St. Patrick’s Day Parade draws Cedar Rapids crowds record entries
Cedar Rapids celebrated a record St. Patrick’s Day Parade with 42,924 viewers along sidewalks and skyways. Life Investors of Cedar Rapids won the Ed McGinty Award for a 25th anniversary birthday cake float, while Patty’s Leprechauns of Dubuque took the Don Raher Award for best costume.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Hynes
Sapadapaso
Hynes
Life Investors of
Ed McGinty
Don Raher
Patty
U.S. Becomes Net Debtor for First Time Since 1914
Economists warn the United States moved into net debtor status in 1985, with external debt rising toward a possible 1 trillion by 1989. The shift, driven by a long term trade deficit and dwindling overseas earnings, marks a historic change from prewar financial relations.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Mexico
Midwest identity shifts westward in national survey
A study of 1,941 college students shows Americans increasingly define the Midwest as a central region spanning Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Missouri, with Chicago cited by less than half as part of the Midwest. The traditionary core remains among Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota residents.
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Washington
Midwest
Great Plains States
James R. Shortridge
University of Kansas
Middle West
Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
South Dakota
Missouri
Shortridge
Omaha
Lincoln
America
East
New peso tools U S vending machines creep northward
The Mexican peso, the same size as a U S quarter but worth half a cent, is appearing in border laundromats and cigarette machines. Senator Lloyd Bentsen warns it could pose a problem as machines misidentify the coin. Vending firms report mixed results and hope for better coin distinctions or policy action.
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Washington
Texas- Mexico
U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Texas
D.C. Vending Co
Bill Deaades
Ciga
Bentsen
Deoudes
Potomac Vending
Maryland
George Shultz
Index I don’t mind history repeating itself but does it get pricier
The piece reflects on rising costs as patterns from the past recur and price levels push forward. It questions whether historical cycles of inflation or escalation are intensifying with each repetition.
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