Marion Sees Bright 1984 for Local Business Prospects
Marion Chamber officials forecast a happier 1984 with 40 new or expanding businesses last year signaling revived economy. Bathquarters opened at Armar Mall, while Farm Progress Show drew 330000 visitors boosting confidence. Industrial contact teams and development sites race to attract new companies.
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Christie Wallace
Azette Marion Bureau
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Tom Bever
Cor
Ner
Bever
Seventh Avenue
Shirley Goodrich
Marion
Bathquarters
Harold
Armar Mall
Shirley
Mount Vernon
Killians
Paul Draper
Dave Snow
Jeff Schott
Schott
Kennedy announces bid for Democratic presidential nomination
U S Senator John F Kennedy from Massachusetts declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960. The Marion briefs note bank closures for the New Year and advertise local services and ads.
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U.S
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Northern Natural Gas sets daily record amid deep cold
Northern Natural Gas Co reports a 24 hour delivery record of 3.6 billion cubic feet on December 23, surpassing 3.5 billion in 1982 as cold weather boosts demand. For December 16-25 the six-state area averaged 3.4 billion per day. Northern is an InterNorth division supplying 73 utilities across nine states.
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Omaha
Neb
Northern Natural Gas Co
Northern
Dan Dienstbier
Iowa
InterNorth, Inc
MIU Professor Links Meditation to Stock Market Rise
Fairfield Iowa AP A Marahishi International University professor claims a mass meditation session dubbed Taste of Utopia boosted global stock markets. David Orme Johnson says marketsImproved after 8 000 meditators joined mid December and the world index rose from 178 to 183 5 in three weeks.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Marahishi International University
MIU
David Orme-Johnson
Capital International S.A
Wall Street Journal
Orme- Johnson
Bob Oates
Dow Jones
Student pilot and instructor die in Floyd plane crash
In Floyd Iowa a 20 year old student pilot Beth Gable and 27 year old instructor Thomas Gaffey died when their two seater Piper Tomahawk trainer entered a spin and crashed near Floyd. The aircraft based in Charles City and investigators from the FAA were to inspect the site after witnesses saw the nose first plunge shortly after 2 p.m.
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Floyd, Iowa
Iowa
Floyd
Beth Gable
Thomas Gaffey
Riceville
Charles City
Floyd County
L.L. Lane
Federal Aviation Administration
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