Belmont 113th Run Tests Endurance For Fittest Horse
Gazette outlines Belmont Stakes stakes while noting Central City Iowa as a minor league hub for horseflesh. Stories cover film casting, police wives seminar, Nashville studio success, Nancy Reagan tours, Chrysler profits, silver prices, Marion zoning change, and juvenile court funding debates.
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Who Is More Important The Customer On The Phone
Frustrated reader questions value of customers versus shoppers who pay high fuel costs. The quote probes priorities amid store visit pressures and service attention.
How can the United States curb OPEC power Safire column
William Safire analyzes strategies for reducing OPEC influence on global oil markets. He weighs economic levers policy options and potential impacts on US energy security and prices, outlining cautious steps for a nation with large import needs.
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OPEC
William Safire
Former Iowa governor warns of danger amid progress
A former Iowa governor, still a crowd favorite, cautions that the nation faces greater danger despite progress. The note appears on Page 10, reflecting a political sentiment voiced to audiences.
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Collins Instruments
No Trouble Atoll Resort Opens on Unspoiled South Pacific Isle
A new resort on a pristine South Pacific island markets itself as free from pollution crime energy shortages inflation and overpopulation. The venture branded No Trouble Atoll promotes a utopian escape with promised pristine beaches and untouched nature.
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Unemployment Up Slightly as Wholesale Prices Edge Higher
The May report shows unemployment rising to 7.6 percent, the first increase since October, while wholesale energy prices posted a 0.4 percent gain. Employment rose by about 260,000, but jobseekers grew by 425,000. Gasoline and heating oil fell, consumer food prices held steady, and capital goods prices climbed 0.9 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Panel rejects Lefever 13 4 in Senate committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 13 4 to recommend killing Ernest Lefever's nomination as assistant secretary of state for human rights. Republican Charles Percy joined opposition, saying Lefever is not suitable for the role, while White House aides cautioned on floor prospects.
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White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan tax campaign gathers pace in Congress
Reagan pushes a three year 25 percent cut in individual income tax rates and other reforms as business voices oppose industry relief. White House aides mobilize lawmakers and a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats to win House votes, with Senates backing seen as likely.
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Home Not Granted Tax Exemption for Church Use
Cedar Rapids Board of Review denied a tax exemption for James F. McVeigh's home at 1817 Wilson Ave SW. A May 4 petition by Daniel R. Zimmerman of the Universal Life Church argued the property qualifies under religious charitable exemptions, but the motion to deny passed with three voting members present.
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Son seeks eviction of aging parents in Wichita home
In Wichita Kansas Elizabeth and Ed Johnson celebrate their 58th anniversary while their son Clarence, owner listed on a court eviction summons, seeks to remove the 88 year old father and 77 year old mother from the house they say they deeded to him in 1974 to secure funds for their granddaughter’s education. The family has lived in the home since 1955 near Wichita State University.
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