Food costs at Fort Madison prison draw audit scrutiny
Iowa State penitentiary at Fort Madison faces an audit finding excessive per meal costs and weak kitchen controls. Records destroyed in a 1981 riot hindered evidence of a black market, while supervision and procurement controls were criticized and menus and meal totals left unchecked.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Richard Johnson
Iowa
Johnson
Dietary Department
State fund for jobless running out
DES MOINES The fund that pays unemployment benefits in Iowa will run dry in the second week of April according to state officials. Colleen Shearer says a federal loan may be requested to prevent insolvency, with an estimated 16 to 18 million needed to be repaid by October 1 to avoid interest. The fund stood at 60 million with weekly payouts at 6 million, a rate set to rise with layoffs and higher unemployment.
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Des Moines
Shearer
Robert Ray
Iowa
Today's Chuckle Sparks Couples to Follow Parents
A witty reflection notes many young couples aspire to start where their parents are, ensuring the parents stay in place as the new couple begins.
Iowa tax debate delayed to push job creation plan
Debate on the Iowa tax and incentive package was postponed to Monday to allow Senate Democrats to refine a competing job incentive plan. The Democrats claim their measure could create about 60 000 jobs with a $1 000 tax credit per new employee after 45 days, funded by suspending faster depreciation and the equipment tax break.
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Des Moines
Senate Democrats
Iowa Senate
Senate
Cal Hultman
Red Oak
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ray
Jenkins
Haig hints M 16s for El Salvador advisers may be allowed
Secretary of State Haig suggested U S advisers in El Salvador could use M 16 rifles for self defense amid an unpredictable guerrilla war. Past incidents saw advisers rebuked after photos showed them with firearms, prompting duties to reassess rules under White House review.
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Gazette
Washington
el Salvador
Alexander Haig
Haig
Miami
Deane Hinton
U.S
White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan
Harry Melander
Salvador
Million-dollar jewel heist at Hotel Pierre shocks New York
Two ski mask clad gunmen ambushed Arab businessmen and socialite Mrs A G Lagerwall at the Hotel Pierre in midtown Manhattan. They escaped with 80000 in cash and a 62 carat diamond centerpiece, plus other jewelry. the 1972 record heist at the same hotel beats this total by years. Police noted no forced entry and tied the victims to a Saudia Arabia and Syria government business trip. The incident followed a late night at Regine’s after dinner.
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New York
Pierre
Swank Hotel
A.G. Lagerwall
Central Park
Saudia Arabia
Syria
Alice McGillion
Reagan pushes parental notice for teen birth control prescriptions
The Reagan administration proposes to require federally funded clinics to notify parents within 10 days when girls under 18 receive birth control prescriptions. About 500,000 teenagers yearly use such prescriptions. Health secretary Schweiker calls for family centered approach and notes potential political clash ahead.
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Washington
UPI
Reagan Administration
Health and Human Services
Richard Schweiker
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