Restaurant workers in Iowa face turnover and pay hikes
Lester Davis of the Iowa Restaurant and Beverage Association notes higher service expectations and staff turnover hurting restaurants statewide. Hardee's in Mount Vernon starts a pilot with $500 bonuses after six months for full-time staff, pro-rated bonds for part-timers, and raised wages. Wendy's Cedar Rapids improves benefits to retain workers as several operators struggle to hire and train, while frontline staff voice frustration with teen job attitudes and retention challenges.
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Lester Davis
Iowa Restaurant and Beverage Association
Des Moines
Davis
Wagner
Mount Vernon
Hardee
Hardee's
Wendy's
Cedar Rapids
Thomas C. Barbee
Barbee
Patrick McElliott
Sports Page
McElliott
Bush expands Gulf force and Iraq reshuffles top command
The Gulf crisis heats as Bush nearly doubles troop strength and Iraq replaces its chief of staff Gen Nizar Al Khazraji with Gen Hussein Rashid. Willy Brandt brokers release of 50 Westerners from Iraq. Baker meets Gorbachev. Shevardnadze warns force only under UN. Bush refuses war denial, seeks peaceful end but signals possible troop increases. Sanctions gain more time to bite. Mubarak backs longer sanctions period.
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Iraq
U.S
Saddam
Nizar Al-Khazraji
Hussein Rashid
Willy Brandt
James Baker
Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Baker
Kuwait
Eduard Shevardnadze
U.N
Shevardnadze
Bush
Defense
Richard Cheney
United States
Threats of Iraqi biological attack and regional nuclear considerations
U S officials warn Iraq could unleash biological agents against Israel and oil targets as part of a broader plan to disrupt world oil supplies. They say terrorist cells surveil U S and allied sites while a pre emptive strike on Israel could draw Arab nations into a wider war. Israel denies possessing nuclear weapons though U S experts doubtless keep watch.
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United Arab Emirates
U.S
Middle East
Far East
Europe
Iraq
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Kuwait
Saddam
Tel Aviv
Israeli
United States
Jerusalem
Yitzhak Shamir
Prairie student mourns loss of Specialist Clark in county line of tragedies
Prairie High School Principal Ken Steine recalls Clark as a friendly student amid a string of student casualties. He cites a study showing military life is safer than civilian life and reflects on recent crashes that claimed Lynn Jones and recent Prairie graduates Shane Burlingame and Carey Carnahan.
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Clark
Ken Steine
Stevie
Stevne
Lynn Jones
Jones
Shane Burlingame
Carey Carnahan
Douglas trial recounts gunfire at busy Dubuque County intersection
Prosecutors and defense paint opposing pictures as witnesses describe a shoplifting incident in Maquoketa that escalated into gunfire near Highway 61. The case centers on police failure to secure the scene, a crisis debriefing, multiple gunshots, and ongoing questions over motive and evidence.
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Page 1A State Patrol
Maquoketa
Douglas
Simon
Matt Stammeyer
Lynda Douglas
Douglases
Santa Claus
McCaw
Highway 61
Virgil Stammeyer
Iowa State Patrol
Huge Brand Savings On Popular Men's Wear
Local sale promotes deep discounts across Van Heusen Saturdays Bugle Boy Monte Carlo brands with emphasis on broad markdowns on men’s apparel. Store hours and location not specified.
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van Heusen
Bugle Boy
Monte Carlo
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Rosanne Smith
Smith
Gulf
Cheney
Hosni Mubarak
College Community School District
New Pioneer Co-op
Lindale Rd
N.E
Trooper
R.P.M.‘ Arrow’ Bon Hom
London Towne
Levi's
Colore
Center Court
Westdale Mall
Ie Men’s Store
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