Iowa’s business climate and future in doubt
The piece critiques Iowa’s ranking in a national survey on manufacturing climate and urges smarter policy. It argues high wages and social safety nets hinder growth, urges investment in education and agricultural research, and condemns political leaders for neglecting biotechnology and state resources. Maryland’s biotech boom is cited as a contrast.
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Iowa
North Dakota
Terry Branstad
Charles Dickens
England
Alexander Grant & Co
Chicago
Karl Marx
Michigan
Iowa State University
Harold Hughes
Bob Ray
Lowa
New York
Washington
Writers’ Workshop
Iowa City
Des Moines
Maryland
Heartland
Montgomery County
University of Maryland
Discovery mission carries Arab satellite and international crew
Technicians tune Discovery for a 6 33 a m lift off on the 18th shuttle mission. Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia and an international crew will deploy Arabsat Morelos Telstar 3 D and test Star Wars laser tracking while conducting scientific experiments aboard.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Mexico
Sultan Salman Al-Saud
Cameroon
Sultan
Saudi Arabia
Fahd
U.S
Arabsat
The
League of Arab States
Okaz
Islamic Leadership of Sciences and Knowledge
Morelos
Brazil
At&t
Defense Department
Discovery
Help for kids with AIDS center planned in New York
New York medical day care will open to serve 300 AIDS affected children and 700 babies born to infected mothers. Einstein College of Medicine doctors say initial enrollment will be 20 to 30 children up to age seven, with year round ten hour days providing medical, psychological and educational aid. Marion Stokes of Medford reflects on loss and pain after her son Michael died in an alcohol related crash and her daughter Michelle is injured in Burlington amid an alleged drunk driving incident.
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New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York Daily News
Medford
Mass
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
Marion Stokes
Stokes
Michael
Michelle
Burlington
Gazette Wire Services
First legal mixed race wedding in South Africa follows ban lift
In Johannesburg a white American woman and a black South African wed a day after President Botha ended the white marriage ban. The couple met at the American University in Washington and their union marks a historic milestone amid government plans to repeal the mixed race marriage ban.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
P.W. Botha
Suzanne Leclerc
Protas Madiala
The
American University
Washington, D.C
Budget talks stall on 1986 compromise pace
Washington AP negotiators push to finish a 1986 budget amid deep divides. The 26 member panel deadlocked four times over minor issues as Senate Social Security limits and House defense cuts loom large. Senator Domenici warns of slow progress while Representative Gray stays cautiously hopeful for a deal by the Fourth of July.
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Washington
House-Senate
House
Senate
Reagan
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
William H. Gray III
D-Pa
Domenici
Gray
Doctors pan tanning chase at AMA meeting
The AMA reports there is no medical benefit from cosmetic tanning and warns that both tanning lamps and natural sunlight can be dangerous. A recent study cited by the AMA notes ultraviolet radiation from devices offers no health benefit and may cause skin changes and tumors. The American Cancer Society estimates melanoma will affect 22,000 Americans and kill 5,500 this year, rising from a decade ago.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
AMA
Council On Scientific Affairs
Science Council
American Cancer Society
Fathers clash at Times Square Father’s Day rally
In Times Square a confrontation between NOM and NOW drew a mixed crowd as they traded jibes on gender roles. About 50 NOM marchers circled a traffic island while NOW countered that NOM overstates custody needs and ignores fathers’ lack of visitation.
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New York
Times Square
National Organization For Men
NOM
National Organization For Women (Now
Mom
Dad
Sidney Siller
America
Computers keep tabs on truckers
Denver AP reports Leprino Transportation Co uses on road computers in 150 diesel trucks to monitor speed and stopovers. Drivers obeying 55 mph earn a 3 cent per mile bonus. repeated speeding can cost jobs. System aims to cut fuel, engine wear, and insurance costs.
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Denver
Leprino Transportation Co
Jerry Sheehan
Sheehan
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