Stanwood IBP plan to build pork plant despite grant loss
IBP of Stanwood Iowa says it will proceed with the world's largest pork processing plant after an $8 million Urban Development Action grant was rejected. Rep Tom Tauke notes the grant was controversial and not necessary, while local officials worry the denial may hurt Stanwood more than IBP.
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Stanwood
Iowa
2Nd District
Tom Tauke
Department of Housing and Urban Development
the Gazette
Midwest
IBP
Mike Rouse
IBF
National Review
Bonnie Fagan
Fagan
Save Our Land Group
Charles Harness
Harness
Wilson Foods
Olin
OPEC meeting ends in failure amid production dispute
An emergency OPEC meeting collapsed without agreement on quotas. Ministers warned prices could fall and the global surplus persist. UAE and Saudi Arabia signaled possible production shifts as they prepare to define united positions.
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Geneva
Switzerland
OPEC
Mana Saeed Oteiba
United Arab Emirates
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oteiba
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi
U.A.E
Emirates
Kuwait
Qatar
Oman
Bahrain
Stereophonic Politician Cited For Double-Talk Quote
A columnist notes a stereophonic politician who speaks with two faces, delivering opposing statements to different audiences. The piece critiques duplicity and urges consistency in public remarks.
Cedar Rapids airport terminal plan put on hold
Cedar Rapids Airport will not see construction this year as the airport commission puts the terminal redesign on hold amid ongoing airline design and cost disputes. Contracts with consultants and architects are suspended while Linn District Court considers a bond to cover delay costs tied to the Ozark and Mississippi Valley Airlines suit over $11.5 million in city bonds.
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Dick Hogan
Roland Krekeler
Cedar Rapids
Roy Jameson
Airport Commission
Linn District Court
Ozark and
Mississippi Valley Airlines
Airport
Federal cuts threaten Iowa aid losses totaling hundreds of millions
A study by public employee unions estimates Iowa will lose about 577 million through 1984 due to federal budget cuts. Iowa ranks 43rd in total losses but seventh in handicapped education aid and fourth in social services aid, with 3 million and 11.2 million respectively expected in 1982–84.
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David Lynch Gazette
Washington
Iowa
Reagar
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Congressional Budget Office
Armstrong's won’t build Iowa City department store
Armstrong's of Cedar Rapids asks Iowa City Council to revoke its preferred developer status for downtown parcel 64 la. President Allan C. Peremsky cites new financial commitments and no capital investments for at least a year after taking over the Roshek store in Dubuque.
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Ann Mittman
Johnson County
Iowa City
Armstrong’s
Cedar Rapids
Allan C. Peremsky
Neal Berlin
Roshek
Dubuque
Iowa
Peremsky
Armstrong
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Vance Haesemeyer
Union Trust and Savings Bank
Rouse
UPI
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
U.s.world Bridge
Marion
East Iowa
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