Exports seen as key to long term U.S. recovery
Richard McElheny of the U.S. Commerce Department argues a national export policy is essential for economic recovery. He notes the District Export Councils help small firms enter world markets, cites 1.5 billion in last year’s small exports, and urges expanding export share from 12 to 25 percent of GNP.
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District Export Council
Midwest
Commerce Department
America
U.S
Supervisory cuts eyed as agencies gird for budgets
Iowa state agencies face reduced budgets for 1983 85 with a push to trim supervisors and boost efficiency. Comptroller Ron Mosher urges reviewing supervisor counts from about 3000 among 18000 state workers and increasing manager spans to eight to twelve employees where feasible. He cites productivity gains, tighter funds, and directs agencies to cut paperwork adopt 1979 economy report ideas speed up billing and curb demand for new services.
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Ourdas
Des Moines
Iowa
Ron Mosher
Mosher
Iowa Merit Commission
Board of Regents
Comptroller’s Office
Linn County eyes transit link to Johnson County clients
Linn County supervisors authorized Bill Hoekstra to begin contract talks for transporting 27 disabled Johnson County residents to Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. The plan would use a van with potential capital for a larger vehicle, funded by Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Service, with no Linn County tax cost. The effort aims to extend future services to Iowa City facilities and University hospitals.
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Linn
Bill Hoekstra
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Hoekstra
Jim Elsa
East Central Iowa
Kirkwood Center
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Elsa
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Joe Rinas
University of Iowa
University of Iowa to expand campus computer use
The State Board of Regents will review a plan from Iowa City officials to broaden university computing. The study notes 600 terminals and 200 microcomputers, with a goal of a desk terminal for every faculty member and a $2 million yearly cost, plus linking catalogs and records to home computers. James Johnson is nominated as first director of the Office of Information Technology.
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State Board of Regents
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
U of I
Weeg Computing Center
James Johnson
U of Office of Information Technology
Johnson
Omaha Woman Dies After Pool Drowning in Newton
Laura Cook 53 of Omaha died at Iowa Methodist Medical Center after being found at the bottom of a Holiday Inn pool in Newton. She succumbed to complications due to drowning. In a separate incident, John O Connor 19 of Emmetsburg drowned at a gravel pit while swimming with friends. divers recovered his body after five in the morning.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Newton
Laura Cook
Omaha
Neb
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Holiday Inn
Emmetsburg
O’connor
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