Union sets up pickets at hog slaughter plants
UFCW strikes 6 Wilson Foods hog plants in Cedar Rapids Cherokee and other locations idling 2300 workers. Cedar Rapids workers march with union signs while many shop at nearby taverns. Strikes cover shifts for three days with 90 percent approval and moves planned for Monday action.
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Gary Peterson
Wilson Foods
Cedar Rapids
Cherokee
Iowa
United Food and Commercial Workers
Wilson
Wilson's
Mike Wilbur
Albert Lea
Minn
Logansport
Ind
Monmouth
Oklahoma City
Okla
UFCW
Louis Anderson
Packinghouse
Garry Zimmerman
P-3
Walkout Impacts Pork Farmers As Wilson Foods Strike Looms
Farmers receive a glancing relief as only six of Wilson Foods twelve hog slaughtering plants face a potential strike Monday. Analysts expect other packers to cover capacity, limiting the impact to about seven percent of U S pork slaughtering capacity. The National Pork Council warns the strike could still disrupt markets if more facilities join.
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al Swegle
L2zette
Wilson Foods
Kim McAdams
National Pork Council
Gazette
Marshall
Louisville
Wilson
McAdams
Tax rebel Kahl believed killed in shootout blaze
Fugitive Gordon Kahl linked to two U.S. marshal deaths was believed dead after a gun battle with Arkansas authorities near Smithville. Sheriff Gene Matthews died of wounds. a body found in a house burned during the confrontation was sent for dental identification. Leonard and Norma Ginter were detained.
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Kahl
Blaze
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Gordon Kahl
North Dakota
Arkansas
James Blasingame
FBI
Blasingame
Gene Matthews
Smithville
Little Rock
John Johnson
Posse Comitatus
Medina
N.D
County facility to add new administrator roles after abuse probe
Forbes Johnson to present recommendations to Linn County leaders to hire an administrator for both the care facility and county psychiatric unit by August and a director of resident care by September. The plan also calls for a supervisory maintenance position and a new overall chief. Co administrators Louis and Elaine Hulseberg currently manage most operations with four social workers reporting to Johnson. The psychiatric wing is led by Dick Dunkle.
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Linn County
Forbes Johnson
Johnson
Louis
Elaine Hulseberg
Dick Dunkle
Care facility plan aims to unify administration and units
Johnson outlined a plan to hire an administrator over both the care facility and the psychiatric unit in August and a director of resident care by September. A supervisory role for maintenance and custodial staff would also be created to improve coordination between the two units at the facility northeast of Marion.
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Johnson
Marion
Halsebergs
Halseberg
Dunkle
If at first you don't succeed well so much for skydiving
A brief quip notes that initial attempts fail, turning to a humorous take on the risks of skydiving.
State balance could dip to $2 million by June 30
Iowa's treasury balance may fall to as low as two million dollars as tax collections lag estimates. Acting state comptroller William Krahl said May revenue was 1.1 percent below last year and the year total is down 1.3 percent or 22 million dollars. Governor Branstad called the report disappointing.
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Des Moines
Iowa
William Krahl
Terry Branstad
Krahl
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