Iowa Manufacturing Climate Ranks 26th Nationally
Iowa moves up five places to 26th in the 1984 Alexander Grant survey of manufacturing climate, near the national average. Eleven of twenty-two indicators were positive, with nine regions also shown. North Central rose to seventh. A Cedar Rapids economic leader says executives rarely use this survey for expansion decisions.
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Bruce Fishwild
Gazette Financial
Lowa Ce
United States
Iowa
Alexander Grant
North Central
North Central Region
South Dakota
Florida
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Idaho
Missouri
Montana
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids
Star Wars research role a surprise at U of Iowa
The University of Iowa joins a Pentagon SDI consortium to study space based missile defense. A $161000 contract will be awarded within 30 to 60 days for research proposed by Nicola D Angelo and Robert Merlino in magnetism field lines. Senator Tom Harkin received notice of the consortium selection ahead of a Senate vote on Star Wars funding.
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Washington
University of Iowa
Pentagon
Strategic Defense Initiative
SDI
U of I
Reagan
the Gazette
N. D'Angelo
R. Merlino
Nicola D’angelo
Robert Merlino
Tom Harkin
D Iown
James Abrahamson
Senate
Harkin
UNIFIL Finns Kidnapped by SLA Near Qantara
Twenty four Finnish UN peacekeepers were seized by South Lebanese Army militiamen near Qantara with threats to execute one every hour until SLA fighters are freed. Two captives were later released as negotiations continued led by UN officials and Israeli mediation efforts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
South Lebanon
U.N
SLA
Timur Geksel
Finland
United Nations
Unifil
Mohammed Shehaden
Amal
Berias
Qantara
Israel
Tel Aviv
Today's Chuckle Weighs In On Changing Your Mind
A lighthearted note comments on the idea of changing your mind and cautions that a new choice may not prove better. The snippet nods to the daily humor feature and credits copyright.
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Ames Laden
Controversial parking meter job goes to C R woman
Rhonda Blume, 20, of 3312 Oakland Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, will be sworn in as the city's new parking meter patrol officer. She replaces Johnson, dropped after improper hiring procedures were found, and will serve under Mayor Donald Canney.
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C.R
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Rhonda Blume
Oakland Rd
Donald Canney
Blume
Ronald Kuhlman
the Gazette
Skeletons found at ranch tied to survivalist case
Police found skeletal remains of two adults and a child among bones at a three acre Calaveras County ranch once used by Leonard Lake. Lake, a fugitive survivalist who died after arrest, is linked to a missing family and possibly another missing San Francisco businessman. Four others were reported missing from the adjacent house.
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West Point
Calif
San Francisco
Leonard Lake
Ron McFall
Calaveras County
Terry Parker
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