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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1987
Page
5
An analysis by the Iowa Department of Health finds an average of 47 farmers killed themselves each year from 1980 to 1985 in Iowa. The study notes 281 farmer suicides over those years.
A Minnesota Iowa study finds farmer personal crisis reports rose in the early 1980s with rates in 1980 1983 and 1986 for Iowa shown at 44.4 46.3 and 43.5 per 100000 respectively. Experts note adult male death by action remains above national averages amid farm industry stress.
Iowa Public Employee Retirement System reports assets at 3.9 billion and full funding. About 45 000 retirees receive 128 million annually, with 130 000 active members. Despite market gains, IPERS uses diversification and computer tracking to shift investments, with 65 percent of income last year from investments and 570 million in income this fiscal year.
Interim President Richard D. Remington welcomed a crowd at the Old Capitol bell ceremony wishing students a happy new academic year. Elise Burmeister represented the student body while Jerald Schnoor spoke for the faculty, citing Iona Bob from John Irving for inspiration.
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