Jobless figures drive call for public works program
U S unemployment rises to 10.4 percent in October with 11.6 million out of work. Democrats vow a multi billion dollar public works initiative despite Reagan objections as full time joblessness exceeds part time for first time since 1948 tracking. AFL CIO and Lane Kirkland call the figures a disaster.
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Washington
United States
Reagan
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Thompson completes three term Illinois governorship win
Incumbent James Thompson defeats Democrat Adlai Stevenson III by 9 922 votes in the Illinois governor race with 3 6 million ballots counted. Officials order ballot security across 102 counties amid a looming recount as Thompson declares victory and Stevenson urges patience until final canvass.
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Chicago
James Thompson
Adlai Stevenson III
Illinois
Stevenson
Thompson
Maharishi U. says TM reduced Iowa crime and road deaths
Maharishi International University in Fairfield attributes declines in Iowa crime and traffic fatalities to about 1,600 students practicing transcendental meditation and TM-Sidhi. State officials express skepticism but acknowledge the need to examine multiple factors in crime trends.
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Maharishi U
Lowa
Oe Oe
Fairfield
Iowa
Maharishi International University
Michael Coveyou
Iowa Department of Public Safety
the Gazette
Christian Tourenne
Maharishi
Warnocks Convicted On Child Care Counts
George and Betty Warnock of Des Moines were found guilty of 12 counts of child abandonment and wanton neglect and one count of operating an unlicensed child-care service. Sentencing set for Dec. 17. trial revealed children were kept in small plywood boxes and punished with restraints.
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DES Moines
George
Betty Warnock
Polk
Gene Needles
Betty
Needles
Warnocks
Daniel O’neil
Rachel
Jerry Foxhaven
Iowa
London clubman defines the country as a damp place
A London clubman quips that the country is damp and full of birds in a humorous aside attributed to MTVU. The remark uses casual, truncated speech to sketch rural life with a light tone.
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London Clubman
Uenokad
Hiawatha bank robbery suspect returned to jail
Jerry Carter Anderson 25 of Coralville is back in Linn County Jail after posting 10 000 bond on a federal bank robbery charge. He faces a new tampering with a federal grand jury witness count tied to the Monday robbery of Hiawatha Farmers State Bank.
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Linn County
Anderson
Coralville
Hiawatha Farmers State Bank
T’s Taco
Donald L. Grandstaff
Bradton
Hamilton
Iowa City
U .S
Grandstaff
FBI
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