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01 Feb 1980
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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1980
Page
1
Unemployment rate climbs to 6.2 percent in January
The Labor Department reports a jump to 6.2 percent unemployment in January, with 6.4 million unemployed. Adult men bore the brunt as layoffs rose in auto and steel, while jobless rates varied by group and sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Labor Department
Overpass funded as federal aid approved in Cedar Rapids
A long discussed pedestrian overpass will be built after federal funds were approved for its construction. The item appears among page 10 notices with local impact on Cedar Rapids infrastructure.
European panels back participation in 1980 Moscow Olympics
Ten Western European Olympic committees plus Egypt endorsed attending the Moscow Games at a Frankfurt meeting. China and Japan signaled possible pullouts while Beijing urged the IOC to move the Games. The communique stressed national committees alone decide participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Moscow
China
Japan
Frankfurt
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Norway
Luxembourg
Holland
Great Britain
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Peking
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
U.N. General Assembly
Foreign Ministry
Textron bribes charges shed light on Miller probe
Senate aide Proxmire says Textron paid $600000 to entertain Pentagon officials during Miller's Textron tenure and urges Carter to review SEC suit and possible firing. SEC alleges nondisclosure to stockholders and a domestic slush fund. Textron settled but faces remedial actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Senate Banking Committee
Textron Inc
Pentagon
Treasury
G. William Miller
Proxmire
Miller
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Textron
SEC
Senate
Defense Department
Justice Department
Department
Federal Reserve Board
Iran
Mexico
United Arab Emirates
Ceylon
Morocco
Indonesia
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ghana
Iraq
U.S
Iowa Senate moves to seek Cedar Rapids rail passenger service
A bill in the Iowa Senate would require the state to apply for AMTRAK passenger service from Council Bluffs to Clinton via Carroll Koone Marshalltown Ames Cedar Rapids and end at the Mississippi River city. A study capped at 50000 would assess demand before any funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Transportation
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Carroll, Koone
Marshalltown
Ames
Clinton
Mississippi River
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Amtrak
Bill Hutchins
D-Guthrie Center
Burlington Northern Railroad
Mount Pleasant
Ottumwa
Chariton
Creston
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Hutchins
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General Motors
Johnny Paycheck
Nashville
Abby
U.S. A
Chuckie
Roger Wilco
New York
Brooklyn Heights
Gazette Based Wires
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. District Court
White House
Jody Powell
G. William
C.R
John McCarroll
Moines
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