Iowa economists warn of possible Grapes of Wrath like migration
Economist Dave Hammond of the Iowa State Extension Service says rising unemployment, cold winter costs, and higher utility bills could push families to migrate in search of work. He notes unpaid bills as an early sign and fears mass departures if a job creation cycle does not emerge, comparing the risk to the 1930s era.
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Nancy Stevens
Dave Hammond
Iowa State Extension Service
Cedar Rapids
Hammond
California
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Iowa
Detroit
Social services outline help options amid slow economy
Edith Pruismann notes families split to gain ADC eligibility as Iowa ends two parent ADC payments. Officials urge contacting landlords, bartering, and using HACAP funds. Linn County Health Services and The Salvation Army offer aid, groceries, lodging, and clothing while churches coordinate relief through Dr. Eugene Hancock.
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Edith Pruismann
Linn County
DSS
Iowa
Pruismann
Social Service
HACAP
Donna Albin
Linn County Health Services Program
Aid resources and church support amid rising need
The article lists places for aid including the Department of Social Services HACAP Linn County General Assistance and Emergencies at HACAP Neighborhood Centers Salvation Army and area churches. It notes increases in need with unemployment rising and cites church help with water bills groceries and emergency funds through several pastors.
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Department of Social Services
HACAP
DSS
Linn County
Salvation Army
Alfred Brosius
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Wenceslaus Church
Louis J. Trzil
Mount Zion Baptist
Charles Glover
Glover
Canzeri Resigns After Double Billing Discovery
Deputy chief of staff Michael Canzeri resigns amid White House advance trip double billings found by counsel Fred Fielding. Once a top Reagan era advance man, Canzeri defends the errors as honest mistakes and notes his long service to the Rockefeller family. Deaver praises his style and contributions to the campaign and White House.
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Canzeri
Rockefeller
Laurance Rockefeller
California
Donald Koll
Georgetown
Nelson Rockefeller
Reagan
Deaver
Denver
Iowa Bill Links State and Federal Tax Changes
Lawmakers debate a Reagan era tax reform bill aligning Iowa and federal changes. Supporters say it keeps Iowa's business climate competitive through new equipment tax breaks, while critics warn of hidden future costs and unfair taxes on wealthy residents amid a stormy GOP caucus.
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Doug Shull
R-Indianola
Iowa
Reagan
Robert Ray
Chamber
Ray
GOP
Iowa Legislature Backs Tax Plan Despite IRA Debate
The GOP majority rejects Democratic attempts to tax IRAs and limit a provision letting profitable firms buy tax breaks from losers. The bill trims lawmakers expense deductions, maintains windfall benefits from higher state taxes, and could raise roughly $15 million by limiting corporate federal tax deductions and enhancing depreciation allowances.
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Ray
Richard Running
Cedar Rapids
Shull
Darrell Hanson
Manchester
Steve Rapp
D-Waterloo
Charles Bruner
Ames
Minnette Doderer
Iown City
House
Larry Pope
Federal furloughs loom as Congress trims spending
Officials describe furloughs as a lesser evil amid 1982 spending cuts. Agencies vary in mandatory plans. some offer volunteers to stay home, others impose unpaid days. About 2.1 million employees across 13 cabinet departments and 94 agencies face potential pay reductions, with the FAA planning to affect about two thirds of its 45,000 staff.
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Sandra Arnold
National Federation of Federal Employees
U.S. Postal Service
Dale
Congress
Reagan
Scholzen
State, Justice, Agriculture and Labor
Carl Gerig
Labor Department
Office of Solicitor
Mary Nimmo
Commerce Department
Department
Census Bureau
FAA
J. Lynn Helms
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St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Valentine
Helzberg
Erdale
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Lindale Mall
Sears
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Office of Personnel Management
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