Frontier Air Lines to Begin Cedar Rapids Service
Frontier Air Lines will start Cedar Rapids service Sept 7 with two daily Denver flights, one via Sioux City and one via Des Moines. Boeing 737 jets carrying about 110 passengers will run the routes as city officials and business leaders celebrate the announcement after eight months of planning. The press conference in City Hall was led by Mark Schumann with Mayor Don Canney and others present.
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Don Canney
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Roy Jameson
Frontier Airlines to add Cedar Rapids service
Frontier Airlines will serve Cedar Rapids attracting both business and vacation travelers. Rice noted better westward service is important to the city as Lipsky welcomed the airline’s decision to begin Cedar Rapids service.
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Branstad signs parimutuel betting bill in Iowa
Iowa became the 31st state to legalize parimutuel racing after Governor Terry Branstad signed the measure establishing a state racing commission. The signing drew about 60 attendees, including longtime supporters who helped push the bill through after a lengthy fight in the legislature.
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Des Moines
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Terry Branstad
Jim Wells
Cedar Rapids
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May Wholesale Prices Rise Marking First Increase This Year
Wholesale prices edged up 0.3 percent in May, the first rise this year as energy costs climbed after a five month decline. Analysts and White House officials welcomed the modest gain as evidence inflation is under control, with year to date prices down 2.2 percent. Energy costs drove the increase, while experts projected slower inflation than in 1982.
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Wilson Foods closes talks as Armour unit strikes escalate
Wilson Foods management and UFCW officials resumed bargaining in Chicago over a pay dispute amid a seven-plant strike. The walkout began after Wilson filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on April 22 and cut wages from 10.69 to 6.50 dollars with reduced fringe benefits. The NLRB has filed unfair labor practice charges and a Cincinnati region attorney testified in the case.
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Cedar Rapids
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Trucker jailed after drunken drive with Hellfire missile
Gurley Alabama police halted a six wheel truck carrying an unarmed Hellfire missile after the driver crossed onto the wrong side of U S 72 near Redstone Arsenal Huntsville. John H Runyon Jr 35 of State Line Pa faced DUI reckless driving and wrong way charges and remained in Madison County jail on 500 bond.
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