Economy indicators dip for first time this year in November
The Commerce Department reports a 0.4 percent drop in leading economic indicators in November, the first decline after 14 straight gains. Analysts say the drop signals a leveling of the recovery rather than a new recession, while the trade deficit widens to 7.4 billion dollars.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Department of Commerce
Allen Sinai
Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb
New York
November slows Iowa economy but year ends strong
Iowa reports show a weak November tempering the state’s economic rebound while 1983 overall improves on 1982. Ed Stanek of the Office for Planning and Programming notes Christmas shopping data awaits tax receipts, with retail jobs rising sharply from October to November but offset by weather-related declines in construction and agriculture. Unemployment rose to 4.7 percent, with 63,200 Iowans jobless in November.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Office For Planning and Programming
OPP
Ed Stanek
Stanek
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Iowa shows second smallest rise in 1981 82 average pay
The Labor Department reports Iowa had a 3.9 percent gain in average annual pay for 1981 to 1982, second smallest in the nation. New Hampshire and the District of Columbia posted the largest increases while Michigan and WashingtonState also had minimal gains. Overall national average pay rose 6.6 percent to 16732. The mining industry posted the highest averages.
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Washington
Iowa
Labor Department
New Hampshire
District of Columbia
Michigan
Washington State
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Massachusetts
New York
Two Cedar Rapids Women Shot by Gunman Remain in Serious Condition
Two 25 year old women Kris Pokorney and Candice Crane were shot in a northeast Cedar Rapids basement apartment. Both were in serious condition after surgery at St Luke's Hospital. Police describe a white man about 5 feet 9 inches, stocky with brown hair, seen fleeing from the building. The incident is treated as an attempted robbery.
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Nancy Stevens
Jim Barnes
Barnes
Berkeley Loses Seat Over Pledge Refusal on Job-Training Board
Berkeley faces loss of a seat on the Alameda County Training and Employment Board as the City Council votes 11-2 not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance before meetings. Federal funds totaling about 12 million are at stake, with roughly 660000 proposed for Berkeley, while the city remains outside the program.
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Berkeley
Calif
Gilda Feller
Alameda County
Charles Santana
Alameda County Training and Employment Board
Leo Bach
Veronika Fukson
Andrea Washburn
Daniel Berggan
al Hernandez
American GI Forum
Robert Nichols
Albany
America
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