Grassley to move to Senate Finance Committee
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley will switch from the Appropriations Committee to the Senate Finance Committee a shift that Tom Harkin says could hurt the state. The change relocates Grassley within key fiscal panels through which budgets are shaped.
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Charles Grassley
Lowa
Senate Finance Committee
Tom Harkin
Dtowa
Grassley
Appropriations Committee
Finance Committee
Iowa professor outlines blueprints for optical computer
University of Iowa researcher Robert Cuykendall, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, presents three devices as blueprints for an optical computer that uses laser beams instead of electronic parts. The design promises faster speeds than current supercomputers and high precision for complex math and natural simulations.
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University of Iowa
Robert Cuykendall
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tales of the gulf Area residents share stories
Eighth graders at Franklin Middle School Cedar Rapids talk with an Army officer who served in Saudi Arabia. A Marion woman reschedules her wedding when her fiancé who is a soldier cannot reach the church on time.
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Franklin Middle School
Cedar Rapids
Saudi Arabia
Marion
Sex rate scars More teen women having sex
ATLANTA AP Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control report that 51.5 percent of women aged 15 to 19 had premarital sex by their late teens, based on 1988 data, nearly double the 28.6 percent in 1970, showing rising sexual activity among young women.
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Atlanta
Federal Health and Behavior
Centers For Disease Control
Today’s Chuckle Law-Abiding Stop Sign Slowdown
A light joke notes a law-abiding citizen as one who slows to a crawl when passing a stop sign. It playfully contrasts safety with impatience and offers a quick chuckle about traffic manners.
U.S. job losses hit 1990 peak amid recession fears
The December report shows 6.1 percent unemployment, the highest since July 1987, with about 515000 jobs lost in the last quarter and a total rise of nearly 1 million on the unemployment rolls since June. President Bush deflects talk of a deep recession and urges awaiting the State of the Union plan.
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Washington
Bush
Camp David
Tion
Irwin Kellner
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Ign
Kellner
Teen held in Wellman shooting death of 9 year old
Fourteen-year-old Charles Harriman of Wellman is jailed in Linn County Detention Center charged with second degree murder in the Dec 12 shooting death of 9-year-old Jody Barnes. County Attorney Ken Martens plans to seek adult trial. Harriman allegedly had malice aforethought. Steve Barnes and Carolyn Hudson supported Harriman at a Cedar Rapids Juvenile Court hearing.
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Rick Smith
Arote Star
Charles Harriman
Wellman
Linn County Detention Center
Jody Barnes
Town
Ken Martens
Harriman
Martens
Steve Barnes
Jody
Steve
Carolyn Hudson
Hudson
Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas visits Iowa City for charity event
Thomas signs autographs in a hospital patient library donation at University Hospitals Iowa City as Wendy’s underwrites tutoring for long term pediatric patients. Eight year old Joshua Kenel of Fort Madison looks on in the hospital playroom during the Big Ten versus SEC women’s basketball challenge at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
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Wendy's
Dave Thomas
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Joshua Kenel
Fort Madison
Thomas
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Story
Page SC
Bush Rejects Link Between Palestinians and Kuwait Conflict
Iraq agreed to high level talks with the United States, but President Bush rejected any linkage to the Palestinian issue. He said there would be no linkage on those two questions as Geneva talks were set to begin despite US demands for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait by January 16.
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United States
Kuwait
Baghdad
Bush
France
Washington
Roland Dumas
European Community
Luxembourg
America
Geneva
U.S
Postal Rates Rise to 29 Cents with Flagship Change
The Postal Rate Commission approved higher rates, boosting first class to 29 cents starting Feb. 3. A new 29 cent F stamp with a red tulip will go on sale Jan. 22, while second class rises about 22 percent and third class about 25 percent. Postmaster General Anthony Frank welcomed the plan but opposed locking in the 30 cent rate.
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Washington
Postal Rate Commission
Minnie
Postal Service
Rate Commission
Anthony Frank
Commission
Board of Governors
Ralph Nader
Congress
University of Iowa Hospitals limits Caesarean births
The University of Iowa Hospitals bans elective Caesarean sections for women who have had prior C-sections. New policy requires attempting vaginal birth first, citing safety and cost considerations. Dr. Carl Weiner notes VBAC as the preferred option when feasible.
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Gazete
Soanson County
Boreas
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Carl Weiner
U of 1
Maternal Fetal Medicine
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