Wilson Foods Workers Vote to Strike Over Wages and Reorganization
Union members in Cedar Rapids Oklahoma City Albert Lea and other locals voted overwhelmingly to strike after Wilson Foods refused to reinstate a contract amid a Chapter 11 filing announced April 22. The UFCW cites unfair labor practices while the company says a negotiated settlement is possible and that the strike funds will aid workers. Negotiations had stalled with exploratory discussions failing as management backed out of a Wednesday meeting.
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Wilson Foods
UFCW
Zimmerman
Cedar Rapids
National Labor Relations Board
Minneapolis
Washington
Bob Adams
Oklahoma City
Don Nielsen
Albert Lea
Minn
UFC
Rest Mykleby
Kenneth Griggy
Dave Thompson
Thompson
Hog price drops restrain fears of Wilson Foods strike
Hog prices have fallen about six dollars per hundredweight as Wilson Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Experts say the market will not crash. a prolonged strike could affect farmers if union and management do not settle soon.
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Wilson Foods
Kahl and associates indicted in marshals shooting case
Kahl and his son Yorie and associate Scott Faul were convicted on murder and assault counts in the marshals shooting that killed U S Marshal Kenneth Muir and Deputy U S Marshal Robert Chesire Jr. Wounded officers included James Hopson, Bradley Kapp, and Steven Schnabel. Other defendants face varied terms. Wegner agreed to testify in exchange for a lesser charge.
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Kahl
U.S
Kenneth Muir
Robert Chesire Jr
Yorie
Scott Faul
Harvey
N.D
David Broer
Streeter
N.C
Joan
Vernon Wegner
April
James Hopson
Stutsman County
Bradley Kapp
Medina
Steven Schnabel
Revenue outlook shows modest recovery but June must exceed average
Acting comptroller notes signs of a moderate economy yet state revenue remains weak. May receipts fall 2.7 percent to 1.4 million below last year, despite a March 1 sales tax rise to 4 percent. Personal income tax gains 1 percent, while corporate income and cigarette taxes dip. For 11 months, total tax receipts lag by 1.3 percent, or 22 million, vs. year ago. State officials had expected 0.2 percent growth.
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Krahl
C.R
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Coralville Lake
Cedar River
Waterloo
Lansing
Dam
McGregor
Guttenberg
Missi Dubuque
Clinton
Davenport
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Anchorage
New Moon
Atlanta
Miami
Bismarck
Nashville
Chicago
Denver
New York
the Nation
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
Seattle
Houston
Care facility plans solidify new administrator roles
Johnson outlined new director positions for the care facility with Elaine Hulseberg as director of administration and Louis Hulseberg as director of operations. They may keep their apartment, while the plan includes hiring at least 14 more staff and building an on-site office over nine months at a projected annual cost exceeding $200,000, funded by state and potential federal grants.
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Louis Hulseberg
Elaine Hulseberg
Johnson
Elaine
Halsebergs
Forbes
Iowa Department of Social Services
Weather Update From Front to Plains With Severe Storms
Vigorous thunderstorms swept from the Plateau to the Appalachians with at least three tornadoes touching down in Texas and Missouri areas injuring several. Tornadoes hit Weatherford Lillian May Moody and surrounding regions as flash flood warnings spread across Washington central California Nevada and Salt Lake Valley Utah. Lighter rain expected east coast moving west with high teens to 90s across regions and widespread heat in the desert southwest.
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United States
Plateau
Appalachians
Indiana
Texas
Lillian
Fort Worth
Weatherford
May
Abilene
Moody
Arkansas
Midwest
Western Plateau
Washington
California
Nevada
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Rockies
Upper Midwest
Great Lakes
New England
Pacific Coast
Mercury
Desert
Reagan and Mitterrand Back Thatcher on Falkland Support
In Versailles, President Reagan and President Mitterrand reaffirmed support for Britain’s Falkland Islands effort in separate talks with Prime Minister Thatcher. The meetings highlighted unity with the United Kingdom during the conflict.
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Reagan
Francois Mitterrand
Britain
Falkland Islands
Margaret Thatcher
Versailles
France
FBI Agents Shot While Apprehending 1977 Deputy Slaying Fugitive
In Orange City Florida two FBI agents were wounded when they confronted a suspect at Kitchens Restaurant on Highway 1792. The man, Clarence Robinson 38 of Jacksonville, is wanted for the December 1977 killing of Reserve Deputy George Pfeil and for a prior fugitive status.
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Orange City
Fla
FBI
Lawrence G. Lawler
Jacksonville
Florida
Seminole County
John Polk
Clarence Robinson
Robinson
Reserve
George Pfeil
Polk
Thomas J. Sobolewski
Dennis G. Wicklein
Highway 1792
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Mike Langer
Marvin Skadberg
Iowa State University
Skadberg
National Pork Producers Council
Federal Departments of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
USDA
Iowa
Olsen
David Lane
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Block
Lane
Ters
Posse Comitatus
Flurrie
Mal Weather Service
A. U.S. Dept. of
Weather Report
Flagstaff
Ariz
Presidio
Cincinnati
Des Moines
PtCidy
Detroit
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Montreal
Ottawa
Regina
Toronto
Man
Adventure Ready
J L.L. Bean
Eddie Bauer
Talbot's
Woolrich
Lindale Mall
Westdale Mall
Sth
Sports Car Club
Nestdale
Marion
Armar DR
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