Cedar Rapids Faces a Winter of Economic Strain
Cedar Rapids endures a cautious autumn as margins tighten amid high credit costs and rising interest rates. Business leaders warn the crunch could deepen next spring, while manufacturers, auto dealers, and labor groups weigh the impact on hiring and local investment.
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Dubuque hog buying stations close surprising Delaware County observers
Nine Dubuque hog buying stations close including locations in Eldon Koeneke Greeley says the move shocks local observers and weakens competition. Delaware County Farm Bureau aims to open a Manchester livestock station to bolster prices and asks Interstate Livestock Producers Association about running it.
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PLO chiefs survive blast as Abu Iyad tours damaged area
Security chief Salah Khalaf known as Abu Iyad inspected the devastated Bustani Street block hours after a powerful explosion. Guerrillas surrounded him as crews battled mud, wreckage, and burning cars. PLO offices and the seven story investigation building suffered heavy damage while relief workers aided victims. Arafat’s underground command center reportedly escaped damage with no casualties nearby.
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World food production slows amid soil loss and rising demand
Washington AP reports a study by Lester Brown of the Worldwatch Institute says world food production is losing momentum and will not keep up with population growth. Causes include topsoil loss, cropland conversion, higher energy costs, fertilizer limits, and food energy competition. grain output per person fell below 1971 levels by 1980. Over 100 countries import grain from North America as fish catches level off and beef growth stalls.
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Reagan Defends Saudi Arms Sale Amid Senate Vote Doubts
President Reagan argued the AWACS sale strengthens U.S. security interests in the Middle East and aids peace efforts with Saudi Arabia and regional states. He said the package poses no threat to Israel and could win Senate approval through new U S Saudi manning arrangements, while pledging safeguards against Iran-like upheavals.
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Reagan Signals Bigger Pentagon Cuts Amid Arming Debate
President Reagan said he might accept deeper Pentagon cuts if Congress pushes, while stressing that an arms buildup remains vital. He noted no-winnable nuclear war is imaginable to Kremlin leaders and promised arms reduction talks. He defended White House china spending and touted block grants as a regulatory rollback with six pages of new rules versus 318 pages previously.
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Void discovery deepens view of early universe structure
Astronomers led by Paul Schechter of Kitt Peak identify a super void toward Bootes while mapping galactic clusters in three dimensions. The NSF funded effort includes Augustus Oemler of Yale and Stephen Sheetman of Mount Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories.
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Severe weather blackout hits Southern California
The storm, described as the worst in two decades, caused wide outages across Los Angeles and Orange counties. About 100,000 homes in LA County lost power for up to four hours while nearly 130,000 in Orange County faced outages. In Anaheim, 47,000 homes went dark after 72 SCE transformers were struck by lightning.
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Capital Square begins in Des Moines with steel framework
Work on a 45 million Capital Square multi use complex in downtown Des Moines started with 3,000 tons of structural steel. The 500,000 square foot project will cover a full square block and open in spring 1983. It features three linked buildings, an eight story atrium, retail shops and offices, plus a skywalk network. Draper and Kramer Inc. VP John Moysey notes the steel frame should be finished by mid January.
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