Reagan Reshuffles Arms Team Amid Rostow resignation claim
Rostow reportedly pressed to resign with Staar also asked to go. Reagan accepted both resignations with regret while noting ongoing START INF and conventional talks. Wall Street officials warned the changes could unsettle European perceptions of U.S. arms policy.
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Staar
White House
William Clark
Rostow
Nitze
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U.S
Europe
Soviet Union
Harnischfeger plans reshaping as plants cut jobs
The Cedar Rapids based heavy equipment maker faces temporary shutdowns and layoffs across several plants due to soft demand. A Wednesday spot check found only small recall activity, while federal road work funding may lift orders later. The story mentions broader geopolitical talks as Andropov weighs nuclear policy.
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Cedar Rapids
Dow Jones Industrial Average Origins and Early Values
The article traces the DJIA's beginnings from May 26, 1896, with 12 stocks and a first-day value of 40.94. It notes the real starting date October 7, 1896, continuous publication, and the initial decline to a low of 28.48 on August 8, 1896, while American Brands and General Electric remained.
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Charles Henry Dow
Dow Jones & Co
The
Wall Street Journal
DJIA
General Electric
Grady seeks trial continuance over prior charges
Grady lists greater seriousness of recent charges and out of state complainant as reasons for delaying trial. The Marion council member faces accusations of helping youths paint a barn owned by William Hennessey at 2650 10th St. Arrested last September, he calls it a head hunt.
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Grady
William Hennessey
10Th St
Marion
Gazette
Jim Wellenhagen
City of
Marion High School
Eddie Begley
Gladbrook Adopts Full Day Kindergarten Next Fall
Gladbrook school board approves all day kindergarten three days a week Monday Tuesday and Thursday to extend instruction. Superintendent Darwin Winke notes current 11 am dismissals will be replaced by full days. Board also grants 5.4 percent raises for non teaching staff matching teachers. Rental policy hikes gym fee to 35 dollars for profit events while non profits stay free. Sixth grade teacher Sue Grove resignation accepted. Summer girls softball coach Terri Luehring resignation tabled pending replacement.
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Gladbrook
Darwin Winke
Sue Grove
Terri Luehring
Volga School Will Keep Milk Plan With Afternoon Service
The Volga school four through six will continue the special milk program for nine more weeks with afternoon milk for older grades and maintained participation in the early grades. The district pays $4.50 per student per quarter for the extra milk. The board also awarded Forsythe Ford Elkader an $18,241 bid for a 59 passenger bus chassis and Hawkeye Superior Bus Sales $11,380 for the body. A 1982 model demonstrator bus with 1,500 miles was bought for $28,572 from Saf-T-Liner Bus Sales to replace two older buses. The continuation will be reconsidered before year end.
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Central Community
Volga
Forsythe Ford of
Hawkeye Superior
Saf-T-Liner Bus Sales
Des Moines
Lawmakers clash over chief clerk pay and sex discrimination claims
The Iowa House debates raising O'Hern to a higher starting salary than Isaacson amid sex discrimination charges. Democrats defend the raise as upgrading duties while Republicans call the advertising and pay changes a political charade. Several amendments fail on party-line votes as the pay range is set and a later exact salary decided by committee.
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Isaacson
Carpenter
Post
Darrell Hanson
Manchester
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Lown City
William Harbor
Henderson
House
Laverne Schroeder
McClelland
Lloyd Jones
Gene Blanshaw
D-Scranton
Chamber
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