer's
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C.R
Associated Press and Gazette
Today
Iowa Today
Roland Krekeler
West
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