Branstad era job figures spark debate over goal
Iowa job data show wages dipping to 3.9 percent and a net gain of 120,200 jobs over five years. Critics argue many new positions are low paying, while Branstad defends the goal as a focus on development rather than a strict net increase.
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Iowa
Department
Branstad
Tom Miller
Miller
Don Bowen
Iowa Federation of Labor
House
Donald Avenson
Oelwein
Avenson
Branstad 180000 Jobs Pledge Origins and Debate
The 1982 pledge to create 180000 Iowa jobs began as a campaign tactic and was shaped by Ed Stanek from the Office for Planning and Programming. Branstad later argued the figure was a broad goal tied to economic development and not a fixed plan. Roxanne Conlin criticized the promise, while Branstad defended context and timing.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Roxanne Conlin
Conlin
Baloney
Ed Stanek
Iowa Lottery
Office For
Stanek
OPP
Stouffer’s
then-Iowa Development Commission
Japan faces aging crisis with population aging to 65 eventual share
A Tokyo Nihon University Population Research Institute projection based on the 1985 census foresees Japan becoming the world's oldest society by 2020 with about 24.6 percent aged 65 or older. It also predicts a peak population around 131.96 million in 2009 followed by decline, and notes a record low 1 347 million births in 1987 with an 11.1 birth rate.
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Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Tokyo
Japan
Population Research Institute of
Nihon University
NASA shuttle leak delays first post Challenger mission
Shuttle Discovery technicians detected a faint nitrogen tetroxide odor on the pad days after fueling. NASA says the 3 to 4 part per million leak is small but could affect a July 26 test firing and the schedule. If needed the craft would be detached and towed for repairs ahead of the planned early 1980s mission.
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NASA
Lisa Malone
Discovery
Challenger
Rain helps some farms as Iowa drought lingers
Elmer Carlson notes Hopi visitors and about four inches of rain since their visit. Weather Service reports scattered showers, a weakening cold front, and signs of a cooler pattern breaking the high pressure dome. Rain boosts yields for residents like Mrs. Wilcox with 300 acres of corn, though much of the drought remains and Cedar Rapids reported only a trace.
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Elmer Carlson
Arizona
Chuck Meyers
National Weather Service
Iowa
Carroll
Fort Dodge
Pocahontas
Rockwell City
Sac City
Clarion
Steamboat Rock
Eldora
Grundy Center
Independence
Massena
Oakland
Adair
Lake Panorama
Denison
Garwin
Ames
Weather Service
Cedar Rapids
Chainsaw parade hits Council Bluffs after weekend storm
Storm left widespread damage in Council Bluffs with many homes wrecked and insurance claims expected for broken windows trees on roofs and siding. Over 170 officers including 60 Iowa guardsmen worked to prevent looting reroute traffic while Red Cross volunteers distributed food and water as cleanup stretched for days.
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Carl Jennings
Navy Intelligence Reserve
Omaha
Lincoln
Vietnam
Allen
Council Bluffs
Union Pacific Railroad
Iowa
Red Cross
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