Senator Packwood says Reagan acts on a different track
Senate Republican leader Bob Packwood says President Reagan often reacts to concerns on a different track than the issue. Packwood cites a deficit over 100 billion and an anecdote about vodka with food stamps, calling Reagan’s view an idealized white male Protestant America harming the GOP.
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IE ruling ends discounts and crafts new electric rates
The Iowa Commerce Commission plans refunds totaling over 2 million and rewrites how Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. charges customers. A monthly service fee of about 2.40 will apply with a per kilowatt hour rate, ending a 13.5 percent employee discount and altering the prior stepped structure that favored high usage. The order, still to be detailed, resolves part of a 26.5 million rate hike Cedar Rapids based utility sought last spring, with 24 million already approved.
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Iowa jobless rate hits thirty year high in January
DES MOINES unemployment rose to 6.9 percent in January per Job Service of Iowa the highest in over 30 years. Linn County stood at 7 percent up from December with statewide figures prompting calls for urgent job creation and warning the unemployment fund faces bankruptcy by April. The report notes discrepancies with federal statistics and suggests Iowa reality may be around 7.5 percent or higher.
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Dana Warg named new Five Seasons Center manager
Dana Warg, 34, will become manager of the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids starting April 1. He comes from Huntington West Virginia where he led the Huntington Civic Center for three years and previously worked in Iowa venues including UNI-Dome Cedar Falls and productions at the Five Seasons Center. He will replace Mike Gebauer who resigned in January for a Tacoma, Washington position. Warg earned unanimous support from the Five Seasons Commission from a field of 32 applicants. He will be paid an initial salary of 36000 dollars annually and will oversee staffing changes as needed with commission approval.
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Today's Chuckle Kids Play UPS Instead of Post Office
A lighthearted note indicates the group formerly called Chuckle Kids no longer perform as the Post Office act. They now go by UPS, signaling a quicker delivery theme. Copyright terms are acknowledged.
Economic indicators drop for ninth month in January
The Commerce Department reports the leading indicators index fell 0.6 percent in January signaling the recession persists. Unemployment may reach 10 percent before improvement, with Baldrige noting a slower decline and potential second quarter recovery despite lower rates.
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Fitzgerald third Demo runs for governor
DES MOINES—Democrat Jerome Fitzgerald joined Roxanne Conlin and Ed Campbell to seek the 1982 gubernatorial nomination. The Fort Dodge businessman cited economic peril and pledged to focus on jobs, while promising fairness and bold state action. Primary is June 8. Fitzgerald will detail issues in coming weeks.
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