Fair attendance climbs at All-Iowa Fair in Cedar Rapids
Attendance through Thursday reached 8 070 paid admissions, above last year per fair office manager Nancy Weber. Exhibitors and concessioners including Mary Miller and Dennis Libke say good weather and crowd demand boost sales as a full schedule of shows and events unfolds across the fairgrounds.
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Nancy Weber
Mary Miller
United States
Cedar Rapids
Mary
Dennis Libke
Missouri
Libke
Cold snap slows corn growth as frost hits Iowa fields
Frost damage reported in low-lying corn across north central and northwest Iowa with some replanting possible. Record low temperatures were set in Mason City Des Moines Mount Pleasant Spencer Waterloo Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids, while cooler weather affects Cedar Rapids pools and outdoor activity.
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Jarren Benson
Iowa State University Extension Agronomist
Benson
Mason City
Des Moines
Mount Pleasant
Spencer
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Atwater Backed by GOP Committee and Dole Endorsement
The Republican National Committee voted to commend Lee Atwater for leadership and kept him in place after Sen. Bob Dole publicly backed his continued role. The memo linking Thomas Foley to Barney Frank drew criticism, and Atwater apologized after the memo’s author resigned.
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Republican National Committee
Bob Dole
Kansas
Atwater
House
Thomas Foley
Republican Committee
Dole
Senate
George Bush
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
Rep
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Richard Rosenbaum
National Committee
New York
Foley
Rosenbaum
Morton Blackwell
Virginia
Barney Frank
Massachusetts
Mark Goodin
Haughey Falls Short in Ireland Election for Majority
Dublin Ireland Prime Minister Charles Haughey fails to secure a parliamentary majority after a left swing in the election. Fianna Fail is projected to win about 79 of 165 seats, forcing reliance on abstentions or support from opposition. The Labor and Workers parties gain while Rural voters oppose cuts.
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Baltimore Sun
Dublin
Charles Haughey
Haughey
Fianna Fail
Dail
Fine Gael
Progressive Democrats
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