Reagan Eyes Dialogue With Soviets Amid Star Wars Talks
President Reagan urged 1985 as a year of dialogue with the Soviet Union while pressing ahead with space based anti missile research. He rejected Star Wars as a bargaining chip and said the ultimate goal is complete elimination of nuclear weapons. Skepticism about Soviet intent surfaced among officials on his Geneva briefing.
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Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
Congress
United States
Strategic Defense Initiative
George Shultz
Geneva
Switzerland
White House
Shultz
Oval Office
George Bush
Martelle student raises funds with a dollar appeal
Renée Miller an 18 year old UNI freshman in Martelle asks readers to send a dollar to cover college costs in response to John De Lorean’s plea for funds linked to his cocaine trafficking trial. Forty one donors have sent 66 dollars with notes of support while some did not contribute at all.
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Jonathan Reed
Cedar Bureau Artelle
Renée Miller
Martelle
John de Lorean
The
Gazette
de Lorean
Vail
Colo
the Gazette
University of Northern Iowa
Renée
Leonard Miller
LeFebvre Corp
Cedar Rapids
Juanita
Belle Plaine
Social Security
Sundown
Dubuque
Winter storm brings light snowfall to East Iowa
Snow slows traffic and coats southern and central Iowa with up to 6 inches in the southern counties. Cedar Rapids reports about a dozen minor crashes including a bus collision on icy 33rd Avenue SW. No serious injuries. Weather crews warn of continued flurries and cold temperatures into the weekend.
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Iowa
Brian Dowd
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
33Rd Avenue
Dave Noel
Branstad to Meet Block Volcker on Farm Troubles
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad plans talks with Agriculture Secretary John Block and Fed Chair Paul Volcker in Washington on Friday. He will be joined by Tom Houston and Neil Hart as concerns mount over farm crisis and proposed federal cuts, with a possible meeting with Sen. Grassley and perhaps Sen. Dole before Congress recess.
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Branstad
Block
Volcker
John Block
Federal Reserve
Paul Volcker
Tom Houston
Neil Hart
Iowa State University
Ames
Reagan
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa
Congress
Charles Grassley
Senate
Robert Dole
Chuckle on courtroom theatrics from overacting lawyers
A playful jab at courtroom lawyers who seem to perform as characters on cue. The obser vation notes the habit of overacting during testimonies, likening it to Hollywood antics and tongue in cheek humor.
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Hollywood
Jobless rate edges up in December amid job gains
The civilian unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent in December as 340,000 new jobs were created. Unemployed people totaling 8.2 million accompanied a 390,000 rise in the labor force, while 106.3 million Americans held jobs. Manufacturing added 85,000 positions and the service sector continued gains. economists note broadening strength but warn of a lagged recovery and potential 1985 unemployment near 7.7 percent.
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Ashington
Labor Department
Joseph Carson
Merrill Lynch & Co
Michael Evans
Evans Economics Inc
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