Workfare mixup lands businessman in courthouse detail
A Monticello businessman, Jerry Krueger of Cropmate, becomes tangled in a workfare routing error at the Linn County courthouse. County staff misfiled duties causing two WAR workers to be moved with Krueger to the courthouse, while he was there to appeal a property valuation.
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Nancy Stevens
Monticello
Linn County
Jerry Krueger
Cropmate Company
Bob Andrews
Central City
Krueger
Andrews
Moshier
Reagan offers limited help to free hostages in Lebanon
The Reagan administration said it is prepared to facilitate Rev. Jesse Jackson’s efforts to win release of five Americans and two French diplomats held in Lebanon. It opposes meeting the captors’ demands and will avoid public pressure while pursuing private channels.
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New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Jesse Jackson
Lebanon
Camp David
Jackson
State Department
Islamic Holy War Group
United States
Kuwait
Beirut
Islamic Holy War
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Do or die plan tested for Iowa horse track funding
DES MOINES Polk County supervisors weigh a do or die option for a $45 million Altoona parimutuel track with county backing. Only one of five supervisors supports backing the project while Iowa Racing Commission members urge funding clarity by June 30 or loss of the license. Cattle Congress Waterloo dog track also faces financing deadlines.
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Gazette
Associated Press
DES Moines
Polk County Supervisors
Ken Grandquist
Steve Severn
Iowa Racing Commission
Grandquist
Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Murray Drake
United cancels Cedar Rapids flights amid pilot strike
United Airlines grounded Cedar Rapids Denver service as pilots strike over pay scales disrupts schedules. The Air Line Pilots Association represents 5300 United pilots and negotiation talks stalled with no resume date. Passengers were rebooked or routed, with 50 bused to Moline and others remaining in Cedar Rapids.
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United Airlines
Cedar Rapids
Air Line Pilots Association
United
Richard Ferris
Denver
Moline
Ill
Jim Dennison
Fed lowers discount rate to 7.5 percent for banks
The Federal Reserve cuts the discount rate to 7.5 percent the lowest in seven years to spur growth. Citibank and Chase Manhattan respond by trimming their prime rate to 10 percent, the lowest in 64 years, signaling wider rate follow‑through.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Citibank
New York
Chase Manhattan
Bankers Trust Co
U.S
Federal Reserve
Allen Sinai
Shearson Lehman Brothers
Sinai
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