Train Derails Kill Dozens Near Pacific Coast Town
An express train with about 800 passengers derailed and plunged 90 feet into a ravine near a Pacific coast town, killing at least 35 people, authorities said. Other items note pill cancer findings, Sammy Davis Jr. Israel trip, tax reform debate, Iowa rail celebration, 1982 All Iowa Fair crowds, Missouri River water divestment talk, All-Star Game outlook, and new college recruiting rules.
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Pacific Coast
World
Illinois hospital addition contract leads for E and S Contractors
E and S Electrical Contractors of Cedar Rapids reports its largest lump-sum deal, a $3.8 million hospital addition project in Illinois, alongside a $2.2 million Michigan contract. The announcements appear on Money, page 5C.
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E and S Electrical Contractors
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Michigan
Soviet Grain Crop Forecast Cut By 15 Million Tons
The U S Agriculture Department predicted a grain harvest of 170 million metric tons for the Soviet Union, down 15 million from last month. Agriculture Secretary John Black said he pressed Reagan for a long term food trade agreement with the Soviet Union and came away optimistic.
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Soviet Union
U.S. Agriculture Department
Agriculture
John Black
Reagan
Farm
Iowa’s $127 million budget misread sparks correction
Iowa officials disputed a National Governors Association figure claiming a $127 million surplus at year end. Comptroller Mosher said errors stemmed from excluding tax refunds for 1982 and 1983, suggesting other states may be affected.
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South Dakota
Missouri River
Des Moines
Judy Daubenmie
Gazette
Iowa
National Governors’ Association
Robert Ray
Governors’ Group
Ray
Governors’ Association
Alaska
Ronald Mosher
Mosher
Carol Weissert
Association
Cedar Rapids scam target fails to take funds to library
A Cedar Rapids woman avoided losing 3200 dollars in a bank scam after alerting police and bank officials. A caller identifying as Mr Carlson from Peoples Bank and Trust Co claimed a system error and directed withdrawal to meet at the downtown Public Library with supposed Iowa Highway Patrol witnesses. No one appeared.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Barnes
Carlson
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Iowa Highway Patrol
Barnes
Soviets Hint Machines May Decide Nuclear Response
Moscow signals possible launch on warning posture as response to Reagan buildup. Ustinov asserts postures include near instant retaliatory strike by machines and emphasizes no first use while warning of greater combat readiness and improved warning systems. He frames deterrence and questions whether timing for no first use is right. Congress’s 1787 Northwest Territory ordinance note appears in closing.
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Washington Post
Moscow
Dmitri Ustinov
Soviet Union
Reagan
Ustinov
Communist Party
Pravda
Kremlin
United States
Washington
Western
Europe
United Nations General Assembly
Postal union head slams GOP mailman ad in Cedar Rapids
Jim Kane head of National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 373 in Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha says a Republican National Committee TV spot misleadingly implies carrier support. He cites Hatch Act rules and veteran benefits threats while union president Vincent Sombrotto files complaints with networks and the GOP committee.
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Reagan
Kane
Gagette
Vincent Sombrotto
National Republican Committee
Kent
Housing starts fall again in rural Linn County
Rural Linn County housing activity dropped for the fourth straight year as permits fell to 27 in the year ended June 30 with a total valuation of 1.9 million dollars. Administrator Bob Johnson cites high interest rates and HUD loan changes as causes and notes Cedar Rapids and Marion are excluded from these figures.
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Linn
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Building and Zoning Department
Bob Johnson
HUD
Housing and Urban Development
Johnson
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Chuck the
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Johnson County
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