Downtown block redevelop plan eyed for Killian site
The City Council is set to hear plans for a multi million dollar redevelopment of the Killian building block including the former Sanford store Montrose Hotel and a department store. A mall style project tied to MorAmerica Finance and Herberger chain negotiations are under way with industrial revenue bonds viewed as likely this year.
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Killian’s
Peter F. Bezanson
MorAmerica Financial Corp
Killian
Sanford Store
Montrose
Herberger Department Store
St. Cloud
Minn
Blaze destroys two Guttenberg stores injures firefighter
A fire gutting Esser's Shoe Store and the Tujetsch Insurance Agency on South River Park Drive killed no one but injured firefighter Augie Petsche, with water from the Mississippi used to fight the flames. The blaze began in the rear of the shoe store between 4 and 4:30 p.m. and was under control by 7:15 p.m. Fire officials could not yet confirm cause or damage.
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Guttenberg
Esser’s
Shoe Store
Tujetsch Insurance Agency
South River Park Drive
Mississippi River
Ernest Pufahl
Augie Petsche
Guttenberg Community Hospital
Petsche
Matt Esser
Beirut car bombing kills 14 in West Beirut
A car bomb destroyed a nine story West Beirut apartment building killing 14 and injuring 84. The blast, near a hospital, caused fires and trapped residents while no group claimed responsibility. The incident followed U S strikes in Lebanon and tense security conditions as the currency sank to new lows.
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Gazette Wire Services
Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Iowa revenue growth slows but shortfall still eyed
Iowa state revenues rose in November to 184.6 million, up 17.7 percent from a year ago, with five month totals near 758.9 million, but Comptroller Krahl warns revenues will miss Branstad’s estimates by 90 to 100 million for the year and budget cuts cannot be fully restored.
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Des Moines
William Krahl
Iowa
Krahl
Treasury
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Krah
Shultz says air strike in Lebanon is isolated action
Secretary of State George Shultz frames the weekend Lebanon air raid as self defense not escalation and urges Soviet restraint on Syria. Damascus reports a captured American pilot died with another prisoner to be returned after the conflict ends. Craxi signals Italy may withdraw.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
George Shultz
U.S
Lebanon
Soviet Union
Syria
Shultz
Damascus
Mustafa Tlass
Hafez Assad
Bettino Craxi
Italy
When all is said and nothing done committee meeting over
A concise note reports that the committee meeting has concluded with all items addressed and no further action listed. The line emphasizes finality and closure of the session.
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State Department
Mideast
Cedar Rapids
Ween
Marion
U.s.world Farm
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