Jobs report shows effects of recession in Iowa
Iowa’s November unemployment rose to 4 percent with 61,100 out of work, up from 59,300 a year earlier. The report notes little good news despite gains in retail and schools, offset by declines in construction and manufacturing, with Deere plants contributing to layoffs. The service sector and finance gains helped offset losses. Local governments added jobs while heavy manufacturing and construction fell.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Deere and Co
Eisenhauer
Iowa Unemployment Trends Reflect Budget Struggles and Job Shifts
State figures show 1200 fewer state government workers after budget deficits. November private sector wages average 317.35 weekly while factory pay reaches 486.16. National jobless rate 6.8 percent with Wapello County highest at 11.6 and Johnson County lowest at 1.4. Cedar Rapids 3.8 percent, Iowa City 1.4, Dubuque 4.6.
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Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Dubuque
Scriabine Reunites With Russian Nephew After 60 Year Quest
Helene Scriabine finally finds Vladimir Gorstkin, her long missing Russian nephew, in Moscow after decades of correspondence. Gorstkin, once the son of Scriabine’s brother and a survivor of Soviet repression, sends photos and confirms their kinship. Scriabine, a former University of Iowa professor, lives in Iowa City and hopes to visit, despite age and travel costs.
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Main County
Iowa City
Helene Scriabine
Vladimir Gorstkin
Russia
Scriabine
Gorstkin
University of Iowa
Moscow
George Gorstkin
Soviet
Red Guard
George
Soviet Union
Leningrad
United States
U of I
Russian Department
Connecticut
U.S
Igor Ilinksi
Helene Gorstkina
Police arrest 2 after clash with crowd on Cedar Rapids SW side
Two men were detained after a scuffle as police tried to arrest a wanted man during a bar check in the Czech Village area. About 25 bystanders surrounded officers in the alley, threatening violence as one Cedar Rapids officer and another civilian were treated at St Luke's Hospital.
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Donna Lee Olson
Lazette
Czech Village
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
St Luke's Hospital
Tim Camp
James Noonan
Joseph Hanrahan
Linn County Sheriffs Deputies
Hopkinton baby to appear on Americas Funniest Home Videos
Emily Ries, nine months old, from rural Hopkinton, will be shown on Sundays episode titled Plunger Girl. Her father Mark Ries led the submission and the family traveled to Los Angeles to film after their tape survived initial rounds. The Rieses hoped for top prizes but earned cash and a vacation instead.
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Emily Ries
Mark
Mary Ries
Hopkinton
Kcrg-Tvv
Channel 9
Emily
Adam
Rieses
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