27 Jan 1985
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1985
Page
1
President Reagan stated the United States plans retaliation for Beirut bombings but cautions attribution challenges and avoiding harm to innocents. He noted increased intelligence sharing with allies to locate the terrorists behind the Marine barracks and U.S. Embassy attacks in Beirut.
The United States and the Soviet Union announced talks on nuclear weapons will resume March 12 in Geneva. Reagan aims to reach arms reduction during his term, with talks to cover long and medium range missiles and space weapons.
The Immigration and Naturalization Service plans rules to ease temporary foreign hiring for farm labor while deterring illegal employment. Western Growers estimates up to 300000 illegal farm workers in the Western U S. The program would modify the 15000 to 20000 annual legal entrants. Congressional farm state allies had urged changes previously but faced opposition from Hispanic groups and labor. Officials aim to act through regulation rather than legislation.
Lawmakers who are farmers fear the farm credit crisis will strike home as high rates and falling land values squeeze producers. Rep. Horace Daggett and colleagues report debt restructurings and missed payments while some young farmers like Rep. David Tabor warn the 70 cent debt for every dollar asset ratio threatens next.
A 144 page study by the Council on Foundations finds organized religion in the United States now donates more than all corporations and secular foundations combined. It notes churches increasingly fund social programs due to government cuts, with many religious groups acting like foundations giving grants loans and investments.
A light quip jokes about the evolving meaning of the word stupid. The remark plays on linguistic creativity and humor, noting how new definitions emerge as language shifts.
Lee Liu, since 1983 IE president and CEO of Cedar Rapids based Iowa Electric Light and Power Co, says stabilizing rates is a priority. After a 207 percent rate rise since 1970 and a 17 percent hike in July 1983, IE pursues a new energy management philosophy and business diversification to hold line on future prices.
Spotlight on a shift from supply driven economies to demand side planning as utilities face higher costs and rate pressures. The article notes that economies of scale once spurred more plants and higher peak loads, but leaders now focus on managing demand to control prices amid escalating rates.
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