Microwave cooking pork sparks safety warnings
CDC experts in Atlanta warned that microwaving pork may leave trichina worms alive due to uneven heating. Iowa reports show few swine trichinosis cases in the past decade, with a 0.1 percent infection risk cited by pork groups.
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National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Peter Schantz
CDC
Iowa
Iowa Pork Producer Association
Joyce Binning
Iowa Pork Producers Association
National Pork Producer
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Binning
Contribution hike to jobless fund seen
Iowa's unemployment trust fund faces possible bankruptcy with $7.5 million flowing out weekly. Colleen Shearer says swift legislative action could avert a federal loan, but employers may face higher contributions as the fund strains toward crisis. Shearer and two executives briefed the Senate committee as the balance stood at $42.25 million.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Colleen Shearer
Iowa Department of Job Service
Shearer
Senate
Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Iowa Senate backs staggered vehicle registrations in Iowa
The Iowa Senate approved a plan to stagger license plate renewals by birth month starting December 1 1983 aiming to reduce courthouse lines. The bill projects a 16 million one time windfall in 1984 and a workload shift for county treasurers with 1.68 million cars 528000 pickups 192000 motorcycles generating 97.4 million in fees now rising to 113.5 million in 1984.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
Iowa
House
Senate
Richard Drake
Muscatine
Lowand
Drake
John Jensen
R-Plainfield
Hatch amendment seeks to permit abortion restrictions
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a proposed constitutional amendment allowing Congress and states to prohibit or regulate abortion, a significant win for anti abortion forces but facing a tough Senate fight. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch, warns that a right to abortion is not secured by the Constitution and would give states room to enact stricter limits than Congress. The National Conference of Catholic Bishops and National Right to Life Committee show cautious support.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Judiciary
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Senate
Supreme Court
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
National Right To Life Committee
Right-to-Life Committee
J.C. Wilkie
Reagan proposes new Federalism job program to replace CETA
The Reagan administration unveils a one million place job training plan for disadvantaged youths that will drop stipends and avoid wage subsidies. Sen Dan Quayle and Orrin Hatch back the bill to replace CETA as the Carter era programs end. The summer youth program would end if enacted.
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Washington
UPI
Dan Quayle
R-Ind
Senate Labor Committee
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Malcolm Lovell
Reagan
Johnson
Disillusionment in Finance Ads Versus Loan Making
A sharp observation notes the gulf between the men who craft finance company advertisements and the staff who approve and issue the actual loans. The contrast underscores a practical disconnect in promotional messaging and lending practice.
Poison gas shipments pass through Iowa on I-80
Army trucks carry phosgene, a dangerous lung irritant, through Iowa on Interstate 80 from March 4 to an estimated March weekend. Officials in Des Moines say Gov. Ray and state agencies have been notified, with routes passing Council Bluffs Des Moines Iowa City Cedar Rapids and the Quad Cities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Interstate 80
Iowa Highway Patrol
Loren Dykeman
Robert Ray
Iowa Office of Disaster Services
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Dykeman
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
van de Mark Chemi
Cal Co
Lockport
N.Y
Chicago Tribune
Council Bluffs
Iowa City-Cedar Rapids
Quad Cities
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