Branstad pledges jobs focus with careful tax spending
Iowa's new governor Terry Branstad pledges to make jobs his No 1 priority while being cautious with tax dollars. He vows government as a catalyst for growth and calls for bipartisan cooperation to spur economy, targeting high tech and accelerated funding for proposed projects amid unemployment concerns.
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Branstad
Iowa
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Veteran's Auditorium
Harold Hughes
University of Iowa
Chris
Cedar Rapids housing starts at low for 1982 amid optimism
Cedar Rapids issued only 21 single family permits in 1982 valued at 631 967 and eight multi family permits all for Oak Park Village. Ed Winter recalls 20 year low while Gib Boxa of the Homebuilders Association notes spring optimism despite the downturn and potential 1983 improvement.
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Garatte
Cedar Rapids
Gib Boxa T
Cedar Rapids Homebuilders Association
Ed Winter
Oak Park Village
Oak Hill
Building Department
Boxa
Linn County
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Historians Trace Ancient Game Similar to Golf
Historians say a game resembling golf was played centuries ago and persists today in a modern form. The discussion notes cultural parallels and evolution of the sport across eras without sensational detail.
Reagan Denies Disarray Vows to Sustain Arms Talks
President Reagan defended U S arms control policy denying a purge of Rostow and Grey signaled no unraveling of the process. He praised negotiators Nitze and Rowny and said talks would resume in Geneva January 27 for INF and February 3 for START, stressing commitment to reduction.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Eugene Rostow
Rostow
Robert Grey
Indi
Paul Nitze
Edward Rowny
Nitze
Geneva
Europe
Rowny
Rockwell May Phase Out Cedar Rapids Division
Thirty engineering marketing and administrative workers at Rockwell Switching Systems Division in Cedar Rapids will be laid off next Wednesday as production ends locally. The division may centralize all activities at Downers Grove Illinois within 12 to 16 months, leaving 135 workers in Cedar Rapids.
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Rockwell
Azette Staffornner
Rockwell Switching Systems
Cedar Rapids
Downers Grove
Ill
Charles B. Harrison
C Avenue NE
Collins Road
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