Railroads hang on Cedar Rapids economic fate
Cedar Rapids relies on four railroads the Chicago and North Western Illinois Central Gulf Milwaukee Road and Rock Island. Milwaukee and Rock Island face deep losses and railroad sales or embargoes threaten regional traffic links to Minneapolis Kansas City and the Mississippi. IDOT seeks buyers while local shippers must help sweeten deals with joint ventures financing upgrades and coordinated marketing to keep rail service viable.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago & North Western
Illinois Central Gulf
Milwaukee Road
Rock Island
The
Milwaukee
Rock
New
Milwaukee Lines
C.R. Track
Cedar Rapid
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Mississippi River
IDOT
Cargill
Iowa
Recall of pumpkin pie filling sparks nationwide scare
A FDA recall bulletin sparked unfounded panic during Thanksgiving as radio reports exaggerated a limited recall of several months earlier from Sterling Cooperative. No illness linked, and the recall had been completed by Thanksgiving week amid misreporting and timing woes.
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Sterling
N. Y
FDA
Save more by ending drunken sailor spending
A McNaught Syndicate column urges Americans to curb profligate spending and boost savings. It compares U S saving rates unfavorably with Japan and West Germany, calls for immediate sacrifice, and offers six concrete tax and policy steps to encourage thrift and investment. The piece frames savings as essential for economic security, energy, environment, and employment.
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Amercia
America
Nation's honor debated as hostage crisis unfolds
The piece urges calm and humane response to the Iran hostage crisis while warning that overemphasis on national honor could fuel further danger. It notes Carter’s stance on not risking hostages for pride, the Shah’s possible departure, and the peril of military action, stressing prudent, lawful measures.
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Washington
Carter
Iran
Congressional
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
United States
U.S
Mecca
Bani Sadr
Comic strip language lessons from daily newspapers
A lighthearted look at how comic strips teach language. References to Peanuts, The Wizard of Id, The Born Loser, Hagar the Horrible, and The Family Circus illustrate funny misuses and lessons in phrases like down the creek, up the creek, and pig out. Comedic panels sharpen daily speech.
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Wizard of
ACLU fights deportation bias over Iranian student visa
The ACLU challenges a government inquiry targeting Iranian students after an Iranian on expired papers was nearly deported following a pedestrian incident. It warns against selective enforcement and defends civil liberties amid public backlash, referencing past Skokie controversy and the need for firm convictions.
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American Civil Liberties Union
United States
Hemmatipour
ACLU
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Art Heusinkveld
John Downelly
John Robertson
C.R
Tom Tauke
Iowa Department of Transportation
State of Iowa
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Sterling Cooperative
New York
Japan
West Germany
Britain
Jimmy Carter
Islamabad
New York Times Service
By Carl Kane
Webster
Hagar
Don Graff
Mohammed Hemmatipour
Tehran
Rts
Skokie
Ill
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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