Waitresses scarce for night shifts in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids restaurant managers report a shortage of third shift waitresses as local dining venues extend hours. Managers cite higher pay, rowdy late crowds, and competition from new Westdale Mall shops as factors. Some insist the problem worsened after school started with few applicants showing up for work.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Reynolds
Village Inn Pancake House
F Ave
Village Inn
Reynolds
Jim Gugeler
Happy Chef
Blairs Ferry Road
33Rd Avenue
Waldron
Westdale Mall
Allan Johnston
Sambo's
First Ave
Johnston
Scott Lidseth
Perkins Cake and Steak
Southgate Court
Lidseth
Holiday Inn
Williams Blvd
Mike Long
Long
Compromise farm bill approved by House Senate conference
The House backed a $16.7 billion agriculture appropriation with $50 million for an experimental rural clean water program added by a House Senate conference committee. The final bill is $3 million less than the House version and $39 million above the Senate. It includes $370.6 million for agricultural research and extra cooperative research funding, while trimming $80 million from insured loans in the Farmers Home Administration Rural Housing Insurance Fund.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
House- Senate
Conference Committee
Farmers Home Administration Rural Housing Insurance Fund
Iowa Cheese Production Rises 15 Percent in August
Iowa ranks as the fourth largest cheese producer in the United States with August output at 8.3 million pounds, third highest nationally for American cheese. Wisconsin, Minnesota, and New York lead overall. Dairy demand grows with U.S. production rising for 15 straight months. Iowa’s dairy sale value may exceed 400 million dollars.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
United States
Robert Lounsberry
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New York
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lounsberry
U.S
Iowa House Sets Social Limits for Lawmakers and Pages
Iowa House leaders adopt a formal policy requiring pages to obtain approval from Chief Clerk David Wray before any social contact with lawmakers. The move follows reports of pages attending legislators parties where alcohol was served and rumors of dating. Senate pages will be advised to clear contacts with the Senate secretary.
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Des Moines
Iowa
David Wray
House
House Administration Committee
Wray
Iowa Senate
Senate
Frank Stork
Causes of the War of 1812 Between Nations
The War of 1812 arose from three main causes. British naval blockades seized American ships aiding Napoleonic France. Britain pressed thousands of American sailors who were naturalized citizens into service. British forces armed Native tribes who attacked U.S. western frontiers.
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United States
Great Britain
Napoleonic
France
Britain
U.S
Prohibition on leaf burning remains in Cedar Rapids area
The state ban on open burning of leaves and grass clippings in Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha continues until air quality meets federal standards. Fire officials attribute most fires to youths using incendiary devices. intentional arson could be referred to health authorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Bill Anderson
DEQ
Edsel McMickle
McMickle
Linn County Health Department
Learn to write right is goal of Iowa workshop
A 165 member Southeast Iowa educators group gathered in Iowa City to discuss writing instruction as part of the Southeast Iowa Writing Project. Speakers included Cleo Martin, Richard Koch, and Richard Lloyd Jones, highlighting mutual cooperation across education levels and the value of writing and oral language skills.
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Iowa Workshop
Iowa City
Southeast Iowa
Cleo Martin
University of Iowa
Highlander Inn
Richard Koch
Adrian College
Michigan
Iowa
James Davis
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids
U of I
Linda Bendorf
Richard Lloyd-Jones
Department of English
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Gazette
Mattel
Tyco H.O
Burlington Northern
Lindale Mall
Perse
Advent
Sanyo
Dennis
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Third Ave
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