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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

23 Nov 1985

Page 9

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Nov 23, 1985

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9

Local Officials Push Back Against Military Spending

Des Moines activist Larry Agran, Irvine California, heads Local Elected Officials USA urging Iowa officials to limit defense dollars. Data show Linn County receiving 199 million in DoD contracts with 41 million net local gain, while Des Moines area bears heavy tax burden and revenue sharing funds shrink.

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Des Moines Larry Agran Agran Irvine Calif Local Elected Officials USA Leo-Usa Cedar Rapids Iowa Linn County Rockwell International Litton Industries Williams Brothers Construction Pentagon Defense Department of Defense California Ford Defense Department York Des Moines Workshop Pete Crivaro
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Writers Workshop teacher wins American Book Award

Bob Shacochis, a University of Iowa Writers Workshop teacher, won the 1985 American Book Award for his debut novel Easy in the Island. The work, set among middle class whites and third world communities in the West Indies, drew from his Peace Corps agricultural journalism experience.

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