Charter Medical Meets Iowa Governor on Plans for Hospitals
Charter Medical officials met Gov. Robert Ray in August for a courtesy discussion about offering lower cost medical services in Iowa. They eyed Council Bluffs and Dubuque, but Mercy Health Center in Dubuque and St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids questioned duplication and higher patient day costs. A certificate of need would be required to build, while state watchdogs warn of excess beds and high mental health utilization.
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Charter Medical
Robert Ray
Ray
Randy Beagfort
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Mercy Health Center
St. Luke’s
Wallace
Bill Price
Iowa Health Facilities Council
Iowa
Gene McCracken
Health Policy Corp
McCracken
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Health
Eklund Refuses Draft Registration in One Day Trial
Former Iowa resident Eklund testified that he would not register for the draft viewing the law as unconstitutional and equating it with involuntary servitude. The one day federal trial saw 21 protesters arrested as 125 marchers stood by a chalked line outside the Des Moines courthouse amid a peaceful demonstration.
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Jimmy Carter
Soviet Union
Beck
Lowan
U.S
Des Moines
Warren Stump
Stump
Administration of Justice
Brezhnev signals Soviet Army’s arms gap and reform plans
Brezhnev warned of problems matching U S arms technology and morale while pledging the people will keep the armed forces up to date. He called for faster military tech competition, better training, and tighter party political work. He praised Ustinov and urged defense industry consolidation amid efforts to normalize ties with China after talks in Peking.
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Brezhnev
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Ustinov
China
Peking
Ireland Turmoil Deepens as IRA Gains Political Legitimacy
Nine police officers murdered this year in Northern Ireland as violence surges after Sinn Fein wins seats in the 78 member Assembly. Funeral crowds mourn Joseph Donegan in west Belfast while a Protestant militiaman, Thomas Cochrane, remains missing amid IRA claims of his death. Bishop Daly appeals for unity across communities.
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IRA
Sinn Fein
Northern Ireland Assembly
St. John’s Church
Belfast
Joseph Donegan
Shankill Road
Thomas Cochrane
Cahal Daly
Stigler Warns on Inflation Costs and Trade Limits
Stigler compares today to the Great Depression era with high unemployment and low private investment. He notes a prior surge in inflation and a larger government sector than in the 1930s, predicting costs from rapid price unwinding. He argues protectionism offers only a mild short term boost and harms long run growth, and he identifies as apolitical Republican after winning the Nobel Prize for public regulation work.
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Reagan
Stigler
United States
Emerald Knights Prepare for 1983 Drum and Bugle Season
Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps open to brass and percussion players ages 14 to 21 as it starts 1983 rehearsals at the Emerald Knights Hall. Dick Severn named seven staff members including Matt Daugherty as corps coordinator and Scott Dickinson heading horn instruction.
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Emerald Knights
Dick Severn
Second Ave
Severn
Matt Daugherty
Cedar Rapids
Knights
Davenport teen pleads guilty in death of girlfriend's infant
Rudy Valle 15 of Davenport Iowa pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the Aug 29 beating death of Joshua Harrison 21 months old. A psychologist testified Valle struck the crying child. prosecutors seek probation to five years with no extended term under plea deal.
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Girlfriend
Rock Island, Ill
UPI
Rudy Valle
Iowa
Valle
Joshua Harrison
Kim Harrison
Belated Birthday Card Reaches Family 13 Years Late
Gloria Rish of Mason City received a picture postcard dated August 4 1969 mailed from Richmond Virginia for Clara Scarrow five years after her death. The card with a 6 cent stamp arrived at the Scarrow home now owned by the Rishs. Mrs Rish joked about confronting the mailman while noting the card was in perfect condition.
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Mason City
Clara Scarrow
Gloria Rish
Fast food drink linked to mouth blisters in Des Moines
An unidentified Stuart woman was treated and released from Northwest Hospital after developing blisters on her tongue and throat. The beverage, bought at an unnamed Des Moines fast food restaurant around 12 30 p m, contained hard black granules later found by Iowa DCI lab officials for analysis.
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Des Moines
UPI
Stuart
Northwest Hospital
Mary Ellan Kimball
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