Five Seasons Center seeks middle road approach to boost revenue
The Five Seasons Center Commission and Manager David Pisha promote a centrist appeal with big advertising signs and seasonal scheduling to lift revenue. Other briefs note Bettendorf offering to cover closing costs to attract residents and Sister James Marie Donahue named major superior in Cedar Rapids. An Altoona ground‑breaking for Iowa's first thoroughbred track could occur this summer. Iowa State defeats Kansas 95 86 in a notable college basketball game. The Dow hits a new high, closing at 2237.49 as bullish trading continues.
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Five Seasons Center Commission
David Pisha
Metrotown
Chuckle: public office dreams and money laughs
A lighthearted quip contrasts politicians chasing fame with others chasing cash, noting two kinds of ambitions: public office and financial gain.
Gates grilled on CIA secrecy and Iran arms case
CIA nominee Robert Gates testified before the Senate panel that he would resign if ordered to hide a covert operation from Congress for more than a few days. He defended a unique arms sales plan to Iran and admitted internal missteps in 1985 while pledging candor with oversight committees.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
Iran
Nicaragua
William Casey
Congressional
Sen
William Cohen
Maine
U.S
PACs Dominate Iowa Campaign Funds Courtesy of 1980s Politics
Iowa candidates for state legislature now receive more than half their campaign money from political action committees. Steve Severn of Marion warns PACs have turned Iowa into an arms race of campaign war chests, with 1986 figures showing about 50 percent of Senate and over 50 percent of House funding from PACs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Statehouse
Steve Severn
Marion
Common Cause
Severn
Iowa Senate
Iowa House
Trains Collision Kills 41 in Sao Paulo Suburb
Two commuter trains collided near Itaquera on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. At least 41 people died and 155 were injured while rescue workers cut through wreckage in heavy rain. TV Globo reported up to 45 deaths, unconfirmed.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
TV Globo
Carlos Alberto Guglielmi Eid
Ita
Itaquera
South America
Merchants hurt by mild winter hit in Iowa
In eastern Iowa Jim Novak of Novak's Texaco reports winter starts are down with only 10 battery jump starts at times, yet gas sales rise. Snowplow services suffer. Job Service of Iowa notes few seasonal jobs and increased welfare use as locals wait for more snow.
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Job Service of
Iowa
Pat DeWees
Weather today could keep the apples away
Iowa orchard operators worry a small apple crop may persist for a second year due to a mild winter. ISU extension expert Richard Jauron notes normal winter temperatures should curb early budding, but a late freeze last year and now cold snaps during bloom could devastate yields.
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al Swegle
Richard Jauron
Iowa State University
Iowa
Jauron
Plan to sell papal TV rights sparks church and broadcaster furor
In Monterey, Roman Catholic officials proposed auctioning TV rights for Pope John Paul II’s September outdoor Mass drawing criticism from broadcasters and church leaders. The diocese also planned a 15 per ticket parish charge, prompting pressure from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to drop the plan as a $2 million burden for a poor diocese. The pope will visit Los Angeles and nearby Carmel September 17 during a nine day U.S. trip starting September 10 in Miami.
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