State Fair Board study backs Des Moines for horse track
A study for the Iowa State Fair Board finds Des Moines the best site for a parimutuel horse track at the fairgrounds. A 5/8 mile track could cost about 9.9 million and draw 560,000 fans in a 60 day season, with central location and services cited as reasons.
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Judy Daubenmiergazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Iowa State Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
South Dakota
Minnesota
East
Cedar Rapids
Fair Board
Norman Crossley
Solon
Racing Commission
Economic Research Associates
POD Inc
Santa Ana
Calif
Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
State Fair
Jim Taylor
The
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Iowa jobless rate falls as manufacturing recovers
Iowa’s unemployment rate drops from 7.4 percent in August to 5.9 percent in September with 82 000 unemployed, due to callbacks from factories. Waterloo improves from 21.3 percent to 9.9 percent. Quad Cities at 12.1 percent. Des Moines 5.7 percent. Cedar Rapids 6.6 percent. Sioux City 6.4 percent. Dubuque 8.7 percent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U.S. Department of Labor
Labor Department
Kansas City
Waterloo
Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Dubuque
Hawkeye Scouts Sell Gourmet Popcorn Pails
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in the Hawkeye Area Council will offer 3 pound pails of gourmet popcorn for four dollars each in the coming weeks. Proceeds support unit activities across seven counties Benton Linn Cedar Jones Iowa Johnson and Washington, says Norb Olson assistant scout executive.
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Boy Scouts
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Hawkeye
Norb Olson
Hawkeye Council
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Cedar
Jones
Iowa
Johnson
Washington Counties
Marcos lies about tortures in Philippines probe
Cedar Rapids Amnest International speaker recounted political prisoners under Marcos. Eric Palo described her husband Marco being arrested in 1982, subjected to electric shock torture, and held for years without conviction or warrants. She warned of beatings, mental torment, and delayed releases awaiting Marcos sign-off.
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J.M. Flansburg Gazette
Eric Palo
Philippine
Ferdinand Marcos
Palo
Philippines
Cedar Rapids
Amnesty International
First Lutheran Church
Marco
Marcos
Odometer Tampering Arrest in Jewell Dealer
Larry Eugene Kling 47 of Webster City operates L and J Auto in Jewell and is the first arrest in Iowa's odometer tampering crackdown. He allegedly erased over 200000 miles from six cars, forged certificates with lower readings, and trimmed at least 20000 miles on each 1981 and 1982 model. Kling posted $3300 bond after Hamilton County Magistrate Court appearance.
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Jewell
Iowa
Larry Eugene Kling
Webster City
L & J Auto
Kling
Mason City
Hamilton County
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