Branstad Replaces Racing Commission Member Over Cloud Concerns
Governor Terry Branstad accepts the resignation of Gerald Manatt from the Iowa Racing Commission after questions about his ties to a minority firm and allegations of illegal workers at Manatt Inc. He appoints L C Bud Pike to replace him to avoid any clouds over parimutuel betting start.
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Judy Daubenmie
Luzette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
New State Racing Commission
Iowa
Gerald Manatt
Brooklyn
Branstad
L.C
Bud” Pike
Grundy Center
Manatt
Racing Commission
Pike
Pike takes seat on Iowa Racing Commission amid questions
S.C. Bud Pike of Grundy Center, head of Hawkeye Bank and Trust and Iowa Bankers Association president, was named to Iowa's Racing Commission by Gov. Branstad. He recalls his first race trip to Ak-Sar-Ben, winning $30 and later returning it, and notes a long statewide reputation for integrity.
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Manatt
Branstad
Polk County
Bran
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
S Racing Commission
S.C
Bud” Pike
Grundy Center
Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Neb
Pike
Hawkeye
PLO rebels and Arafat agree to cease-fire in Bekaa Valley
Arafat loyalists and mutinous Beirut factions reach a cease-fire in east Lebanon's Bekaa Valley forming a seven member oversight committee. The accord orders removal of guerrilla bases along the Beirut Damascus highway and a return to pre Monday fighting, with prisoner releases and a promise of democratic dialogue.
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Beirut
Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Bekaa Valley
Palestine Liberation Organizaton
Bekaa
Baalbek
Beirut-Damascus
Arafat
Poll finds 8 percent know U S stance on El Salvador Nicaragua
New York Times CBS News poll shows only 25 percent know Washington backs El Salvador government and 12 percent know it supports Nicaragua rebels. Just 8 percent know both alignments, with 32 percent favoring sending combat forces to avert a communist takeover in El Salvador.
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Gazette Wire Services
Central America
Washington
el Salvador
Nicaragua
New York Times-Cbs News
U.S
Weather Service plans deep cutbacks and office closures
The National Weather Service faces a blueprint to shrink services by closing 269 observation offices and consolidating centers. It envisions 25 to 52 field offices staffed by about 2,192 by 2000, with payroll cuts from 164 million to 104 million dollars. No action is planned for a year as NOAA studies the options.
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Washington
National Weather Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
A. Joseph LaCovey
Commerce Department
NOAA
Weather Service
Westinghouse to Hire 100 for Pell Grant CONTRACT
Iowa City firm Westinghouse Information Services will hire more than 100 workers this year to handle a 28.9 million four year contract with the U S Department of Education. The job covers planning development and implementation of a computer system for processing about five million Pell Grant applications annually.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
Westinghouse Information Services of
U.S. Department of Education
Interstate 80
Highway 1
Westinghouse
Department of Education
Systems Development Corp
Santa Monica
Calif
American College
ACT
Macro Systems Inc
Silver Spring
Middle-aged Hyphen Marks Self-Restraint in Question
A witty remark ponders whether hyphens in middle aged phrases exist to bind the term as a self supporting identity. The note questions copyright framing with a light, humorous tone.
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Bank and Trust Co
Iowa Bankers’ Association
L.C. Pike
Don Hornstein
Chris Palmer
Kesler Road
Cedar Hills
Cedar Rapids
Neil Stoker
Yale
Edward R. Tufte
Marion
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