Trade: Joint ventures eyed with Soviet reforms
James Giffen of the UB-USSR Trade and Economic Council says about 25 American firms show interest in Soviet joint ventures, from production to rock concerts, with local level decision making and ongoing U S Soviet tariff and sanctions concerns. He cites potential growth in Soviet trade while noting U S restrictions and protectionist trends.
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Mikhail Gorbbachev
U.S.S.R
James Giffen
Ub-Ussr Trade and Economic Council
Giffen
U.S
Towa
James Leach
USS
Soviet Union
Melnikov
Protesters challenge Soviet officials at Iowa trade conference
About six people led by former Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Stan Reinis protested the presence of Soviet officials at the Iowa Soviet trade conference at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel. Reinis, Latvia native, called for Soviet withdrawal from the Baltic states and noted he left Latvia in 1980.
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Cedar Rapids
Stan Reinis
Stouffer's
Five Seasons
Baltic States
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Reinis
United States
Russia
Independent States
Iowa and Soviet Union discuss joint ventures in Cedar Rapids
Gov. Branstad opens talks with Melnikov on expanding Iowa Soviet ties. Emphasis on food processing, mutual cooperation in joint ventures, and potential December Moscow conference attendance. Branstad cites Iowa as a top export state and Moscow trade links.
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Towa
Terry Branstad
Stavropol
Moscow
Melnikov
Iowa
United States
New York City
U.S
Washington
Congress
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Europe
Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Strike halts Union Industry Show at Westdale Mall
The Union Industry Show sponsored by the Hawkeye Labor Council at Westdale Mall this weekend has been canceled due to a mall maintenance workers strike. Officials hope to resume the event next year in Cedar Rapids area displays.
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Hawkeye
Sue
Cedar Rapids
Labor Council
Soviet economic reforms inch toward self direction and growth
The discussion frames perestroika style shifts as a drift toward capitalism. Officials note local self direction and self financing, with farm families renting land and keeping up to 30 percent of output, contributing to a 5 percent rise in agriculture. Skepticism and challenges are acknowledged as reforms unfold.
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Chrystal
Gorbachev
Ronald Reagan
Giffen
Viktor Akulinin
Stavropol
Akulinin
United States
Cedar Rapids Film Crew Parking Fines Resolved
City officials agree to a $25 weekly permit deal allowing metered parking for the film crew. The compromise ends fines on 53 tickets totaling about 5250 while projecting a 3 to 4 million dollar local economic boost from the production. Harold Hawkins calls it good PR and Economy Korner backs the plan with a partial contribution.
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Public Safety
Floyd Bergen
Don Canney
Hal Schaefer
David Kramer
Film Company
City Hall
Economy Korner
Harold Hawkins
Murder charges filed in Patterson Seed case at 9 am court
Ex-worker Anderson faces first degree murder and burglary charges in the Patterson Seed and Supply Co. killings. Patterson, 73, owned the Kalona farmstead business. Police found a bat, knives, and a pistol at Anderson's home. a stolen safe was recovered after a Friday-Sunday break-in. Neighbors recall Patterson last seen Friday afternoon.
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Patterson
Patterson Seed and Supply Company
Highway 1
Kalona
Associated Press
Anderson
Bike gang war in Idaho leaves deaths and injuries
In Athdrum Idaho gunfire between rival motorcycle gangs produced three deaths and about 30 injuries. Police and ambulances were blocked from reaching the scene near Twin Lakes about 20 miles north of Post Falls. The Idaho State Police mobilized the northern detachment with officers armed and ready as heavy gunfire kept responders out by 9 p.m.
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Athdrum
Idaho
Kootenai Medical Center
Midge Heisel
Twin Lakes
Post Fall
Mahlon Maxwell
Idano State
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