Little guy wins fight on median
Cedar Rapids gains six month trial to remove a portion of the First Avenue West median between Second and Third streets. Dairy Queen owner Dick Stanek pressed for the cut to aid left turns into his store, after city backing and a change in IDOT stance led to the compromise.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Second
Third Streets
Dick Stanek
Dairy Queen
First Ave
Stanek
IDOT
Don Canney
Don McLean
Ames
Canney
McLean
Sluggish economy seen in new figures
Washington reports a 0.5 percent drop in August leading indicators, signaling a sluggish economy with little near term improvement. Housing data show housing sales at record lows, prices rising to 88 400, and listings shrinking to nine year lows. Commerce economists cite tax cuts and rising disposable income as potential boosts for late 1980s consumer spending, with an expected fourth quarter lift if spending holds.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Chuck Wait
Wait
Theodore Torda
Torda
Emergency funding bill clears Congress near midnight
Congress approves emergency funding to keep federal agencies running after the midnight deadline, sending the measure to the Senate where amendments delayed final passage. The package lifts outside earnings limits for senators and includes a tax break for members, with judges' salaries rising 4.8 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Senate
Reagan
Parity prices fall to lowest since 1933
Iowa farm leaders warn of a bleak winter as the USDA reports September prices received by farmers fell 2.2 percent, driving the parity ratio to 59 the lowest since April 1933. Peter Croghan of the Iowa Farmers Union cites widespread cost-price squeeze and farmer shock.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Peter Croghan
Woodbine
Iowa Farmers Union
Croghan
USDA
Little boy argues against more coins for piggy bank
A child explains why he stops adding money to his piggy bank claiming it makes kids misers and turns parents into bank robbers. The line reflects a playful critique of saving norms and parental pressure.
Missing Marion man believed found in Arizona
A man found unconscious in a Prescott taxi is believed to be Marion resident Mark Cady who has been missing since September 15. A nurse at Yavapai Community Hospital said a patient matching Cady’s description was admitted in stable condition but could not release details. Marion detective Steve Glandis said police received a teletype from Prescott Police confirming they found a man believed to be Cady.
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Marion
Arizona
Prescott
Ariz
Mark Cady
Yavapai Community Hospitl
Cady
Steve Glandis
the Gazette
Presco
Postal Service raises first class stamp to twenty cents
The U.S. Postal Service overrode the Rate Commission to raise the 1st class stamp from 18 to 20 cents effective Nov 1, aiming to break even for the new fiscal year with projected losses around $600 million. The action, supported by Postmaster General Bolger, faces court challenges from the Greeting Card Publishers association as it also lifts postcard rates and other increases across the schedule.
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U.S. Postal Service
Independent Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
William Bolger
Hardesty
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Postal Rate Commission
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