Rath Debtor Talks Mayfield Deal Amid Tax Concerns
Ecker questions legality of selling Rath to Mayfield for tax purposes while Rath’s Taylor and Cassling insist the arrangement offers more than tax benefits. Board chair Fulton says plan may best serve stockholders as assets valued at 8.3 million are examined for liquidation. Debtor ballots show broad support for management’s plan with City of Waterloo and Black Hawk Economic Development Committee backing.
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Mayfield
Donald Cassling
Chicago
Rath
Stock Exchange
Cassling
Taylor
Robert Fulton
Waterloo
Rath Packing Co
Fulton
Dan Childers
Cedar Rapids
Exercise habits differ by occupation and age
The article notes white-collar workers are more likely to exercise than blue-collar workers and young people more inclined to exercise than older people. Among exercisers 52 percent worked out alone while 48 percent with friends or groups. 40 percent reported daily exercise.
Bank Robbery Eyed as Stun Gun Spurts Crime Debate
Iowa troopers and Fayette County authorities investigated a bank robbery with several thousand dollars taken. Bank officials urged caution on stun guns, warning of misuse and calling for regulation as sheriffs warned of more crimes using the weapons.
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Mark Pingree
Dahlen
Pingree
First National Bank
Oran
Fayette County
Stan Kuch
Associated Press
Evans
Fayette
Kuch
Iowa
Allamakee
Neal Becker
Story County
John Stark
Disney MGM Studio Tour planned near Orlando in Florida
The Disney MGM Studio Tour will cost 300 million dollars and combine a film studio with tourist rides at Walt Disney World near Orlando. It will include four sound stages an animation building a backlot and a ride through cinema history with two stunt theaters and the Disney archives. Gov Graham says the project could boost Florida film production already a major industry in the state. Groundbreaking is planned for this fall and the facility will sit south of Epcot Center.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Walt Disney World
Walt Disney Productions
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Inc
MGM Film
Disney
Orlando
Magic Kingdom
Epcot Center
Michael Eisner
Frank Wells
Burbank
Calif
California
Lake Buena Vista
Disney Archives
Eisner
Bob Graham
Reagan links terrorism to unified action and warns of strikes
President Reagan urged united action against terrorism, signaling possible military strikes on terrorist sites. He cited Libya and Lebanon as targets, and noted a new Bush task force to draft a U.S. anti terrorism plan. State Department cautioned the list was not inclusive.
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Beirut
Reagan
George Bush
Europe
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U.S
Libya
Baalbek
Lebanon
Iran
North Korea
Cuba
Nicaragua
Murder Inc
America
Washington
Managua
Syria
State Department
Damascus
Hafez Assad
South Yemen
Djerejian
Tests and Demonstrations in ABM Talks Between Soviet and US
The Soviet delegation seeks to ban all testing that could yield a prototype of a new anti-ballistic missile system while allowing inside research and certain demonstrations. They distinguish components from subcomponents, but offer no formal definitions. US officials press Moscow to clarify and maintain SDI flexibility.
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Pentagon
Moscow
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