Branstad urges quick start for Iowa economic panel
Governor Branstad tells the 13 member Partnership for Economic Progress to begin work immediately focusing on clear goals and consensus for economic development. He notes possible agency reorganization should not be the primary aim and suggests using existing reports and potential lottery funds to seed ideas.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
ES Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Partnership For Economic Progress
Jack B. Evans
Cedar Rapids
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Iowa City Leads State Population Rebound
U S Census estimates show Iowa gained about 5,000 residents from July 1983 to July 1984 bringing the total to about 2.91 million. The prior year’s figures indicated a 9,000 drop from 1980, a damage to farm economy and job losses. Dennis Johnson of the Census Bureau in Kansas City calls the trend a stabilization.
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Iowa
U.S. Census Bureau
Dennis Johnson
Census Bureau
Kansas City
Johnson
Iowa City
Johnson County
Cedar Rapid
Linn County
Iowa and Missouri Race to Launch State Lotteries
Iowa officials push to start the state lottery this summer with a potential million dollar jackpot. Missouri Governor John Ashcroft signs a bill to establish Missouri’s first lottery aiming for January sales. Iowa officials express hope loyal residents will choose Iowa’s lottery, while Missouri speeds up to beat them. City population figures for Iowa City Cedar Rapids Des Moines and nearby metro areas show varied growth over recent years, with Dubuque experiencing a decline.
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Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
John Ashcroft
Nicky Schissel
Iowa Lottery Commission
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Warren
Dallas
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Pottawattamie
Douglas County
Nebraska
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk
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Davenport-Rock Island
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Rock Island
Henry Counties
Davenport death case heads to insanity verdict
In Davenport Iowa a judge will decide if Alannah Atley or Davenport was legally insane when Atley drowned her 20 month old son Arian in a bathtub. Atley claimed voice of Mick Jagger commanded her to kill the baby. Scott County District Judge Margaret Briles did not set a verdict date. Atley, 35, faced a second degree murder trial after the October 1984 drowning.
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Alannah Atley
Atley
Mick Jagger
Scott County
Margaret Briles
Arian
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