Vernon Jordan shot in Fort Wayne
Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan was shot in the back and seriously wounded in a Fort Wayne motel parking lot shortly after attending an Urban League event. Doctors reported internal bleeding with multiple fragments and said his condition was critical but improving after hours of surgery.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
UPI
Vernon Jordan
Jordan
National Urban League
Parkview Memorial Hospital
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Robert Williams
Fort Wayne
Towles
Charles Schoenhals
Vernon
Urban League
Marriott Inn
Dan Gibson
Martha Coleman
John Mann
Mann
Washington
FBI
William Webster
Indiana
Ft. Wayne
Webster
Bush to attend Iowa GOP convention in Cedar Rapids
President hopeful Bush plans a Cedar Rapids visit for the Iowa GOP convention to bolster party unity. Maj Gen John Singlaub told a Cedar Rapids audience critiquing Carter administration policies. Local reports include abortion fee campaigns and Rockwell Collins orders.
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Bush
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
John Singlaub
Rockwell-Collins
Rain brings mixed effects across Eastern Iowa weather
Rain was seen as both blessing and nuisance in Eastern Iowa with thunderstorms and high winds in Linn, Buchanan, and nearby counties. A tornado watch covered a wide area including Cedar Rapids until 7 pm, with warnings issued for funnel cloud sightings and continued storm risk tonight.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Benton
Johnson
Buchanan
Fayette
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Jones
Sky sculpture launches from Lincoln Elementary School
Fifth grade art club students at Lincoln Elementary School Mechanicsville launched a sky sculpture from the school grounds on Wednesday afternoon. The project reflects student creativity and neighborhood engagement.
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Lincoln Elementary School
Mechanicsville
Darkest time in 50 years for Iowa farmers
Iowa Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner called the current farm situation the darkest time on the farm in five decades. He said the recession has hit Iowa harder than any Midwest state, with corn soybeans hogs and cattle all losing money and eight of ten Iowa jobs tied to agriculture. He noted rain could lift optimism but could also lower prices by boosting yields, especially for markets in Chicago.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
Rudd
Kleckner
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Midwest
Fed lowers its discount rate amid rate declines
The Federal Reserve Board reduces the discount rate to 12 percent from 13 percent as short-term rates fall. The decision, supported 4 to 1, reflects ongoing recession effects and aims to reinforce easing without signaling a shift from anti inflationary money growth limits.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
New York Bank
Treasury
DeWitt Marine Picked as First Iowa Astronaut
Captain David Hilmers of DeWitt Iowa was named among 19 new NASA astronaut candidates for the space shuttle program. The 30 year old will join pilots and scientists in a historic cohort as the second shuttle targeted group. Hilmers notified about 7 30 a m California time and plans include relocating his family to Houston.
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Washington
David Hilmers
Hilmers
DeWitt
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lynn Beneke
Vinton
Civilian
Astronaut Corps
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