Grassley targets Defense waste before supporting spending
Senate Republican Charles Grassley demands a detailed review of Defense Department expenditures beyond core defense, citing 14.4 million for the Summer Olympics and other non defense programs. He asks GAO and CBO to quantify non defense spending and potential savings.
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David Lynch Gazette
Washington
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Department of Defense
Clinton
Grassley
Defense Department
New Mexico
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Maui
General Accounting Office
Congressional Budget Office
Iowa receives 1.4 million to study gulf war syndrome
The federal grant funds a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Iowa Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa to investigate gulf war syndrome. More than 20 000 Iowans served in the gulf and 12 700 veterans are reported ill. The research starts with 40 minute phone interviews and a questionnaire.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Drome
America
Tom Harkin
D Lona
Persian Gulf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa Department of Public Health
University of Iowa
Christopher Atchison
Christmas Carol Delights Omaha Audience In Snowstorm
The Omaha audience enjoyed a merry adaptation of Dickens A Christmas Carol at Han cher Auditorium. Charles Jones directs a Nebraska Theatre Caravan cast from the Omaha Community Playhouse with lively ghosts, warm Scrooge, festive songs, and colorful staging in a spirited holiday production.
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Helen Chadima
Hancher Auditorium
Charles Jones
Omaha Community Playhouse
Nebraska Theatre Caravan
Gail Rastorfer
Scrooge
Ghost of Christmas Present
Curt Olds
Fred Willecke
Tiny Tim
Jordan Rene House
Officials make another arrest in cycle gang case
Gazette staff report James Lee Leisinger, 35, was arrested in Aberdeen, South Carolina, on Wednesday without incident. He faces racketeering conspiracy to commit racketeering conspiracy to distribute methamphetamines and one count of money laundering in a 37 count federal indictment against 14 members of a Waterloo Cedar Falls motorcycle gang. Most co defendants were arrested previously.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
James Lee Leisinger
Aber
Deen
S.C
City Steps plan aims to boost Iowa City jobs
A Johnson County committee advances a five year plan named City Steps to improve housing, jobs and services for low income residents. It will study local hiring, wages and benefits, consider incentives, and expand job training with a public hearing set for January 17 before City Council approval.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
Mittee
Charles Eastham
Housing Commission
Meat processing plant eyed for West Union site
West Union eyes Lesney Foods to take over the former North Star building for a 3.44 million project creating about 100 jobs in two years. The plan includes hiring 64 in year one and 39 in year two, with wages between six and ten dollars hourly. The city seeks a 250 thousand CEBA grant, plus a 62.5 thousand local match and up to 37 thousand in city funds, potentially 30 thousand from taxes in place.
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West Union
North Star
Letney Foods
Martin Games
Agriprocessors Inc
Postville
Lesney Foods
Games
Dale Kelly
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