Branstad Helps Farm Credit Crisis Beaddressed in D.C.
Governor Branstad met in Washington with administration officials and key federal and state bankers to push federal action on the farm credit crisis. He reported a positive response but no commitments, and noted Volcker would not predict future interest rates. The visit included Budget Director Stockman and Agriculture Secretary Block with a delegation of banking and university representatives.
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David Stockman
John Block
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Paul Volcker
Volcker
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Tom Huston
John Crystal
Iowa Bankers Trust
Lee Kolmer
School of Agriculture
Iowa State University
Neil Hart
Iowa State
Weather Forecast: Mild Tour Through Midweek
The extended forecast shows no precipitation from Monday to Wednesday. Highs range from the 20s to the mid 30s with overnight lows in the teens to low 20s. Elsewhere expect varying low and high temperatures and some precipitation.
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Severe winter storm crosses the United States and Europe
Frigid fronts and snowfall spread from the central Rockies to the Southeast and across Europe. Travel advisories cover Texas and New Mexico as high winds, ice, and 1 to 4 inch snows threaten roads. Fatal crashes in Germany and deep freezes in Murmansk and Italy follow, with extensive cold-related deaths and losses reported.
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Iowa leaders discuss farm woes and needs for foreign education
Toughest But Stanek voiced little hope that the governor will gain understanding for Iowa's farm problems as the Washington view tolerates agricultural hardship. About 100 attendees from Cedar Rapids to Davenport heard about export challenges and education gaps in foreign language and culture, plus calls for new teaching methods.
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Washington
University of Iowa
James Freedman
Branstad
Far East
Freedman
Japan
Reagan Aide Distance Seen Over Social Security Inflation Fight
Reagan appears distant from Senate Republicans push to curb next year’s Social Security inflation adjustment as part of a deficit package. December energy goods and overall energy prices fell, while food costs rose modestly and new car prices edged up for 1984.
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White House
James Baker
Reagan
Senate
Department of Labor
Outdoor Winter Bicycle Ride Heads from Greene Square Park
An urban recreation note invites cyclists to a 9 a.m. ride starting at Greene Square Park. Call 362-6330 by 7:30 a.m. to join. after 8 a.m. staff will share the day’s latest ride plans.
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Trade center plan attacked in Cedar Rapids speech
At the state leadership conference in Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Mayor Don Canney reiterated opposition to a downtown Des Moines world trade center. R W Fischer of Soypro International argued against locating such a center in Des Moines or Cedar Rapids and proposed an agribusiness center near Living History Farms with land to display farm equipment and products.
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R.W. Fischer
Soypro International
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Fischer
Living History Farms
Iowa Farm Economy Faces Hard Future says Stanek
Stanek warns Iowa agriculture is deteriorating as U S export demand shifts. He cites the high dollar making U S goods costly, third world buyers shrinking, and two thirds of Iowa crops historically sold overseas. He notes farmers leaving the industry due to bad decisions and broader decline.
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Towa
Fire at Camp Red Leg Kills Three Soldiers in Bonn
An explosion and fire near Camp Red Leg in a small American controlled area in Bonn killed three U S soldiers and wounded seven as the unloading of a Pershing 2 nuclear warhead motor went wrong. Officials said no danger to German civilians.
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Haddock
Camp Red Leg
Bonn
U.S. Army
Michael Griffon
56Th Brigade
United States
Soviet Union
Paul Nitze
Helmut Kohl
Suit alleges PTSD from flight incident with celebratory flight
Miller testified she saw a doctor and psychologist after the incident and now fears flying with loss of appetite. Her attorney will prove post traumatic stress. Air California argues no complaint at the time and notes the flight was a festive charter.
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Jonathan Gallop
Air California
Donald Mark Chance Jr
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